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INTERNET FOR LAWYERS - INTERNET LEGAL RESEARCH UPDATE 
BY 

CAROLE LEVITT J.D., M.L.S. & MARK ROSCH
June/July 2002

An HTML version of this newsletter is also available at 

http://www.netforlawyers.com/legal_research_news_06-02.htm
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CONTENTS
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1. AltaVista Makes MAJOR Search Logic Change
2. Pocket PC Offers Users Increasingly Flexible & Portable Computing Options
3. PowerPoint Plug-In Adds Animated Characters to Presentations
4. FBI Provides Links to State Sex Offender Registry Databases
5. Thousands of California Attorneys Face The Possibility of Losing Their Ability to Practice Law
6. Government Upgrades FirstGov Search
7. SEC's EDGAR Now Real-Time
8. University Launches Economic Crime Management Journal
9. Meta-Site Offers Links to Country-Specific Search Engines
10. White House Plans to Take Library Filtering Battle to Supreme Court
11. More Tips
12. Subscribe/Unsubscribe
13. Advertising
14. Redistribution

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*July 17-Investigative Research
*July 24-Business Competitive Intelligence *July 31-Legal Research
How to Find it on the 'Net
Mining Information Gold on the Web
El Camino College - Torrance, CA

http://www.netforlawyers.com/elcamino

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1. AltaVista Makes MAJOR Search Logic Change

AltaVista should return more relevant results now that it searches users'
queries with the "AND" connector instead of the "OR" connector as it had
done previously.

See http://www.netforlawyers.com/and_altavista.htm
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2. Pocket PC Offers Users Increasingly Flexible & Portable
Computing Options

The handheld Pocket PC offers users the power of a full-sized
computer in a compact package.

See http://www.netforlawyers.com/lacba_pocketpc_article.htm

Also see our new Pocket PC Information Center.
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3. PowerPoint Plug-In Adds Animated Characters to Presentations

An add-on to PowerPoint allows users to add animated, talking characters
to their presentations.

See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/vox_proxy.htm
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4. FBI Provides Links to State Sex Offender Registry Databases

The FBI has posted a state-by-state list of links to states' sex offender
registration databases.

For more information see: http://www.netforlawyers.com/fbi_sor.htm
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Legal Management magazine (the Journal of the Association of Legal 

Administrators said:

 

"Users can easily find the web sites they're looking for ... in the guide's

comprehensive index."

Get your own copy of the book that Dan Harmon, Editor of  the West Group's

The Lawyer's PC "Definitely recommended for  the legal researcher's bookshelf."

 

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5. Thousands of California Attorneys Face The Possibility of Losing Their
Ability to Practice Law

Over 3,000 California attorneys did not complete their Minimum Continuing
Legal Education (MCLE) requirement by a recent deadline and face the
possibility of losing their ability to practice law.

See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/cal_02_MCLE_extended.htm
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6. Government Upgrades FirstGov Search

The Federal government adds new search features and more timely updates
to its search portal.

See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/firstgov_new.htm
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7. SEC's EDGAR Now Real-Time

Electronic SEC filings now appear on the SEC's EDGAR site in real-time.

See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/edgar_realtime.htm
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8. University Launches Economic Crime Management Journal

Utica College launches online journal of economic crime management.

See http://www.netforlawyers.com/economic_crime_journal.htm
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9. Meta-Site Offers Links to Country-Specific Search Engines

The Search Engine Colossus offers a country-by-country list of links in
each of those countries.

See http://www.netforlawyers.com/country_search.htm
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10. White House Plans to Take Library Filtering Battle to Supreme Court

A proponent of libraries filtering Internet content for their patrons, the
Bush administration promises to take the continuing battle over CIPA
and content filtering to the Supreme Court.

See: http://www.netforlawyers.com/supreme_filters.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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