TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET

• What is the Internet?
  Web Browsers
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Netscape Communicator
• E-Mailing Internet Data
• Links

II. USING THE INTERNET FOR SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL RESEARCH

A. How To Put Internet Search Tools To Work For You

B. Meta-sites: The Best in Legal Searching Tools

C. The Top Web Sites No Legal Professional Should Be Without

D. Finding Legal Collections

III. GOVERNMENT INTERNET RESOURCES

• THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH: WHERE TO LOOK FOR FEDERAL,
  STATE, AND LOCAL STATUTORY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION
  • Federal Meta-sites
  • State Law-California
  • Other States’ Laws
  THE JUDICIAL BRANCH: WHERE TO FIND COURT OPINIONS, RULES, FORMS AND MORE
  • Federal Courts
  • California State Courts
  • Other States’ Courts
  THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  • Federal Executive Branch: The White House
  • California Executive Branch
  • Other States’ Executive Branches
  • Foreign and International

IV. INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH

A. Accessing Public Records B. Locating Persons Or Corporations

V. STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND DATABASES & GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

VI. HOW TO CITE RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET

VII. SEARCH ENGINES

VIII. KEEPING UP WITH YOUR PRACTICE AREA AND WITH TECHNOLOGY

IX. INDEX

How to Order