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INTERNET FOR LAWYERS - INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH
UPDATE
BY
CAROLE LEVITT J.D., M.L.S.
APRIL/MAY 2001
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CONTENTS
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- 1. CarFax.com Adds
Stolen Vehicle Information
2. West Goes Wireless
3. AltaVista Adds Current News Headlines to
Search Results
4. Watchdog Group Posts 50 Years of Internal
Chemical Industry Documents
5. How Fast is Your Internet Connection
6. Online Legal Job Hunters Have A Wealth of
Options
7. Court Mulls Availability of Records Online
8. Company Sleuth To Charge for
"Stake-Out" Reports
9. Arizona's 'Jail-Cam' Makes EarthCam.com's '25
Most Interesting' List
- 10. Yahoo Ends Free
Access to Real Time Stock Quotes
11. More Tips
12. Subscribe/Unsubscribe
13. Advertising
14. Redistribution
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1. CarFax.com Adds Stolen Vehicle Information
CarFax.com, the Fairfax, VA-based provider of
vehicle title histories online announced that
it has added stolen vehicle information to its
database.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/stolen_vehicle_information.htm
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NEW EDITION OF "HOW TO USE THE INTERNET FOR
LEGAL, BUSINESS &
INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH: A GUIDE FOR LEGAL
PROFESSIONALS"
NOW AVAILABLE
The Fourth Edition of Carole Levitt's popular
Internet legal
reference manual "How to Use The Internet
for Legal, Business &
Investigative Research: A Guide for Legal
Professionals" is now available.
This newly revised book is a guide to FREE
federal state and local
Internet resources.
The current edition has been updated to include
detailed information on new
resources such as LexisONE.com and
DailyJournal.com.
The guide's extensive index of nearly 1100
entries makes information
easy to find.
Despite the additions and expansion of the book's
coverage, the price
remains the same as previous editions at only
$34.95.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/prod01.htm
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2. West Goes Wireless
West Group announced that it will offer Westlaw's
legal research tools to
wireless internet users via the OmniSky service.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/west_wireless.htm
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3. AltaVista Adds News Headlines to Search
Results
AltaVista has partnered with news search engine
Moreover to integrate current
news articles in returned AltaVista search
results.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/altavista_moreover.htm
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4. Watchdog Group Posts 50 Years of Internal
Chemical Industry Documents
The Enviromental Working Group, a self-described
"watchdog group," has
posted more than 35,000 pages of internal
chemical industry documents
covering the last 50 years.
For more see http://www.netforlawyers.com/chemical_records.htm
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5. How Fast is Your Internet Connection
C|net offers to test the speed of your connection
to the internet, visit
C|net.com.
http://www.cnet.com/internetservices/g/bm/msn/0001.html
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6. Online Legal Job Hunters Have A Wealth of
Options
Anybody who has watched the Super Bowl the last
few years has seen
commercials for Internet employment sites (such
as Monster and Hot Jobs),
- but there are numerous
employment sites that cater specifically to the
legal
- market. In her "Los
Angeles Lawyer," "Computer
Counselor" column,
- Carole Levitt examines
more than a dozen options available to legal job
hunters and
recruiters.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/lacba_articles.htm
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7. Courts Mull Availability of Records Online
A subcommittee of the Judicial Conference of the
United States is considering
the security and privacy implications of the
availability of court case files on
the Internet.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/court_records_online.htm
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8. Company Sleuth To Charge for
"Stake-Out" Reports
Company Sleuth has informed subscribers that it
will begin charging for
"premium services" such as
"Stake-Out Reports" in early May.
See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/company_sleuth.htm
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9. Arizona's 'Jail-Cam' Makes EarthCam.com's '25
Most Interesting' List
Fueling the debate surrounding law enforcement
agencies posting arrestee
information on the Internet, the Maricopa County
Sheriff's "Jail Cam"
was voted one of the "25 Most Interesting
Webcams" by visitors to the
Earthcam.com Network.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/jail_cam.htm.
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10. Yahoo Ends Free Access to Real Time Stock
Quotes
Yahoo, which launched its free real-time stock
quote service in September
of last year, announced it will now be charging
for the service.
See http://www.netforlawyers.com/yahoo_stock_quotes.htm
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11. Want more Internet Legal Research Tips??
Go to http://www.netforlawyers.com for additional articles,
features
and tips for conducting more effective legal,
business & investigative
research on the Internet.
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