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INTERNET BASICS

INTERNET BASICS. Jody Kelley Librarian McKenna & Cuneo, LLP September 1998. Basics Goals. What is the Internet? How do we access it? Where do we start to find the information it contains? Firm Goal - cost effective access to information - including legal sources & research.

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INTERNET BASICS

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  1. INTERNET BASICS Jody Kelley Librarian McKenna & Cuneo, LLP September 1998

  2. Basics Goals • What is the Internet? • How do we access it? • Where do we start to find the information it contains? • Firm Goal - cost effective access to information - including legal sources & research

  3. What the Internet is NOT • Information Superhighway • Free source of information otherwise found on Lexis and Westlaw • Free source of any information you could possibly want about anything and everything

  4. WHAT IT IS • Massive resource of services • Wonderful self-publishing medium • The largest, most disorganized library in the world

  5. Research Uses • Current information - not retrospective • Primary Law - cases, statutes, regulations • Company homepages - news, financials, stock quotes • Government sites, Federal and State • Finding people • E-mail discussion lists and Usenet

  6. E-Mail Discussion Lists • Electronic Mailing Lists • http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/lawlists/lawlists.txt • Deja News • http://www.dejanews.com • Netiquette • http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm

  7. The Web Address http://www.mckennacuneo.com Hypertext Transfer Protocol Host name Domain (Commercial Entity) Arbitrary use of www not always present

  8. .com (Commercial) .edu (Education) .gov (Government) .mil (Military) .net (Networking Organizations) .org (Nonprofits & Associations) Others (.uk, .ca, etc.) Domain Types

  9. Signing On

  10. Browser Basics • URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is in the Address box.

  11. Browser Buttons Bookmarks you’ve added Back one page Check Mail Forward one page Where you’ve been Go Back (Home) to the Research Assistant Stop the process See more of the page Re-load the page

  12. Where to Start • Know the URL? Type it in and go. • Don’t know it? Try guessing. • Define the subject matter • Use a directory (try Findlaw or Yahoo) • Use search engines for unique words and phrases

  13. Search Engines • Directory Type • Good for finding general information • Groups websites together by category • Index Type • Sends “Spiders” or “Robots” to find information • Finds individual pages that match terms • Can find gem, or waste a lot of time

  14. Search Engines - Directories • Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com • Good starting point for general information • Use for companies, state & local governments • Quick stock quotes with graphs • Excite - http://www.excite.com • Daily news & review of other sites

  15. Search Engines - Indexes • Alta Vista http://www.altavista.digital.com • Search Web and Usenet • Updates information often • Infoseek http://www.infoseek.com • Search Web, Usenet & E-Mail addresses • Gives a score to your search • HotBot http://www.hotbot.com • Fast & powerful • Results ranked by confidence rating

  16. Metasearch Engines • Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com • Searches nine other search engines, discards the duplicates, brief abstract • Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com • Searches some different engines

  17. Search Engines Don’t Find-- • Adobe PDF and formatted file content • Content from a site requiring a login • Protected pages • Non-Web resources (FTP, Gopher)

  18. Law Related Sites • State and Federal primary law • Courts and other Government links • State Bars and CLE programs • Attorney directories • Legal publishers

  19. Law Related Sites http://www.findlaw.com Link to Supreme Court Cases from 1893 (FLITE)

  20. Law Related Sites http://law.house.gov List of available State Laws List of available Int’l Laws

  21. Law Related Sites • Legal Information Institute at Cornell • http://www.law.cornell.edu • full text searching of Supreme Court cases from 1990- • U.S. Code - handy update feature • Center for Information Law & Policy • http://www.vcilp.org • Government and Court information

  22. Government Sites - Start here • The Federal Web Locator • http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency • Villanova’s list of government agency sites - excellent starting point • GPO http://www.access.gpo.gov • Government Printing Office - may search databases from Federal Register, Congressional Record and MUCH more - files are usually Adobe • Commerce Business Daily

  23. Government sites - Continued • Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov • Federal legislation, Congressional Committee reports, Congressional Record, Links to committee pages, Public Laws • Administrative Decisions • http:www.law.virginia.edu/Library/govadm.htm • Links to Directives, Decisions, Orders, Circulars from various Federal Agencies (Agriculture to Veterans Affairs)

  24. Government Sites - California • California State http://www.ca.gov • Laws • State agencies • Legislative Information • http://www.leginfo.ca.gov • Maintained by Legislative Counsel • Subscribe to current bills

  25. Another California Site • California Courts http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov • Supreme Court & Court of Appeals Slip Opinions • Judicial Council Forms • Court rules for many Superior and Municipal Courts • Fee schedules for Superior and Municipal Courts

  26. Government Contracts • CCH Government Contract Reporter no longer published • DFAR no longer updated in paper • Government Printing Office moving away from paper publishing • Rely more on online sources

  27. Look for these Sites • Practice Groups ; Government Contracts (Research Assistant) • FAR site • http://www.arnet.gov/far • DFAR site • http://acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/index.html • Subscribe to DFAR updates

  28. More Government Contract Sites • Defenselink http://defenselink.gov • Good place to start for Defense information • GAO http://www.gao.gov • Decisions, reports, rules • GAO listserv

  29. Finding People • Attorneys • Martindale-Hubbell • http://www.martindale.com • West’s Legal Directory • http://www.wld.com • Telephone numbers - addresses • White Pages • E-Mail Addresses

  30. Browser Tips - View History • To see pages from previous sessions, click the History Button on the toolbar • Click appropriate Folder

  31. Add Favorites • While on page, click Favorites on menu • Click Add to Favorites • Type a new name if needed • Click OK • To arrange in folders, click Create in

  32. AddFavorites - Continued • Highlight a folder or click on New Folder • Name the folder and press Enter

  33. FIND Click EDIT And then FIND Type in word

  34. Send a Link - Click onFILE, then on SEND - Send LINK or PAGE

  35. Print a Page • Click on File (on menu) • Click on Print • Choose All or page range • Click on OK • Send large documents or graphics to the high-speed printer

  36. Save Text or Files 1. Click FILE on Toolbar 2. Click SAVE AS

  37. Save Text or Files - Continued 3. Designate the location to save file: Type in C:\Download\[filename] 5. Click SAVE 4. Save as text file, not html

  38. PDF & Adobe Acrobat • .PDF = Portable Document Format • Use Adobe Acrobat to Read • Usually, document automatically downloads and opens up • If you need to download, use AllFiles extension • Documents are not Text files

  39. Print Find

  40. To learn the Web - Use It ok

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