Authors: Valerie Atkinson
ISBN-13: 9780827374508, ISBN-10: 082737450X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: 1st Edition
Valerie Atkinson is a System Administrator for First Texas Lawyers BBS as well as and Internet Journalist and Writer
Researchers of the law are sure to benefit from the legal/technological guidelines for conducting "Legal Research Via the Internet." Beginning with a comprehensive overview of legal research, the book progresses in discussion with detailed use of the Internet as a research tool and its association with substantive law. It covers the research process, security and privacy issues, as well as providing Internet Legal Research Tasks, and numerous references for review. The book shows how to solve researching problems, explains necessary factors in staying motivated, and how to avoid potential obstacles in the research process. Useful suggestions promote efficiency, helping the researcher to pathfind in an organized way. The straightforward presentation of the material facilitates reading and application of research methodologies, making "Legal Research Via the Internet" a superior choice for obtaining the information you need to know.
Acknowledgments | ||
Introduction | ||
Research Steps | ||
Ch. 1 | Introduction to Legal Research | 1 |
The Legal Research Process | 2 | |
Primary and Secondary Sources of Law | 5 | |
Citations | 12 | |
Introduction to the Internet | 16 | |
Ch. 2 | The Internet as a Research Tool | 21 |
Organizing Research Issues | 22 | |
Preparing the Search | 26 | |
Strategies for Searching | 26 | |
Legal Research Skills for the Internet | 27 | |
Search Engines | 28 | |
Listservs as a Research Tool | 32 | |
Newsgroups | 37 | |
Using the World Wide Web for Legal Research | 37 | |
Ch. 3 | Law on the Internet | 39 |
Introduction | 40 | |
Code of Federal Regulations | 40 | |
Securities and Exchange Commission | 41 | |
FedWorld | 41 | |
International Law | 42 | |
Ch. 4 | Internet Research Tasks | 43 |
Solving Research Problems | 44 | |
Internet Research Task Examples | 44 | |
Ch. 5 | Additional Resources on the Internet | 75 |
Virtual Law Libraries | 76 | |
Law Schools Online | 77 | |
Electronic Law Journals | 81 | |
Researching Law Directories | 83 | |
Index | 85 |