Law of the Super Searchers: The Online Secrets of Top Legal Researchers (Super Searchers Series) (Paperback)

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Shares insider tips, techniques, and hard-won knowledge--guaranteed to help any legal researcher use the Internet and online services to find and evaluate the information they need. Softcover. DLC: Legal research--U.S.--Computer network resources.

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T. R. Halvorson is the author of How to Avoid Liability and Internet Opportunities and Liabilities of Information Professionals. He lives in Sidney, Montana.

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Product Details Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Information Today, Inc.; 1 edition (December 1, 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 091096534X ISBN-13: 978-0910965347 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,467,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 books cite this book:

• Legally Speaking: 40 Powerful Presentation Principles Lawyers Need to Know by David J. Dempsey on page 38
• Introduction to Online Legal, Regulatory & Intellectual Property Research (Business Research Solutions) by Genie Tyburski on page 274

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 14 of 16 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars learning from domain experts is fun!, December 5, 1999 By  S. L. Gerhart (Prescott AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This book should appeal to: 1) software developers and usability testers, to learn from experiences with well-established proprietary and newer web-based interfaces to highly structured databases (billions, literally, of pages in Lexis and WestLaw); 2) content developers, web trainers and educators in all fields who wrestle with quality issues of web content; 3) observers of how professional communities use the web, as organized associations and for bottom-up information sharing; 4) amateur and semi-pro searchers who want to get tips from real pros trained in library and information science, as well as specific legal contents and methods. Warning to workplace cynics: this is a no-Dilbert zone. Example interview topics include: (software/usability) how are browser bookmarks used? are any web utilities widely adopted? (content/training) when is the web a trustworthy source of information? which comes first, in what circumstances: the web or fee-based services? (community organizers) how do websites evolve to so well serve diverse professionals using cooperative and volunteer labor? (amateurs/semi-pros) how do people who search for a living in a rapid turn-around environment organize their work? (cynics) are there really people who still have long-lasting careers and love their work? how do they survive the nutty managers, mindless meetings, and constant change of fads? Expanding the series and theme of "super searcher" books, this set of interviews goes more deeply into the technical aspects of legal research without losing the non-legal reader in either the terms of the field or the names of the content providers. My only complaint was the frequent reference to "stock techniques taught in legal research" which might have been better defined or compared, but I loved the phrase "build a search". 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Learn From The Best!, December 6, 1999 By  Jerry A. Lawson (Burke, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This wonderful, timely book consists of interviews with the country's top legal researchers. I can't think of a better way to learn about legal research than from experts like Sabrina Pacifici, Cindy Chick, Diana Botluk, Genie Tyburski, Leigh Webber and the others profiled. If legal research is part of your professional life, do yourself a favor: Buy This Book. Jerry Lawson, Author of The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers (ABA 1999). 6 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for paralegals, law students, and researchers., February 3, 2000 By  Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews The online secrets of top legal researchers are covered in an important guide which uses interviews with experts to focus on legal research topics. From web site listings and commercial services to databases and professional journals, this is packed with practical references to legal research processes.		Ad feedback   Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Information Today, Inc.; 1 edition (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091096534X
• ISBN-13: 978-0910965347
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,467,257 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars learning from domain experts is fun!, December 5, 1999

By	S. L. Gerhart (Prescott AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book should appeal to: 1) software developers and usability testers, to learn from experiences with well-established proprietary and newer web-based interfaces to highly structured databases (billions, literally, of pages in Lexis and WestLaw); 2) content developers, web trainers and educators in all fields who wrestle with quality issues of web content; 3) observers of how professional communities use the web, as organized associations and for bottom-up information sharing; 4) amateur and semi-pro searchers who want to get tips from real pros trained in library and information science, as well as specific legal contents and methods.

Warning to workplace cynics: this is a no-Dilbert zone.

Example interview topics include: (software/usability) how are browser bookmarks used? are any web utilities widely adopted? (content/training) when is the web a trustworthy source of information? which comes first, in what circumstances: the web or fee-based services?

(community organizers) how do websites evolve to so well serve diverse professionals using cooperative and volunteer labor? (amateurs/semi-pros) how do people who search for a living in a rapid turn-around environment organize their work? (cynics) are there really people who still have long-lasting careers and love their work? how do they survive the nutty managers, mindless meetings, and constant change of fads?

Expanding the series and theme of "super searcher" books, this set of interviews goes more deeply into the technical aspects of legal research without losing the non-legal reader in either the terms of the field or the names of the content providers. My only complaint was the frequent reference to "stock techniques taught in legal research" which might have been better defined or compared, but I loved the phrase "build a search".

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn From The Best!, December 6, 1999

By	Jerry A. Lawson (Burke, VA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This wonderful, timely book consists of interviews with the country's top legal researchers. I can't think of a better way to learn about legal research than from experts like Sabrina Pacifici, Cindy Chick, Diana Botluk, Genie Tyburski, Leigh Webber and the others profiled.

If legal research is part of your professional life, do yourself a favor: Buy This Book.

Jerry Lawson, Author of The Complete Internet Handbook for Lawyers (ABA 1999).

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for paralegals, law students, and researchers., February 3, 2000

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The online secrets of top legal researchers are covered in an important guide which uses interviews with experts to focus on legal research topics. From web site listings and commercial services to databases and professional journals, this is packed with practical references to legal research processes.