1. Weathering the Stormy Economic Climate: Strategies for Conducting Online Legal Research Using Free and Low-Cost Resources Cornell Law School Alumni Reunion June 10, 2011 2.0 NY CLE Skills Credits By Amy Emerson

2. Before Conducting Internet Research Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask (Alexa) Evaluating Web Pages: Alexa Example of a phony website Example The “Deep Web”“Deep Web”

3. Initiating Your Online Research Research Guides UCLA – Online Legal Research: Beyond LexisNexis & WestlawOnline Legal Research: Beyond LexisNexis & Westlaw Georgetown – Free and Low Cost Legal ResearchFree and Low Cost Legal Research Law Library of Congress – Guide to Law OnlineGuide to Law Online Search Engines Cornell Law Library – Legal Research Engine Legal Research Engine Lexis Web Google Simple Name Search Google Scholar – Legal Opinions & Journals Google Book Search

4. Free Online Legal Sources

5. – Justia Justia – Public Library of Law Public Library of Law – Open Jurist Open Jurist – FindLaw FindLaw – Cornell’s Legal Information Institute Cornell’s Legal Information Institute – LexisNexis Communities LexisNexis Communities

6. Alternative, Low-Cost Subscription Sources

7. Loislaw Fastcase Casemaker VersusLaw

8. Government Sources

9. – State websites, i.e. New YorkNew York – GovEngine GovEngine – State and Local Government on the Net State and Local Government on the Net – USA.gov USA.gov – GPO Access (being replaced by FDsys) GPO Access FDsys – Thomas Thomas

10. Foreign & International Sources

11. Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations Online Translators: Google, Linguee, BeolingusGoogleLingueeBeolingus Legal Systems in the World Today Globalex Official Government Websites, i.e. LegifranceLegifrance Library of Congress GLINGLIN Legal Information Institutes, i.e. WorldLIIWorldLII

12. American Society of International Law (ASIL) GuideGuide American Society of International Law (ASIL) EISILEISIL Treaties: US Department of State, THOMAS, UNUS Department of StateTHOMASUN The International Judiciary in ContextContext Supreme Court Decisions from Around the World Supreme Court Decisions European Union - Eur-LexEur-Lex United Nations – Documentation Center; SymbolsDocumentation CenterSymbols

13. Secondary Sources

14. Most law reviews are now offering at least their most current issue online for freelaw reviews ABA Free Full-text Law Review Search EngineSearch Engine ABA Journal Blawg DirectoryBlawg Directory Justia Blawg DirectoryBlawg Directory

15. Ethics Materials

16. – Your Local Bar Association – LII - American Legal Ethics Library LII - American Legal Ethics Library – ABA - Center for Professional ResponsibilityCenter for Professional Responsibility – Freivogel on ConflictsFreivogel on Conflicts – Legal Ethics in TechnologyTechnology – National Organization of Bar Counsel National Organization of Bar Counsel

17. Some Final Tips

18. In New York, Supreme Court Libraries provide free Lexis and limited Westlaw Firefox add-on: JureekaJureeka Firefox add-on: RECAP (PACER)RECAPPACER The Wayback Machine LII - Basic Legal CitationBasic Legal Citation