REVIEW: INTERNET HANDBOOK FOR LAW LIBRARIANS  James Milles  Glanville Publishers

This handbook, written for a highly specialized audience, was authored by the
Head of Computer Services at Saint Louis University Law Library, James Milles
who is also the Moderator of a BITNET newsgroup (bit.listserv.nettrain) for
Internet instructors and teachers.  Its main value is listing the main
sources of information of interest to law librarians and how to use the Net
to search and obtain it.

INTERNET HANDBOOK FOR LAW LIBRARIANS provides a thumbnail description of
other networks available - such as Law:Forum, BITNET and ABAnet as well as 
a brief history of the Internet and NREN itself.  Also covered are the major
building blocks such as Mail, TELNET, FTP, as well as "newer" tools like
WAIS, GOPHER and the World-Wide Web.

Of major interest are brief description of mailing lists, UNIX and BU 
LISTSERV commands, Law, Law-related, Library and Miscellaneous mailing
lists (and how to find more), various library and academic on-line catalogs,
other Federal and State electronic bulletin boards, Freenets and menu 
access systems of particular interest to law librarians.  In addition, there
is a chapter with suggestions for Internet research strategy.  The appendices
include E-mail etiquette, starting and running a discussion group and a list
of bibliographical references.

My main critique of INTERNET HANDBOOK FOR LAW LIBRARIANS is that it is 
somewhat dated (1993) given the fast changing world of the Internet.  The
bibliography particularly is lacking.  The main sites and address seem to
be current, although I have not verified any of them.  Is it worth $100.00?
Well, certainly not to the general Net user like you and me, but it may well
be to the specialized user for whom the handbook was intended.  It is included
at no additional charge with a subscription to the Law Library Information
Report series (price unknown) available from Glanville Publishers Inc, (75
Main Street, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522).   

%T      Internet Handbook for Law Librarians
%A      James Milles
%I      Glanville Publishers Inc
%C      Dobbs Ferry New York
%D      1993
%O      $100.00, included with subscription to Law Library Information Reports
%G      ISBN: 0-87802-093-4 
%P      64 pp, paperbound
%K      Internet for Law Librarians


(C) 1995
Michael Crestohl
Nahant Massachusetts  USA
mc@shore.net

DISCLAIMER:  I have no interest, financial or otherwise, in the success or 
failure of the book or materials reviewed herewith, nor have I received any 
compensation (other than a review copy requested by me) from anyone who has.  
All opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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