Title : NetWatch July 1995 Author : Anne Greenshields Organisation : Murdoch University Library Keywords : Internet, research, law, legal resources Abstract : Latest netnews concerning legal resources Filename : netw2.txt File Size : 7876 bytes File Format : ASCII EMAIL RETRIEVAL: send message "get elaw-j netw2.txt" to Majordomo@cleo.murdoch.edu.au URL: gopher://infolib.murdoch.edu.au:70/00/.ftp/pub/subj/law/jnl/elaw/ netwatch/netw2.txt ftp://infolib.murdoch.edu.au/pub/subj/law/jnl/elaw/netwatch/netw2.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NETWATCH JULY 1995 by Murdoch University Librarians. Many of you may have read in the newspapers or seen on the television the phenomenal rise in the number of Internet sites being added. In particular sites on the web have grown by 300% in the last year. Just to remind you web sites are identifiable by the http prefix. If you do not have software loaded to receive images (netscape, mosaic or cello) then you should be able to connect to "the web" using lynx. At your host prompt type lynx and it will give you a text based version of the 'web'. Not as pretty or as easy to use but it will access the materials contained on the Web. We had planned to create another 'subject' focused list but there has been so much added in the last few months we thought we would try and list a few of the sites we thought would be most. If any one would like a particular subject covered in the next issue of this newsletter please let us know. - Phone the Murdoch University Law Reference Desk 360 2933, or email greenshi@portia.murdoch.edu.au. **Australasian Highlights on the Web **THE AUSTRALASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE http://austlii.law.uts.edu.au June saw the addition of THE AUSTRALASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE (AustLII) , based at the University of Technology, Sydney, to the Web. As well as providing links to legal information sites on the Internet AustLII includes a full text collection of 1167 Commonwealth Acts and 336 Regs under the heading - Commonwealth Consolidated Legislation. It looks like they will be updated regularly. ** Australian Legal Resources on the Internet http://spirit.com.au/~dan/law/ An index which focuses on Australian, rather than US legal resources. Relevant to Australian citizens and legal researchers doing comparative law studies (etc) and seeking Australian legal information. **Law Book Information Services Web page http://www.ozemail.com.au:80/~lawbook/ Law Books web page includes a summary of Radio National's The Law Report with Susanna Lobez . the summary is published here each Monday prior to broadcast each Tuesday at 8.30am and 8pm. **The Law Book Information Services is also producing the Internet Law Journal http://www.ozemail.com.au:80/~lawbook/journint.html This is a journal of short articles on topical issues relevant to Australian lawyers. Five articles were published in the Internet Law Journal during May and June 1995. **New Zealand - Auckland Law Librarians Group http://io.kete.co.nz/allg/allgtop.htm This page has been made to keep members in touch with each other and aware of current events. It also includes links to New Zealand information sources. * Asian Highlights **Infolink Hong Kong Information Centre. http://FarEast.Com/ As yet there does not seem to be a lot there but it is definitely an area of growth and looks like it might be worth watching. ** Malaysia's Department of Environment http://pop.jaring.my/jas/start.html Another site underconstruction worth keeping an eye of for Malaysian information. **CEAL - Committee on East Asian Libraries http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~felsing/ceal/welcome.html A web page for librarians interested in Asian electronic information. Includes pointers to specified resources. Good starting point. * South Africa **WITS Law School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa http://pc72.law.wits.ac.za/ The Law School Constitutional Repository includes SA Constitutional Court Opinions and Constitutional Documents. * United States The U.S. Federal Court's Home Page http://www.uscourts.gov/ Maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the U.S. Courts. The purpose of the site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government. * New Journals **HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW & TECHNOLOGY http://fas-www.harvard.edu/~w1af/hjolt.html (nb. read ~w1af as ~w1(one)af) JOLT's coverage including biotechnology, computers, international technology transfer, intellectual property, medical technologies, and telecommunications. **The Journal of Online Law http://www.law.cornell.edu/jol//jol%2etable%2ehtml JOL publishes scholarly essays about the law and policy of cyberspace. **FCIL Newsletter http://law.wuacc.edu/fcil/newsl.html Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Special Interest Section / American Association of Law Libraries Newsletter. **The D-Lib D-Lib Magazine http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/home/dlib.html D-Lib (Digital Library) Magazine is directed toward a broad technical and professional audience and offers users a unique opportunity to access discussions of current digital library research, advanced development, and implementation; news about projects; pointers to useful sites; and to participate in ongoing debates. ***Law Notes http://www.discribe.ca/murco/MurCo.html A co-operative bi-monthly publication of the law firm Murphy Collette Murphy based in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. * Other sites of interest **The Law Reform Commission of British Columbia http://bbs.qp.gov.bc.ca/lrc/lrchome.html A variety of the Commission's Reports and other publications and materials are available at this site. Databases compiled by the Law Reform Commission are available for down loading via Anonymous FTP or gopher. **The California Law Revision Commission http://www.clrc.ca.gov/ The CLRC works on projects authorized by legislative resolution. The Commission's projects range from compiling and revising new Codes, major civil statutes and on to smaller, technical issues. The Commission frequently reviews and recommends Uniform Laws for adoption in California. **THE INFORMATION CENTRE http://www.kentlaw.edu:80/lir/ The Information centre is comprised of three libraries the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library, the Library of International Relations and the Stuart School of Business Library **The Biotech Law home page. http://biotechlaw.ari.net Legal and scientific information of interest to researchers in biotechnology/pharmaceutical science. In addition to a "heads up" guide to recently-issued U.S. biotech patents, the home page provides links to additional sources of information on intellectual property protection, as well as links to selected scientific resources on Internet. ** Recycling Laws International URL: http://www.raymond.com/recycle Raymond Communications provides news and editorials on recycling legislation in the U.S. and around the world. Michele Raymond is the nation's top expert on state recycling laws -- and hers is probably the only "personal style" legislative publication out there ** The Canadian Law Resource Centre http://www.commercial.net/vault/canlaw/index.html CanLaw is a resource center for access to Canadian law firms and Canadian legal issues. Looks like a good starting point if you need to find Canadian information on the Internet. ** California Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) http://www.earthlink.net/~cid/ccri The Web page offers a view of what CCRI is about and what it hopes to accomplish. The CCRI is the proposed California ballot initiative which will eliminate government programs commonly known as affirmative action.