1. Blawgs, Podcasts, Wikis? Deciphering the Lingo and Evaluating Current Awareness Tools Carol A. Watson University of Georgia Law Library

2. How to stay abreast of legal topics
Become familiar with legal news web sites and visit them regularly
Sign up for alerts
Join a legal listserv
Become acquainted with the latest technologies such as legal blogs (blawgs), podcasts, vodcasts and wikis

3. Legal News Web Sites FindLaw Legal News Law.com Daily Report LexisOne
Jurist
Topix.net

4. Subject Areas:
Business, Civil Rights,
Crime, Environment, etc.
Top Legal Headlines
Featured
Documents
Legal Commentary

5. Free Daily
Updates &
Newsletters
Headlines
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Blog Excerpts

6. National news headlines
from Law.com

7. More
News
Topics
Headline Legal News
Newsworthy Decisions

8. Headlines Topics in Legal News New Documents Forum New Video Hotline
Featured Clip
Headlines

10. E-Mail Alerts Liibulletin ABA Journal E-Report FindLaw newsletters
Law.com’s Daily Newswire
CourtTV
Topix.net

11. Legal Listservs
FindLaw’s Legal Minds Community
LawGuru.com

12. Tips for Managing E-Mail
Use filters
Choose digest format
Turn off notification
Keep track of how you signed up

13. Legal Blogs or Blawgs
Definition: a log or journal of an individual’s or institution’s postings available on the Internet

16. Sources for Locating Legal Blogs
Blawg
Blawg Republic’s Blawg Directory
Law Professor Blogs

18. Podcasting
Podcasting is defined as placing sound files online emulating a radio broadcast format which users can download and listen to via an iPod or other MP3 player.
Although the name implies that only iPods can listen to podcasts, in fact any MP3 player or MP3 playing software such as Real Player can play a podcast.
Podcasting is easy and inexpensive. Like blogging, it breaks down communication barriers. Anyone can broadcast a radio-like program using podcasting.
How can podcasts be useful to a busy practicing lawyer? Perhaps you don’t have the time to sit at your computer and listen to a podcast. Maybe you don’t own a portable MP3 player. You still have options for listening to podcasts. Just like books on tape allow you to "read" a book while driving, you can listen to podcasts in on your automobile stereo, thus making drive time more useful.
P.S. If you thought iPods were only for teenagers, you might be surprised to know that current President Bush is reported to be an iPod fan. Bush’s iPod is reportedly loaded with country songs from George Jones, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson. But it also includes Aaron Neville, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Van Morrison.
One of the leading podcasters currently is National Public Radio.
Number of podcasts has tripled in the last 6 months.
78 percent of podcast listeners are male.
How do you find legal podcasts that might be of interest? Visit Blawgcast, Blawgcast aims to be a one-stop shop for browsing law-related podcasts.
Yahoo podcasts & Apple iTunes are also good resources. Recent PC World magazine laments the difficulty of finding podcasts. New search engines and strategies are being developed.

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