# Presentation: 070761

## Selected Web Resources for Federal Law Librarians

**Selected Web Resources for Federal Law Librarians**

- From presentations at:
- FEDLINK Network Operations
- Library of Congress
- Washington DC 20540-4935
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/flicc
- fliccfno@loc.gov
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## Types of Net Resources

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**Types of Net Resources**

- Listservs for federal law librarians
- Law-lib: Law Library Mailing List:
- To:  *listproc@ucdavis.edu*
- Message:  *subscribe law-lib firstname lastname*
- FEDLIB: Federal Librarians Discussion Group:
- To:* listserv@loc.gov*
- Message:* subscribe fedlib firstname lastname  *
- World Wide Web sites
- Gophers and FTP sites
- Commercial providers

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## Net Search Tools

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**Net Search Tools**

- Search Engines
- 	Compared to regular online searching:
- computer-generated & indexed
- optimized for maximum retrieval
- Altavista:  *www.altavista.digital.com*
- Magellan:  *www.mckinley.com*
- Subject “Tree”
- human-indexed
- selective; fewer entries
- Yahoo:  *www.yahoo.com*

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## Evaluating Resources

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**Evaluating Resources**

- You are evaluating both the site and its data
- The question is:  When should you use Internet instead of :
- materials actually in the library?
- Westlaw/Lexis/Legi-Slate etc.?

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## Evaluation Factors

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**Evaluation Factors**

- Accuracy - reliable, error-free, permanent
- Authority - source, qualifications, reputation
- Objectivity - bias, perspective
- Coverage - topics, depth
- Usability - click-depth, searching, consistency
- Expense - staff time, fees

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## Legal Resources on the Web

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**Legal Resources on the Web**

- I.	Law
- II.	Procedure & Practice
- III.	Background & Policy
- IV.	Legal Profession
- V.	Social Context

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## I. Law

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**I. Law**

- Case Law
- Villanova:  *www.law.vill.edu/fed-ct*
- US Courts:  *www.uscourts.gov/PubAccess.html*
- Georgetown:  *www.ll.georgetown.edu/Fed-Ct*
- Statutes and Legislation
- LC Thomas:  *thomas.loc.gov*
- Regulations and Administrative Law
- CFR:  *law.house.gov/cfr.htm*
- Natl. Labor Relations Board: *www.nlrb.gov*
- EPA:  *www.epa.gov/epahome/rules.html*

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## I. Law (cont’d)

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**I. Law **(cont’d)

- Federal, State and International
- Illinois:  *www.state.il.us*
- Natl Center for State Courts:  *www.ncsc.dni.us*
- Global Legal Info. Network: *lcweb2.loc.gov/glin*
- Criminal Law
- ABA Criminal Justice: *www.abanet.org/crimjust*
- Justice Information Center: *www.ncjrs.org*
- Natl Assn of Criminal Defense Lawyers: *www.criminaljustice.org*

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## II. Procedure & Practice

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**II. Procedure & Practice**

- Rules and guidelines
- Federal Judicial Center:  *www.fjc.gov*
- U.S. Sentencing Commission: *www.ussc.gov*
- Cornell: *www.law.cornell.edu*
- Forms
- Electronic Law Lib:  *www.lectlaw.com/form.html*
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- American Arbitration Association:  *www.adr.org*
- Virtual Magistrate Project: *vmag.law.vill.edu:8080*

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## III. Background & Policy

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**III. Background & Policy**

- Law Reviews, Treatises, etc.
- Indiana:  *www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/journals.html*
- UCLA Cyberlaw:  *www.gse.ucla.edu/iclp/hp.html*
- Vanderbilt Antitrust: *www.antitrust.org*
- Government Documents
- GPO: *www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html*
- Fed Register:  *www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html*
- Organizations
- ACLU:  *www.aclu.org*
- NAACP:  *www.naacp.org*

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## IV. Legal Profession

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**IV. Legal Profession**

- General
- Counsel Connect:  *www.counselconnect.com*
- Internet Legal Resource Guide: *www.ilrg.com*
- Associations
- ABA:  *www.abanet.org*
- AALL:  *www.aallnet.org*
- Law Schools & Law Firms
*www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/lawschools.html*
*www.law.vill.edu/vcilp/legalweb.lawfirms.html** *

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## V. Social Context

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**V. Social Context**

- News
- TV Networks:   *www.cnn.com, www.msnbc.com, **www.abc.com, www.cbsnews.com *
- Newspapers:  *www.washingtonpost.com, www.nyt.com*
- Business and Industry
- Wall Street Journal:  *www.wsj.com*
- Trade and Technical Information
- APA, AMA, ACS, IEEE ...
- Social Information

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## Fee v. Free

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**Fee v. Free**

_**Westlaw/Lexis/Etc.**_
- Authoritative
- Comprehensive
- Value added:
- headnotes
- key numbers
- Shepardizing
- Familiar, therefore:
- efficient
- accepted

_**The Net**_
- Some subject areas:
- cyberlaw
- “Lesser” jurisdications
- Quick
- Informal information
- Background research
- Peer interaction

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