lawnetinfo

From: folmsbee mark (zzfolm@acc.wuacc.edu)
Date: 02/02/94


LAWNET and WASHLAW Facts#

LAWNET is the official American Association of Law Libraries
information system. WASHLAW is the name used to describe a
combination of online services and sources of potential interest
to the legal research community made available through the
courtesy of Washburn's Academic Computer Center and the Law
Library. LAWNET is a growing/evolving system and can be easily
edited/improved to meet needs of the members.

LAWNET includes ("tentative" and "approved" menus):

     * Menu-driven file transfer capability providing a variety
of management and reference information

     * AALL Archive materials/finding aids

     * AALL Placement Materials
     
     * Selected Pathfinders submitted by law students in recent
Advanced Legal Research seminars

     * Selected Research Guides prepared by librarians (INTERNET)

     * Internet email directories (though not the AALL directory)

     * Links to over 60 registered law related Internet
Gopher/WEB/Other Servers via the Lynx interface that permits
emailing files to a local Internet address

     * Internet Search Capability

     * Law Librarian's Phone Book (Law-related Publishers,
Associations, Government Agencies, etc.)

     * Federal Document Information

     * Foreign Legal Materials

     * A "Virtual" Law Reference desk

     * Direct links to over 60 law library catalogs

     * Listserv Information

-----> How to access LAWNET:

     (1) telnet to acc.wuacc.edu
     (2) at Login: prompt, type lawnet and press enter
     (3) follow instructions on LAWNET menu

-----> How to access WASHLAW:

     (1) telnet to acc.wuacc.edu
     (2) at Login: prompt, type washlaw and press enter
     (3) follow instructions on WASHLAW menu

Comments, suggestions, and questions concerning this should be
directed to Mark Folmsbee (zzfolm@acc.wuacc.edu).

Read Standard Disclaimer here....

(#- I speak only for myself....etc etc.....)

Mark



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