Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 1 of 40 SPECIAL LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION LEGAL DIVISION Leadership and Organization Legal Division Quarterly Special Libraries Association Newsletter Spring, 2000 - Vol. 6, No. 3, Issue 1 Listserv Programs The Intranet: The Alice of the Wonderland, Part 2 Resources Special Libraries Editors Notes Association Index Legal Division Quarterly Copyright and Disclaimer From the Boardroom your pr update Ask Someone to Join! watercooler net results tax file Help celebrate your fellow librarians! l'eagleeye international corner - Law Library News from Australia file://I:\SLA\Legal Division\DLEG Website\Newsletter\toc_spring2000-1.htm 2/3/2011 Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 2 of 40 international corner - Letter from Europe international corner - Letter from Canada member news Legal Division Treasurer's Report new members SLA Legal Division 2000 The Intranet: The Alice of the Wonderland, Part 2 by Linda Will Greenberg Traurig "It takes all the running I can do to keep in place, and if I want to get somewhere I have to go twice as fast." Lewis Carroll When we last left Alice, she was concerned about the difference between the "Eat Me" bottle and the "Drink Me" jug. But our faithful Netitor took care of that by including a rank and review chart on the Wonderland intranet page that helped Alice decode the resources. Not only did our Netitor decode the two products, but included a chart on what level of product would be the best resource for Alice's needs. Now, however, Alice is running from place to place, trying to compile resources in different mediums and she is becoming hopelessly lost, not to mention exhausted. But why run at all? All Alice needs to do is go to the intranet catalog, where all the resources are just a hyperlink away, no matter what the medium. At Greenberg, we have collaborated with our Litigation Support department to create a Microsoft Access database. We use the database for catalog data which will display in hypertext markup language (HTML) on the firm's intranet pages. Terry Seale, the King of Hearts of all catalogers, is able to insert bare URLs into the catalog which provides live links to files on the server, other intranet pages, Web site pages of publishers and other sites, and even Westlaw® (using the West Intranet Toolkit™). Firm- wide Web subscriptions can be embedded to facilitate user access (as in the case of the BNA newsletters). As well, IP masking can be used to limit file://I:\SLA\Legal Division\DLEG Website\Newsletter\toc_spring2000-1.htm 2/3/2011 Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 3 of 40 access to users within the GT intranet. Recent technological developments have enabled Terry to transform the online catalog to a rich source of the table of contents information and even links to full texts of documents. For example, the laws of Florida, which are published by the legislature, have an incredible Web site coupled with legislative histories. Terry has included a live link to that site. Users can find the book and then search the Web site for statutory history. The combinations are endless and never ending, just like the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, but much more educative. Future plans include links to CD- ROMs (mounted on a Citrix server), in-house annotations, and added content similar to the consumer book reviews available at Amazon.com. With a good editorial software package and some creative thought, an intranet electronic catalog can become a one- stop shop for the end user, ensuring that they don't have to run any faster to get what they want! Linda Will can be reached at [email protected] or 305-579-0834. She is always ready to talk Net. Editors' Notes You will be learning a bit about the upcoming SLA Annual Conference in this issue. Check out our newest column, Your PR Update, whose editor, Cindy Spohr, promises to keep us informed on Division matters that affect public relations. We are sure Cindy would be happy to enlist your help in spreading the news about our conference programs as presented in her first column. Also, please note the Call for Nominations as the yearly election of officers for our Division is important. We have a list of our newest members which you can place with your Division Directory; see if anyone you know has joined. We wish to thank West Group for taking on additional responsibilities regarding the Quarterly. As you know, they had been doing layout for some time, but will now see the newsletter production process through to its conclusion, adding the printing and mailing. And, it's looking good. Look for one more issue to come to you before the Annual Conference. Barbara W. Silbersack Co-Editor Mary Lynn Wagner Co-Editor Legal Division Quarterly file://I:\SLA\Legal Division\DLEG Website\Newsletter\toc_spring2000-1.htm 2/3/2011 Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 4 of 40 Legal Division Quarterly is published four times a year. We reserve the right to edit for space and clarity. Please send submissions to Barbara Silbersack as an attachment to e-mail in Microsoft Word for Windows, 12 point Times font. The Legal Division Quarterly accepts sponsorship of mailing, printing, and other services. Inquiries regarding Legal Division Quarterly sponsorship or advertising should be sent to the Advertising Manager: Alice F. Fosson, Bracewell & Patterson LLP, South Tower Pennzoil Place, 711 Louisiana St., #2900, Houston, TX 77001-2781, (713) 221-1142. 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Please subscribe. From the Boardroom by Larry Guthrie Covington & Burling We have a blockbuster conference taking shape for this June in Philadelphia! Winter Conference solidified these plans and finalized SLA approval of our liaisons with the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) and Australian Law Librarians' Group (ALLG). These, file://I:\SLA\Legal Division\DLEG Website\Newsletter\toc_spring2000-1.htm 2/3/2011 Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 5 of 40 along with our already-established liaison with the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL), are represented in columns in our newsletter: Liz Blankson-Hemans (BIALL), Suzan Hebditch (CALL) and Ruth Bird (ALLG). Reciprocal programming with AALL has succeeded. AALL will host a program, "PLL and SLA Legal Division: Meeting Our Needs in the 21st Century," Sunday, July 16, 2000, 1:002:00 p.m. SLA will offer "Working With AALL," Tuesday, June 13, 2000, 1:00 2:30 p.m. Claire McInerney, President of the Oklahoma chapter of SLA, has invited me to present "Legal Research for the Non-Law Librarian" in Oklahoma in the fall. We invite and welcome volunteers. Please contact any member of the Board. Larry Guthrie Chair your pr update Programs and Events Philadelphia 2000 by Cindy Spohr Lexis Publishing Plan to attend the 2000 SLA Annual Meeting, June 10 15, in Philadelphia! Many volunteers in the Legal Division, sponsors and speakers have been working toward an exciting group of programs and social events to ensure that the 2000 meeting is an educational and rewarding experience for all members of the Legal Division. You can look forward to some of the programs and events you have enjoyed at past conferences, as well as new and exciting programs. Here is a brief overview of programs you can expect to attend at this meeting. Additional detail can be found in the SLA Preliminary Conference Program and on the Legal Division Web site, http://www.slalegal.org. The Legal Division will once again hold a keynote address for Legal Division members following the SLA keynote. Jeralyn E. Merritt will speak on "Representing the Unpopular Defendant: Why We Do What We Do." Ms. Merritt has been a criminal defense lawyer in private practice since 1974. She provides representation at all stages of criminal cases and served as one of the principal trial lawyers for Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case. Ms. Merritt lectures to lawyers nationally on a variety of criminal defense topics, and since 1996, has provided insightful legal analysis for NBC, MSNBC and other television networks. Ms. Merritt will address how and why lawyers represent unpopular defendants. Professor Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will speak on "The Role of Information in file://I:\SLA\Legal Division\DLEG Website\Newsletter\toc_spring2000-1.htm 2/3/2011 Special Libraries Association -- Legal Division -- Quarterly, Spring 2000, Issue 1 (Table ... Page 6 of 40 Our Environmental Destiny." Professor Kennedy's reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of successful legal actions including prosecuting governments and companies for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound and winning settlements for the Hudson Riverkeeper.