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Notable Internet Resources 1999

This is the archive of the Notable Internet Resources columns from 1999. Notable Internet Resources is produced by the Langdell reference department as a service to the Harvard Law School community. The archive may be browsed by date or by topic.

Notable Internet Resources provides annotated links to resources on a topic of interest to the Harvard Law School community. Once published, no effort is made to ensure the links remain current or accurate. This archive is provided for informational purposes only. Please contact the Langdell reference desk, (617) 495-4516, located just off the reading room on the fourth floor of Langdell Hall with any questions.

Notable Internet Resources Listed by Date:

January 4, 11, 25	May 3, 10, 17, 24	September 7, 13, 20, 27
February 1, 8, 15, 22	June 1, 8, 14, 21	October 1, 11, 18, 25
March 1, 15, 22, 29	July 12, 19, 26	November 1, 8, 15
April 7, 12, 19, 26	August 2, 9, 16, 23

Notable Internet Resources Listed by Topic:

Court Information (January 4)
Current Awareness Lists (October 11)
Cyberlaw (November 8)
Dictionaries (July 26)
Federal Government Publications (October 25)
Federal Government Resources (September 27)
Finding Company Information (October 18)
Government Reports (August 16)
International and Foreign (June 21)
Legal Forms (November 1)
Looking It Up (November 15)
Patent Databases (May 10)
Patent, Trademark, and Copyright (April 17)
Popular Sites Updated (August 9)
Statistics (April 7)
Statistics (May 17)
Statistics (June 14)
Stay Connected This Summer! (May 24)
Stay Connected This Summer! (June 1)

Notable Internet Resources 1999 Archive:

January 4: Court Information

Rules of court: Ever have difficulty locating the current rules of court? There is a useful site, http://www.llrx.com/columns/litigat.htm, which brings together links to federal rules available on the Web, including local and bankruptcy court rules, as well as select state court rules.

Court web sites: For links to federal, state and international court Web sites, The National Center for State Court's Web site provides a great list.
http://www.ncsc.dni.us/COURT/SITES/Courts.htm

January 11

USPTO Web Trademark Database: This database from the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office includes bibliographic information on registered and pending trademarks. The database, http://www.uspto.gov/tmdb/index.html, offers number, Boolean, manual and combined marks searching.

Grateful Med: If you are looking for medical literature, search Grateful Med, http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/, a combination of several National Library of Medicine databases available free via the Internet. Grateful Med (similar to LR on HOLLIS, but covering medical journals rather than legal journals) gives full bibliographic information and a short abstract of the article.

January 25

Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project: A joint effort of the University of Oklahoma Library and the National Indian Law Library of the Native American Rights Fund, this site (http://thorpe.ou.edu/) includes full-text tribal constitutions and codes of many federally recognized tribes.

February 1

Kime's International Law Directory on the Internet: Like its counterpart Martindale-Hubbell (http://www.martindale.com), Kime's (http://www.smlawpub.co.uk/kimes/) is now offering a free searchable database on the Internet. Included with the practitioner listings is Country Notes, a basic overview of the legal system of each country.

Lockerbie Trial Briefing: From the University of Glasgow, this site (http://www.law.gla.ac.uk/lockerbie/) provides information about the history of this case, information on Scottish criminal procedure, and updates on the case status.

Inter-American Human Rights Database: From the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at the American University's Washington College of Law, this database provides access to select full-text annual, session and special reports from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, with more to be added.

February 8

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data: Looking for statistics related to criminal justice? Try the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/home.html) hosted by the University of Michigan. This site contains over 550 criminal justice data collections, both state and federal, from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics that can be downloaded. Access the NACJD by searching for a subject or title, or by browsing a list of publications.

Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killing: From the University of the West of England, this page (http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide.htm) brings together resources about twentieth century genocide and mass killing. Coverage includes the Jewish Holocaust and killings in Yugoslavia, Kosovo and Armenia. The creator, Dr. Stuart D. Stein, has uploaded many original documents to the site. Sources that are linked include an annotation.

February 15

Bureau of Labor Statistics – The Employment Situation: The Employment Situation (http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.toc.htm) is a monthly publication from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Included in this report are statistics related to the employment status of the U.S. population, employment indicators, average earnings and other topical information. Historical data is also available.

Stateline.org: From the Pew Center on the States, this site (http://stateline.org) provides healthcare, welfare reform, tax, budget, education and utility deregulation data for each of the 50 states. Select up to four states and a chart containing date for those states is created. This site also includes news updates on state law developments.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online: From SUNY-Albany, this is the online version of the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics Sourcebook on Criminal Justice Statistics for 1998 (http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/). There are over 600 tables of data (in Adobe Acrobat format) drawn form more than 100 criminal justice sources. The Web site is fully searchable by keyword and the data is continually updated.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports: From the Senate, this site (http://www.senate.gov/~dpc/crs/index.html) contains almost 300 Congressional Research Service (CRS) full-text reports in Adobe Acrobat format (pdf). Reports are sorted by name, number and subject. Alternatively, the site can be searched by keyword.

February 22

World Factbook - 1998: This online version of the United States Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook (http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html), like the print version, includes information about the countries of the world, maps and appendices. Each profile includes information and statistics on the population, geography, economy, environment and government of the country.

Code of Federal Regulations: From the Cornell Legal Information Institute, this user friendly interface to the Code of Federal Regulations (http://www4.law.cornell.edu/cfr/) permits searching by citation or browsing by Title of most recent version of the CFR on the Government Printing Office's server.

March 1

Health Law Perspectives: Presented by the University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute, this site ( http://www.law.uh.edu/LawCenter/Programs/Health/HLPIHELP/homepage.html) contains an on-line version of Health Law News (December 1997 – present), the Center's publications, current research, short articles and select links to other health related sites.

Native Americans and the Environment: Focusing on environmental issues facing Native Americans, this site from Rice University (http://conbio.rice.edu/nae/) provides access to a bibliographic database of over 1500 citations covering topics such as environmental justice and land/treaty rights. Also available is a nicely annotated list of related Internet resources, broken down by subject and geographic region.

Latin American Research Group: The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Latin American Research Group's site (http://209.239.32.240/research/larg/index.htm) provides information about the Latin American and Caribbean economies, including full-text staff papers, speeches, presentations and a list related Internet resources

March 15

The Center for Information Law and Policy (CILP): A great place to find state and federal court decisions and information, this site (http://www.cilp.org/tblhome.html) is a joint effort of Villanova School of Law and the Chicago-Kent College of Law. It provides a single well-organized access point for court information though its Federal Court Locator and State Court Locator pages. In addition, there are Federal Web Locator and State Web Locator pages, which present government information for both federal and state governments in an easy to use manner.

Courts.net: Another source for federal and state court information, this site (http://www.courts.net/) provides access to state as well as federal, including trial level, courts with a Web presence.

Findlaw-Laws-Cases and Codes: Findlaw's court information page (http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/) provides access to court directories, the decisions of federal circuit Court of Appeals decisions, federal district and bankruptcy court opinions, as well as links to the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of International Trade and Federal Claims courts.

March 22

Federal Civil Trials: This site (http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questtr2.htm) is a joint project of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. It is a database, covering 17 years (1978-1995) and containing records of over 3.7 million federal district court civil cases, which can be searched to retrieve statistical data on numerous topics, including jurisdictional basis, amount demanded, dates of filing and termination, amount awarded and other relief granted.

Legalethics.com: The Internet Ethics Site: A site (http://www.legalethics..com/) containing resources focused on the ethical issues raised for attorneys by the Internet, there are also numerous useful links, i.e. to state resources on legal ethics, including ethical opinions and rules (http://www.legalethics.com/states.htm).

The Virtual Chase: Company Information on the Web: This 8-step guide (http://www.virtualchase.com/coinfo/) walks you through finding information about companies for free on the World Wide Web, with a nicely annotated list of links to sites for each step.

March 29

Humanitarian Law Center: Founded in 1992, this non-governmental center (http://www.hlc.org.yu/) located in Belgrade investigates and reports on breaches of international human rights law in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Full-text documents, including statements from the 1998 International Conference on War Crimes Trials, and current as well as archive reports and communiqués about the conflict and a listing of the Center's publications are all available.

American Society of International Law: In addition to providing information about ASIL, this site (http://www.asil.org/) contains pages with links to a Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law (http://www.asil.org/resource/Home.htm), a searchable database of ASIL publications (http://www.asil.org/asilex.htm), and an International Law Springboard (http://www.asil.org/spgbd.htm) for finding international law sources on the WWW.

April 7: Statistics

Clerk of the House of Representatives Historical Election Statistics: No longer available in print, this site ( http://clerkweb.house.gov/histrecs/history/elections/elections.htm) provides Portable Document Format (.pdf) versions of federal presidential and congressional election results from 1920 through 1996.

Federal Civil Trial Statistics: This site (http://teddy.law.cornell.edu:8090/questtr2.htm) is a joint project of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. It is a database, covering 17 years (1978-1995) and containing records of over 3.7 million federal district court civil cases, which can be searched to retrieve statistical data on numerous topics, including jurisdictional basis, amount demanded, dates of filing and termination, amount awarded and other relief granted.

April 12

WSSN: World Standards Services Network: WSSN's site (http://www.wssn.net/WSSN) provides information on international, regional and national standardization and related activities and services. The site provides access to a useful collection of links, including International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Legal Research Using the Internet: A Web lecture by Lyonette Louis-Jacques, Foreign and International Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, which discusses why to use the Internet over other print and electronic sources for legal research and how to start legal research on the Internet. Numerous links to useful primary materials available for free on the Web.

April 19

The Tax History Project: Presented by Tax Analyst, this project (http://www.taxchistory.org), provides access to historical documents related to American tax history, including selected Federalist papers, and presidential tax returns. Also included are statistical data and graphs, a cartoon and poster gallery and book reviews.

Jurist: The Law Professors' Network: The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu) presents this site focusing on resources for professors of law. United States legal news, U.S. Supreme Court news, world legal news, book reviews as well as law reviews and legal newspapers available full-text on the Internet are all accessible from the well-organized site.

webTeacher (http://wwww.webteacher.org): Whether you are new to the Web or a regular user, this site includes useful information and tutorials related to Web browsers, internet addresses, navigation, e-mail, Telnet, FTP, newsgroups, mail lists, HTML, Java, CGI and much more. A great way to learn the basics, or introduce yourself to more advanced Web related technology.

American Factfinder: Presented by the United States Census Bureau, Factfinder (http://factfinder.census.gov), is a new data access and dissemination system which can find and retrieve information requested from the Census Bureau's data sets. The site provides access to "Quick" items, where some data has already been summarized and you need only make one or two choices to customize the results, "Detailed" tables, where some geographic and data selections are required, and "Build a query", where you can create your own unique query of the data available from the Census Bureau.

April 26

The Tax History Project: Presented by Tax Analyst, this project (http://www.taxhistory.org), provides access to historical documents related to American tax history, including selected Federalist papers, and presidential tax returns. Also included are statistical data and graphs, a cartoon and poster gallery and book reviews.

webTeacher (http://www.webteacher.org): Whether you are new to the Web or a regular user, this site includes useful information and tutorials related to Web browsers, internet addresses, navigation, e-mail, Telnet, FTP, newsgroups, mail lists, HTML, Java, CGI and much more. A great way to learn the basics, or introduce yourself to more advanced Web- related technology.

May 3

Codification of Presidential Documents: Presented by the National Archives and Records Administration, this publication (http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/codhome.html), formerly available in print, is now available only on-line. Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders beginning in 1945 and continuing through 1989 are accessible in full-text by Executive Order number or date as well as by chapters similar to those used in the Code of Federal Regulations and United States Code. A disposition table (covering through 1989) and a list of Executive Orders by number (beginning in 1962) are also included.

Canadian Business Map: Accessible in either French or English, this site from the Canadian government (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/) provides access to a wealth of Canadian business information. There are company directories, statistics (for industries as well as international trade), legislation and regulations concerning business, the environments, trade and human resources, links to stock exchanges, news, and a page on territorial and provincial information (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/scdt/bizmap/engdoc/9999.html).

House of Commons Library Research Papers: Access to full-text Research Papers (1998-1999) which were prepared by the House of Commons Library for Parliament staff, (http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rpintro.htm) are available in Portable Document Format (.pdf). Topics covered are of "current parliamentary interest" and aim to be factual and politically impartial.

CEO Express!: This well organized site (http://www.ceoexpress.com) brings together links to major United States and foreign newspapers, as well as to business and technology magazines, to sites for business research (including the SEC and EDGAR Online) and to sources for statistics, law, international business and many additional business related sites.

May 10: Patent databases

Canadian Intellectual Property Office – Canadian Patent Database: Presented by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, this site (http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intor-e.html), provides access to over 1,300,000 Canadian patent documents from 1920 to present. Search by keyword ("Basic"), Boolean, patent number or in specific record fields ("Advanced"). Also includes a useful "Guided Tour" which explains the search options available.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (http://www.uspto.gov/) now provides searching of its full-text and bibliographic databases (including images) on the World Wide Web. The databases cover January 1, 1976 through the most recent weekly issue date. Search by patent number, Boolean and field specific searches, with "Help" available for each search type.

Japanese Patent Related Links: The MIT libraries present this collection of annotated links (http://www-japan.mit.edu/MatSciEng/patent.html) to Japanese patent information available on the World Wide Web. Many sites available in English as well as Japanese.

Patents on the Internet: The University of Wales hosts this annotated links page (http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgw/patent.htm) which includes links to European, United Kingdom, United States and other countries' patent offices and databases.

IBM Intellectual Property Network: The Intellectual Property Network (http://www.patents.ibm.com), presented by IBM, provides access to United States, European and World Intellectual Property Organization patent documents. Search by patent number, Boolean text or the advanced options.

May 17: Statistics

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web: From the University of Auckland Library in New Zealand, this well organized, up to date and very useful site (http://www.auckland.ac.nz/lbr/stats/OFFSTATSmain.htm) lists sources offering statistics for free on the Internet. The list of official sites, primarily statistical offices, central banks and government departments and agencies worldwide includes short annotations.

Fedstats: Billed as "One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics", this site from the United States federal government (http://www.fedstats.gov/) provides links to federal statistics available on the Web, organized in several different manners. There is a listing of agencies (http://www.fedstats.gov/index20.html) with links to the agency's homepage, an alphabetic listing of topics (http://www.fedstats.gov/mod-perl/A2Z.cgi) with links related statistics, and a "Fast Facts" section (http://www.fedstats.gov/fast.html) which includes links to Statistical Abstracts of the United States and other government statistical publications. Additionally, there is a very useful "search" feature (http://www.fedstats.gov/search.html) which searches either the abstract or full-text of all government publications or the publications of a specific agency.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES): Looking for statistics on crime in schools or other education related topics? This site (http://nces.ed.gov/) is the one to check. Search NCES publications (http://nces.ed.gov/search.html) or use one of the free NCES databases (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/onlinedata.html).

National Center for Charitable Statistics: From the Urban Institute, this site (http://nccs.urban.org/) contains data on the non-profit sector in the United States. Includes a selection of the Center's publications, IRS forms, databases (covering some data back to 1982), state profiles of nonprofits, and links to related sites.

May 24: Stay connected this summer!

HLS Building Renovation Update: This site of local interest (http://www.law.harvard.edu/Administrative_Services/buildingops/) provides the temporary summer office location of Areeda residents and the latest updates on summer campus renovation projects. (This url is no longer live.)

Anderson Publishing Co. Online Resources: Directory of Law Reviews: (http://www.andersonpublishing.com/lawschool/directory/) Compiled by Michael H. Hoffheimer, Professor of Law at the University of Mississippi, this is very useful resource for locating contact information for law reviews. Listings available include by subject (i.e. administrative law, human rights, environmental law, etc.) or alphabetically by law review title.

Environmental Economics Glossary: (http://www.damagevaluation.com/glossary.htm) An alphabetic listing of definitions related to environmental economics created by Kenneth Acks, publisher of the Environmental Damage Valuation Cost Benefit News. Also, includes links to other environmental economics sources on the Internet.

Terms of Environment: (http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms) This revised edition of the EPA's Terms of Environments, provides definitions of environmental terms as well as "Abbreviations and Acronyms", which can help students or anyone new to the field to decipher the many acronyms used in environmental law.

June 1: Stay connected this summer!

The List: The Definitive ISP Buyer's Guide: Going to be off-campus this summer and need an Internet service provider (ISP)? Check out "The List" (http://thelist.internet.com/) where you can search or browse for an ISP by area code or country code. Information about the connection speeds available as well as links to the ISP's Web site make shopping for and selecting an ISP a lot easier.

HOLLIS: Harvard OnLine Library Information System: Point your browser to HOLLIS (http://lib.harvard.edu/hollischoices.html) and you can search HOLLIS from anywhere in the world! Also, with your Harvard ID, you can access HOLLIS resources (http://lib.harvard.edu/). So, you can search the Legal Resources Index (LR) (http://lib.harvard.edu/alpha/LR.html), Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (http://lib.harvard.edu/alpha/lexnex.html) as well as many other law-related (http://lib.harvard.edu/subject/law.html) databases all summer!

Contents Pages from Law Reviews: This online current awareness source ( http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/tallons/content_search.html) from the University of Texas School of Law provides an online version of over 750 law review and scholarly journal table of contents. Updated daily, the entire three month archive can be searched by keyword or view the contents broken down by month.

The Ultimate Collection of News Links: Looking for a lesser known local newspaper? This site (http://www.pppp.net/links/news/) is a great place to start. Find newspapers from around the world, listed by country, and United States papers broken down further by state. These local papers are usually not available in commercial databases such as Lexis and Westlaw. Some local papers included are the Enquirer & Mirror (http://www.Nantucket.net/inkym/home.html) from Nantucket and the Martha's Vineyard Times (http://www.mvtimes.com/) among many, many others.

June 8

State Legislative Presence on the Internet: Want to find out if a state legislature has a presence on the WWW? And also if full text legislation is available? Then this site (http://www.multistate.com/weblist.htm) is the first place to look. In chart form, the states are listed alphabetically. Information about whether the full-text and current status of, the legislation are both available, along with information about any software required for access.

Buffalo Criminal Law Center: Criminal Law Resources on the Internet: This site (http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/resource.htm) contains an alphabetic listing of many countries' penal and related procedural codes. Both United States' federal and state materials are included (each U.S. State is listed individually under the United States federal materials). Also included are links to statistics, materials on criminology and international criminal law.

Inforoute: Launched this spring by Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO), this site (http://www.hmso.gov.uk/inforoute/) is a gateway to United Kingdom government information available on the Internet. As well as providing bibliographic databases of government documents (http://www.hmso.gov.uk/inforoute/biblio.htm), there is a useful listing of links to other U.K. government resources (http://www.hmso.gov.uk/inforoute/otherlnk.htm) on the WWW.

Dowjones.com: Next time you are looking for business information on the Internet, try this site (http://dowjones.com). Brought to you by the publishers of The Wall Street Journal, this resource, in addition to business news headlines, provides a specialized search engine for business related information. In an effort to improve the relevancy of materials retrieved, instead of searching a large and diverse database, this engine searches only business-related sites selected by dowjones.com editors.

June 14: Statistics

Statistical Sources: While the amount of data available on the Internet is impressive and increasing daily, finding statistics on a specific topic can be challenging. This useful resource (http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/govtsebs.htm#govtstat) is from Vanderbilt University. It lists statistical sources available on the Web by subject area (i.e. crime, demographics, justice, etc.) as well as by source (i.e. U.S. federal agency, U.S. census, etc.), making it a little easier to navigate the Internet and find the specific information you are seeking.

Harvard-MIT Data Center: Search (http://data.fas.harvard.edu/hdc/search/search.shtml) or browse (http://data.fas.harvard.edu/hdc/outline/frames.shtml) this immense collection of social science related data housed at the Data Center (http://Data.FAS.Harvard.Edu/). Topics covered include "Legal Systems", where studies and data on case flow management in the federal courts, statistics on AIDS related decisions at the federal and state court levels, and lawyer career satisfaction, among many others, are all available.

Findlaw: Judges and Judicial Statistics: This useful page (http://findlaw.net/01topics/26judicary/database.html) lists links to a wide range of judicial statistics, as well as related federal agencies, on the Internet. A great page to bookmark.

June 21: International and Foreign

American Society of Comparative Law: The American Society of International Law (http://comparativelaw.org/), founded in 1951, now has a Web site. The resources available include contact information for those involved with the Society, information on upcoming conferences and programs and a cumulative index of all volumes, as well as the current issue full-text, of its journal, The American Journal of Comparative Law. Plus, for further research, there is a page of related links.

Trade Compliance Center: The United States Department of Commerce provides access to two very useful databases at its Trade Compliance Center site (http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/index.html). The Trade and Related Agreements (TARA) database (http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/treaty.htm) organizes trade-related treaties by country, subject matter and by signatories, or can also be searched by keyword. The Market Access Information database (http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/country.htm), divided by country, includes commercial guides, country reports on economic policy and trade practices and trade policy summaries. There is also a section of links to other related resources available on the WWW.

International Business Resources on the WWW: Looking for a time saving alternative to using a search engine to find international business related information on the Internet? Michigan State University's site (http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp) organizes links to business resources worldwide. This is a great site for international and domestic business related periodicals, economic information on countries around the world, as well as statistical data. Try it before you search!

June 28

EPA Terms of Environment: Trying to understand the language of any government agency can be a challenge. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides this useful glossary (http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/) of terminology, abbreviations and acronyms related to the environment. This helpful alphabetic list is up to date and easy to navigate.

International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes: The World Bank launched this Web site for the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) (http://www.worldbank.org/icsid/). Documents available include the full-text of ICSID Basic Documents, the ICSID Annual Report, a list of ICSID cases, including citations to published decisions and awards as well as listing of pending cases, and a list of ICSID publications, with numerous links to the full-text.

Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project (http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/info/brazil/): Through an initiative sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, the Center for Research Library's has digitized historical Brazilian government documents and posted them full-text on the Internet. Dating back as far as 1821, documents available include Provincial Presidential Reports, the Almanak Administrativo, Mercantil e Industrial do Rio de Janeiro, Presidential Messages, and Ministerial Reports in .gif and .tif format.

Statistics Canada: From the Canadian government, this one site (http://www.statcan.ca/start.html) includes statistics on the economy, land (including the environment), people, as well as justice and crime. Additionally, there are tabular data sets from the recent 1996 Canadian national census.

Foreign Governments - Statistics: This University of Michigan Documents Center site is a gateway ( http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/forstats.html) to foreign government statistics available on the World Wide Web. Find up to date, annotated links to a diverse group of sources from across the globe, including foreign central banks, United Nations' agencies and private organizations all in one place.

July 6

International Archive of Education Data (IAED): From the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, the IAED (http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/), housed at the University of Michigan, collects data related to education at all levels from any country for which data is available. Holdings, which can be searched or browsed, are divided into five series: elementary/secondary; post-secondary; longitudinal; education assessment and libraries. For further research, there are links to related sites also provided.

Congressional Research Service WWW Accessible Reports: Compiled by Gary Price at the George Washington University Library, this is a well-organized and useful collection of links (http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/crs.htm) to CRS reports available full-text on the Internet. Reports available cover many subjects, including the environment, foreign relations and military/intelligence.

World Court Digest: The Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law presents the World Court Digest (http://www.virtual-institute.de/en/wcd/wcd_home.cfm). This site contains digests of decisions of the International Court of Justice, from 1986 through 1995, on various topics related to international law. Search or browse the digest. Also, a summary of the opinion and decision in the digested case is provided.

July 12

Civil Procedure Rules - United Kingdom: In effect since April 26, 1999, the new rules of procedure for British courts are available full-text on the Internet ( http://www.open.gov.uk/lcd/civil/procrules_fin/cprocfr.htm). Commentaries on the revised rules and related forms are also available at this government-sponsored site.

ECONbase: Search or browse the tables of contents and abstracts from economics related journals published by Elsevier Science (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/econbase/) for free on the Internet. Some of the 38 titles available are Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of International Economics. An e-mail notification service of tables of contents for new issues is also available for free.

Russian History on the Web: Among the useful information available at this gateway to resources related to Russian history on the World Wide Web (http://www.russianhistory.org/) are select Russian legal history sites. Find links to sites that include the full-text of Russian legal codes from 1864 to present, as well as numerous other historical documents full-text, many in English.

Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research: One stop shopping for primary federal material on the Internet. Linking to many other sites, primarily academic institutions, the Georgia State University College of Law (http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/) presents a user-friendly way to search federal case law and statutes available full-text on the Internet. A great place to start your U.S. legal research on the Internet.

July 19

HCUPnet: Sponsored by the Health Care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this useful site (http://www.ahcpr.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm) for health and hospital related statistics allows users to generate statistical reports of data related to hospital facilities, including access, charges and quality of care. All data is derived from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), the largest inpatient database in the United States.

South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources: Developed and maintained by the Stanford University Libraries, find information about Sun-Saharan African countries, organized by country or by topic, at this very well organized site. A useful gateway to information about African countries available on the Internet with well annotated links to resources, this site (http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/) is a good place to start your Africa related research.

Communications Media Center at New York Law School: This subject-oriented site (http://www.cmcnyls.edu/default.html-ssi) from the Communications Media Center at New York Law School provides access to statutes, regulations, cases and papers in the fields of communication, information and media. Also, there is a "News Bulletin" section for recent developments in these fields, although it appears that these "bulletins" have not been updated since May 1999.

July 26: Dictionaries

Business English Online: Use this helpful site (http://eleaston.com/biz/bizhome.html) as a gateway to resources for understanding business terms. Find links to online dictionaries which translate business terms into foreign languages as well as dictionaries for specific disciplines, i.e. accounting, banking, etc.

A Web of Online Dictionaries: This megasite (http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html) includes links to over 800 dictionaries in 175 different languages. Also find links to specialized English dictionaries, including law, business and education.

Onelook Dictionaries: Another megasite (http://www.onelook.com/) that includes both general and specialized dictionaries in English as well as many foreign languages, i.e. Japanese and German dictionaries of Internet terminology.

August 2

Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII): If you are looking for information related to the Canadian government, the CGII ( http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/dsp-psd/Reference/cgii_index-e.html) is a great place to start your research. Find annotated links to sites that have federal, provincial and even municipal information. Many sites are available in both French and English.

The Lord Chancellor's Department: In the United Kingdom, this department, which oversees various judicial programs, is responsible for the management of the courts, appointment of judges and magistrates, and administration of legal aid. The Lord Chancellor's site (http://www.open.gov.uk/lcd/lcdhome.htm) includes full-text documents, i.e. press releases, the Civil Procedure Rules, consultation papers, reports, speeches, and others. Also, there is information about a database of statutes, which is forthcoming.

American Legal Ethics Library: Wondering whether a jurisdiction has professional rules based on the Model Rules or Model Code? Then visit this site from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute (LII). The Legal Ethics Library (http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/) contains full-text codes, rules and opinions related to the law governing lawyers and judges for almost all states, along with select commentaries.

August 9: Popular Sites Updated

Hieros Gamos: A legal megasite, which has been around for a while, Hieros Gamos (http://www.hg.org/) recently underwent a redesign. If you have never used the site or have not visited it recently, try it to find many legal resources from around the world, which are available on the Internet. Links to governments, full-text legal journals, legal associations, law schools, primary legal material as well as a search of the entire contents of the site are all available from this user friendly on-line resource.

Litigator's Internet Research Guide: Rules of Court: Another useful site which has recently been updated is the LLRX Litigator's Resource Guide: Rules of Court (http://www.llrx.com/columns/litigat.htm). This easy to navigate and up to date site has links to federal and state rules, including local rules, of procedure.

LII's Eye on the Courts: From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, LII's Eye on the Courts (http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/liieye.htm) is a great, and up to date, resource for current awareness regarding court decisions. For high profile appellate court cases available on the WWW, find links to the full-text of the decision as well as to any available background material and news reports. The current year, in reverse chronological order and an archive of previous listings are both available.

August 16: Government Reports

The Federal Judiciary Homepage: Publications and Directories (http://www.uscourts.gov/publications.html): Looking for information related to the administration of the federal courts? Find a directory of electronic public access to federal courts nationwide, a report on federal judicial caseload and reports to Congress regarding optimization of judicial resources all at this useful site.

DOJ Reports and Documents (http://www.usdoj.gov/05publications/05_3.html): Numerous full-text Department of Justice reports, from assorted divisions and bureaus, are available full-text. Included are links to the U.S. Attorney's Manual, Bureau of Justice Statistics publications, and assorted DOJ manuals.

Department of Commerce: Ecommerce (http://www.ecommerce.gov/): Wondering how the United States is doing providing access to electronic services across the country? Or how much commerce via the Internet is growing? Then this site has the documents for you.

Year 2000 Computing Crisis: GAO Reports and other GAO Publications (http://www.gao.gov/y2kr.htm): Reports, from 1997 to present, on the readiness of government agencies and basic services (like airports and utilities) for the turn of the millennium. Also, guides for businesses and individuals to test their own Y2K preparedness.

August 23

Consumer Information Center (http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/default.htm): You may have seen or heard about these federal government publications in the media. Now, they are available free and full-text on the Internet. Organized by category (Cars, Food, Children, Education, etc.) and searchable, find the full-text of federal government consumer publications.

Constitution Finder (http://www.richmond.edu/~jpjones/confinder/): Listed alphabetically, find the full-text of nations of the world as well as state constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. This well-organized and up-to-date site is maintained by law students and directed by Professor John Paul Jones of the University of Richmond School of Law.

Pacronyms (http://www.fec.gov/pages/pacronym.htm): Wondering what political action committee (PAC) donated to which campaigns but cannot decipher the alphabet soup of PACs in campaign finance reports? Use this helpful alphabetic list of PACs to determine the full committee name, city and state of its address, Federal Electoral Commission identification number, and the name of the sponsoring, connected, or affiliated organization.

Hypertext Library Lingo (http://www.wcsu.edu/library/library_lingo.html): 7): Search a database of over 2600 annotated citations to policy papers from more than fifty countries relating to HIV and AIDS. Try the easy to use search utility for a "Topic Search" with drop down menus (http://209.27.118.7/keywordsearchform.asp) or the "Full Text Search" of AIDS/HIV policy statements (http://209.27.118.7/fulltextsearchform.asp). Additionally, select "International" under countries and retrieve citations to UN, World Health Organization and other international organization documents. The site was developed and is maintained by USAID.

September 13

Quest ( http://europa.eu.int/euro/quest/normal/frame.htm?language_nb=5): Wondering what the euro will look like? Will it go by the same name in all countries? How will the exchange rate work with the euro? This site from the European Union addresses all of the above as well as numerous other questions about the euro and European Monetary Union. The site contains a search utility as well as and alphabetic index and table of contents for easy navigation.

University Corner (http://www.agora.stm.it/university/index_a.htm): This useful site, form Italy, is a directory of over 2000 universities worldwide. A hyperlinked world map links to a list of universities broken down by country, with direct links to the university's own home page. A useful and well organized internet directory.

September 20

Electronic Court Filing Project (http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/gsuecp/Index.htm): Visit this site, a partnership between the Georgia State University's College of Law and College of Business' Center for Digital Commerce, to research issues related to the legal, technical and policy considerations surrounding the digital filing of court documents. There are working papers and slides from presentations given by those involved with the Project, as well as a discussion list.

FindLaw Constitutional Law Center (http://supreme.findlaw.com): Looking for a copy of the Articles of Confederation? The Federalist Papers? Think the Web has not historical (or pre-1995!) documents full-text? This useful Web site will challenge that assumption. There are numerous full-text historical documents, including landmark Supreme Court decisions, as well as related historical information.

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks (http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/tt-info/nwdtt99): Trying to find a paper published by a research institution, or "think tank", can be one of the most challenging of all research tasks. This site is one resource that can be of assistance. You will find background information on "think tanks", as well links to available Web sites, e-mail addresses and other contact information. Organized by area as well as country, this site, presented by NIRA, the National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan, includes institutes sponsored by educational institutions, governments and private groups.

September 27: Federal Government Resources

Congressional Research Service Reports (http://www.calvoter.org/cvf/crslinks.html): Find links to several sources for full-text Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports) on the Internet, including Senator Tom Daschle's Web Site and Professor Gary D. Price's page at George Washington University. CRS Reports form as early as 1989 are available, though most date form 1997 and later.

United States Attorneys' Manual (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/): Up to date and organized by title, the United State Attorneys' Manuel (USAM) is available form the Department of Justice as a free download. In PKZIP WordPerfect 5.1 format (you will need WinZip to open the files, see https://secure.safesite.com/cgi-bin/wzb1), it can be opened in any word-processor that can convert WordPerfect files, including MS Word. The USAM is also available on Lexis (http://www.lexis.com/research) and Westlaw (http://www.westlaw.com).

Congressional Directory for the 106^th Congress (http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-99.html): This official directory of the 106^th Congress is organized by state, and also includes a name index of members. For each member, find a short biography, as well as mailing, e-mail and Web page addresses and telephone numbers. Additionally, the Directory contains congressional committee information, a list of state governors and federal agency and department personnel listings, likewise with biographies and contact information. This directory can be viewed in ASCII text or PDF format.

Enviromapper -- EPA (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/enviromapper.html): A well-organized and informative site from the United States Environmental Protection agency. Find statistics, profiles, trends, the Superfund National Priority List (NPL) and much more. Click on a map of the United States to find out about EPA activities in a particular state or county, including local Superfund sites, watershed and river information.

October 1

Search Engine Colossus (http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/): So, you want to search sites from the United Kingdom only? Or just academic Web sites? Then come to the Search Engine Colossus, which brings together links to numerous search engines and Internet directories, organized by region or country, as well as broad topic. Typeface indicates the type of search engine: neon typeface indicates search services that have been indexed by people; white typeface indicates search engines, which utilize spider-robots; and, brown typeface indicates unusual or unique search engines. A nice place to start your Internet search.

Municipal Codes Online (http://www.spl.org/selectedsites/municode.html): The Seattle Public Library presents this useful site for finding municipal codes on the WWW. Listed alphabetically by state, find links to individual cities whose codes are available full-text and free on the Internet. Codes available include Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, along with many others.

The Paperboy (http://www.thepaperboy.com/): Here it is - one site with links to newspapers from across the country and around the world. View lists by state, country or the "top drawer selection" of major world newspapers. Also available are links to news services' pages and to sites where you can listen to news broadcasts.

Search Systems (http://www.pac-info.com/general/home.html): Organized by state, these pages provide access to over 1000 public record databases from across the country. Records available, which vary from state to state, include sex offender registries, assessor's office records, physician licenses and even members of the state bar. Also, access the comparable site for Canada (http://www.pac-info.com/usa/canada.html).

October 11: Current Awareness Lists

Employment Law Memo (http://www.rossrunkel.com/): A new Harvard Law School Library subscription service, you can receive the Employment Law Memo in your e-mail box three times per week by simply sending an e-mail to Ross@RossRunkel.com. Include your HLS status - staff, faculty or student, with graduation year. If you are interested in employment law, employment discrimination or labor law, this current awareness service is for you! Also available is the NLRB Memo, which contains summaries of decisions by the National Labor Relations Board. For details, visit http://www.rossrunkel.com. Try these services and let your research come to you!

EPA Federal Register Subset (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/subscribe.htm): If environmental law is your area of interest, then try this free service. The Federal Register Environmental Subset consists of various subject-specific lists (i.e. Air, Waste, Water, etc.). Each subscription delivers select relevant Federal Register documents full-text right to your e-mail account. Visit the Subset's Web site (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/subscribe.htm) for description of all lists available, as well directions for subscribing.

CPSC's Internet Subscription List (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/subscribe.html): Receive Consumer Product Safety Commission press releases, including product recalls and safety information, automatically for free via e-mail. Simply go to the List's Web page (http://www.cpsc.gov/about/subscribe.html), follow the easy subscription instructions, and you are all set!

LII BULLETIN (http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/bulletins.html): Looking for information on U.S. Supreme Court decisions a mere hours after the decision is released? Then subscribe to this service from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute (LII), which delivers an e-mail containing the syllabus of Supreme Court decision, in bullet format, to all subscribers. For subscription instructions for this free update service and to view sample e-mail bulletins, take a look at the Bulletin's home page (http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/bulletins.html). Also available, at the same page, are parallel services for the New York Court of Appeals and Patent Decisions of the Federal Circuit.

October 18: Finding Company Information

Hoover's Online (http://www.hoovers.com): Find stock quotes, up to date news stories, IPOs, or information about prominent members of the business community. For example, for a company, find out who the major competitors are, the latest news stories related to the company, who are the "key people" within the organization, sales figures, number of employees, and more. The basic service is free; however, some reports (indicated by a key symbol) are restricted to fee-paying members (http://www.hoovers.com/hoov/join/from_hoovers.html).

Company Sleuth (http://www.companysleuth.com): By filling in the free registration form, you can receive, via e-mail, updates on the companies of your choice. Company Sleuth collects information about stock quotes, news, new patents, new cases filed, SEC filings and more, then delivers it all to your e-mail box!

Companies Online (http://www.companiesonline.com): From Dun & Bradstreet, search a database of over 100,000 companies by name, industry, ticker symbol or URL. Search results include a list of Web sites associated with the company as well as links to further free information, such as stock quotes. There is also a link to order a Dun & Bradstreet report for a fee of $20. An advanced search interface is available to those who complete the free member registration process (http://www.companiesonline.com/comp_registration.html).

CAROL (http://www.carol.co.uk): Looking for annual reports for non-U.S. based companies? This free site, Company Annual Reports Online (CAROL), is a great place to look. Find over 3000 annual reports from the United Kingdom, Europe as well as Asia. Reports are divided into geographic area, then can be viewed in an alphabetic list or by industry.

October 25: Federal Government Publications

Fed in Print (http://www.frbsf.org/system/fedinprint): Looking for a publication from the Federal Reserve? Search this database of Federal Reserve Economic Research from across the country by title, keyword, author, bank, and publication year or name. Find references to publications, and links to the full-text, whenever available, or ordering and contact information if not available online.

The Beige Book ( http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/fomc/BeigeBook/1999/default.htm): Yet another federal publication now available on the Internet is the "Beige Book" from the Federal Reserve Board. Officially titled, "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions", find the full-text of this publication from 1996 through 1999. Published eight times per year, these reports include information on current economic conditions in each Federal Reserve District.

Country Studies: Area Handbook Series (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs): Search or browse this series of publications from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Studies of over one hundred countries are currently available, including an increasing number of photos, tables, glossaries, bibliographies, maps and charts.

Justice Information Center (http://www.ncjrs.org): Access a searchable database containing abstracts of criminal justice literature from many government agencies, including the Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime, Bureau of Justice Statistics, among others. A new feature of the database is a link to the full-text of the publication, whenever available. Because it brings together numerous agencies' publications in a single database, this is a very useful place to start your search for U.S. federal government criminal justice related publications.

November 1: Legal Forms

Lectric Law Library (http://192.41.4.29/form.htm) In the Forms Room, find links to both business and law related forms, including fee agreements, wills, affidavits, letters and motions.

Washlaw Web - Legal Forms (http://www.washlaw.edu/legalforms/legalforms.html): With links to both free and fee-based form archives, Washlaw Web, from Washburn University School of Law, is a good place to start your search for legal forms available in the Internet. Included are forms related to the Securities and Exchange Commission, proxy statements, federal tax forms among many others.

Findlaw - Forms (http://www.findlaw.com/16forms/): In addition to its many other features, Findlaw provides an excellent list of annotated links to legal forms and forms indexes on the Internet, even state specific forms.

Legal Research Links - Online Forms (http://www.law.ukans.edu/research/prac_forms.html): From the University of Kansas School of Law, here is an extensive list of links to online sources for legal forms. Links at this site are broken down by topic, i.e. Business and Tax, Elder Law, etc., making this source particularly helpful when you are looking for a form related to a particular practice area.

November 8: Cyberlaw

Berkman Center for Internet and Society (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/): Well organized and easy to navigate, this site from right here at Harvard Law School provides information about and materials from HLS courses related to the Internet. Online lectures and discussions, the full-text archives of the Center's newsletter, the filter, proceedings from conferences sponsored by the Center, and more are all available at this fully searchable site.

Cyberlaw Encyclopedia (http://www.gahtan.com/cyberlaw/): Toronto Attorney Alan Gahtan presents this very interesting site. Find a draft of the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act, as well as links to over 1000 resources on the Internet related to cyberlaw, broken down by topic. Topics include Litigation, Intellectual Property, Confidentiality, Year 2000 and more. If you are looking for an organization in the field, take a look at the Organization section, where there are links to over 20 organizations' sites. A great place to start your search for cyberlaw on the Internet.

CompLaw (http://www.complaw.com/): Find information related to intellectual property law, Internet and computer law and related legal issues at this site created by Samuel Lewis, attorney and professor of law at South Florida University. The Law Library section contains links, organized by topic, to recent cases and legislation at the state and federal levels, articles and other organizations' sites. Another interesting feature is a link to the project at the Computer Law Center of South Florida aimed at protecting attorney confidentiality on the Internet called the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Awareness Project.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (http://www.privacyrights.org): Aimed primarily at raising consumer awareness of privacy issues, this site based in California also provides links to legal resources of interest. The Clearinghouse's Factsheets on topics such as keeping medical records private, are available full-text in English and Spanish. The Privacy Links page contains resources related to privacy (including a site called the Junk Mail Terminator), consumer rights and some very general legal resources. A good site for general background and consumer information about keeping information private.

November 15: Looking it up

Onelook Dictionaries (http://www.onelook.com/): Use this site to look up a word in up to 580 dictionaries simultaneously on the Web. You can also search dictionaries grouped by "special subject", "general words", or "Spelling Word Lists" or browse the list of dictionaries under each topic.

Travlang's Translating Dictionaries (http://dictionaries.travlang.com/): Are you looking to translate a word from English to Finnish? How about Czech? This site is a great one to look! Find links to hundreds of dictionaries, organized by language.

Latin Phrases and Words Used in English (http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/englatin.htm): Know what carpe diem means? How about nolo contendere? Try this site from the Brooklyn College classics department, which draws its definitions from the Merriam Webster dictionary.

Symbols.com (http://www.symbols.com/): This unusual dictionary contains over 5000 Western symbols, from hobo signs to subway graffiti. You can search by word or by graphic type.

Corporate information: What do these things mean? (http://www.corporateinformation.com/definitions.html): Is an "EE" in Greece the same as a "LLP" in the United States? How about as an "Ltd." in Great Britain? This site will help you decipher international company abbreviations. Also contains links to a page of business information for each country.