1. 1 Legal Research on the Internet

2. 2 Internet Research Tools Directories and research engines Online communications Weblogs (Blogs) Electronic newsletters

3. 3 Law-related Resources on the Internet Council for Exceptional Children –http://www.cec.sped.orghttp://www.cec.sped.org The Law and Special Education –http://www.ed.sc.edu/spedlaw/lawpage.htmhttp://www.ed.sc.edu/spedlaw/lawpage.htm Wrightslaw –http://www.wrightslaw.comhttp://www.wrightslaw.com

4. 4 Government Resources Government sponsored websites –U.S Department of Education: www.ed.govwww.ed.gov –Education Resource Center (ERIC): www.eric.ed.gov www.eric.ed.gov –National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHY): www.nichy.orgwww.nichy.org Government publications –Thomas Legislative Information: thomas.loc.gov/thomas.loc.gov/ –Law Library of Congress: www.loc.gov/law/guidewww.loc.gov/law/guide

5. 5 Additional Online Resources U.S. Courts: The Federal judiciary –U.S.Courts.gov –FirstGov.gov Online law libraries –Legal Information Institute of Cornell University Law School: www.law.cornell.edu/www.law.cornell.edu/ JURIST Legal News and Research:

6. 6 A Strategy for Conducting Legal Research on the Internet Preparing for research Organizing your hard drive or data disk Conducting the research Locating information Conducting an internet interview Evaluating the data