Washlaw Web Recognized

From: The Internet Guide for the Legal Researcher / by Don MacLeod. July 1995 Update

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Law-Related Home Pages

There is a curious paradox at work on the WorldWideWeb. As pages of information proliferate, it would seem that it would be more difficult to keep track of the new sites or to connect to the quickly-available sites. Luckily for the researcher, that's not the case. A well designed home page can link thousands of resources throughout the Web; for a first-rate example of this principle, the legal researcher need look no further than the home page of LawLib at Washburn University School of Law. The beauty of the Web protocol is its powerful ability to organize information across a wide range of subject matter.

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Lawlib at Washburn University School of Law
URL= http://www.washlaw.edu

There's the scenario: you finally convince your boss to let you telecommute from Tahiti. The only hitch is that you can connect to only one Internet law site. Pick this one. Your boss will love you for it.

If there is a law-related source in cyberspace that has escaped the notice of Lawlib's energetic administrators Mark Folmsbee, Paul Arrigo and Lissa Holzhausen, then it probably deserves to stay obscure. This is perhaps the most comprehensive law-related site on the Internet.

The Washlaw home page won't be making many centerfold appearances: as graphical pizzazz goes, this Web site is strictly plain-Jane. Lawlib is built for substance not flash. Find links here to dozens of Federal agencies, state laws, legislative sites and one of the best Internet links for international and foreign law resources. There are links to those law firms that have built home pages on the Web and an expansive archive of law-related listservs. Lawlib also boasts the best state law server to be found on the Web; see details below, under State Law Resources.

For law librarians, the AALLNET link to Law Library Catalogs is a must-not-miss resource, connecting to more than 90 law libraries. Hytelnet connects to a vast array of library catalogs world-wide. Also useful is the link to New Law Books which provides a listserv for new books and a link to TitleNet, a clearinghouse of information for publishers and readers. Be sure that your browser is configured to handle telnet connections in order to use the law library catalogs and Hytelnet. Look at the ever-popular Virtual Reference Desk for current information. Find the link to the desk under the link for Table of Contents.

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State Law Resources

State information from governmental agencies and legislatures is pouring on to the Internet at astounding rates. Legislators, assemblies and the legislative libraries are generously stocking Web sites with useful data. The material available from each state varies tremendously; these pages ought to help the legal researcher keep up.

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LawLib at Washburn University School of Law
URL=http://www.washlaw.edu/uslaw/

The state law server maintained by Lloyd Herrera at Lawlib is excellent. Find links here to the state resources of all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Conveniently divided into three alphabetic sub-groups (Alabama-Kansas; Kentucky-North Carolina; North Dakota-Wyoming), this server provides up-to-date links to whatever legal resources each state offers.

The contents of each link varies greatly depending on the individual state. Certain states - California, for instance - have extensive material mounted on their servers. California provides the state code, legislative and Assembly information and Federal information. Other states offer very little information at all. The legal researcher is encouraged to search each state individually to become acquainted with the materials available.