1st Edition

Law on the Web A Guide for Students and Practitioners

By Stuart Stein Copyright 2003

    Law on the Web is ideal for anyone who wants to access Law Internet resources quickly and efficiently without becoming an IT expert.

    The emphasis throughout is on the location of high quality law Internet resources for learning, teaching and research, from among the billions of publicly accessible Web pages.

    The book is structured so that it will be found useful by both beginners and intermediate level users, and be of continuing use over the course of higher education studies.

    In addition to extensive coverage on locating files and Web sites, Part III provides a substantial and annotated list of high quality resources for law students.

     

    Contents

    Preface

    About the author

    Acknowledgements

    Part I: WEB RESOURCES

    1 Introductory glossary

    2 Web addresses: what’s in a URL

    3 Evaluating and referencing Internet resources

    3.1 Evaluation: introduction

    3.2 Evaluation criteria

    3.3 Referencing Internet materials

    3.4 Resource type referencing

    Part II: LOCATING INTERNET RESOURCES

    4 Indexing the Internet: subject directories, gateways, and search engines

    4.1 Subject directories and gateways

    4.2 Search engines and indexing

    4.3 Search engine automated indexing of the Web

    4.4 Main search engine types

    5 Search engines: standard searches

    5.1 Search engine strategy

    5.2 Preparing your browser

    5.3 Basic searches with Altavista

    5.4 Some terminology

    5.5 Basic searches Google

    5.6 Summary remarks on basic searching

    6 Search engines: advanced searches

    6.1 Logical operators

    6.2 Parentheses

    6.3 Google advanced search

    7 Mailing lists

    7.1 Introduction

    7.2 Locating lists

    7.3 Basic mailing list command settings

    Part III: LAW INTERNET RESOURCES

     8 Introduction to law Internet resources

     9 Law subject directory

    9.1 Associations/institutes

    9.2 Case law/legislation

    9.3 Courses/departments/education

    9.4 Courts and tribunals

    9.5 Directories

    9.6 Legal research

    9.7 Legal systems

    9.8 Mailing lists

    9.9 Miscellaneous

    9.10 Positions

    9.11 Practitioners

    9.12 Professional conduct

    9.13 Publications

    9.14 Reference materials

    9.15 Research and funding

    9.16 Subject areas

    9.17 Subject directories and gateways

    9.18 Technology

    9.19 Treaties and international agreements

    9.20 UK Government, legal bodies, legislation, and organisations

    Part IV: SUNDRY MATTERS

    10 Compiling Web pages: the essentials

    10.1 Introduction

    10.2 Tools

    10.3 HTML or Hypertext Markup Language

    10.4 Page layout

    10.5 Tables

    10.6 Margins

    10.7 Page background

    10.8 Page length

    10.9 Page authorship/dating

    10.10 Navigation and hyperlinks

    10.11 Marketing your pages

    10.12 Basic considerations of Web page/Web site design

    10.13 Online sources of information on Web page compilation and design

    Notes

    11 Miscellaneous computing matters

    11.1 Keyboard shortcuts

    11.2 Viruses

    11.3 Frames, bookmarking, and URLs

    11.4 Clearing your tracks: your PC and personal privacy

    11.5 Downloading, installing and uninstalling software

    11.6 Creating a Folder

    11.7 Web references: computers and Internet

    Note

    12 Browser features and customisation

    12.1 Home page

    12.2 Links toolbar buttons

    12.3 Adding the Google toolbar to IE

    12.4 Saving files with the browser

    12.5 Bookmarks/Favorites

    12.6 Saving Bookmarks and Favorites

    Glossary

    Index

    Biography

    Stein, Stuart