WORLDLII NEWS
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2 June 2003
2003/5

In this issue:

LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003
NEW DATABASES
NEW CATALOG CONTENT
RESEARCH TIPS
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS

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LAW VIA THE INTERNET 2003

AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) will host the fifth
Law via the Internet conference on 26-28 November 2003. It will
be held at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of
New South Wales, Australia.

Law via the Internet 2003 will present both submitted and invited
papers. The conference proper will take place on 27-28 November.
An international meeting of legal information institutes will take
place on 26 November, and tutorials on internet legal research will
also be offered on the 26th.

Registration details will be available shortly.

See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/

CALL FOR PAPERS

This year we hope to have a particular focus on the following areas:
law of developing countries on the Internet; use of the Internet in
the Courtroom; social impact of access to legal information;
legislation systems; search techniques for legal information; and
innovative research uses of online legal data.

See http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/conference/callforpapers.html

SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES

There are a number of sponsorship packages available for those
interested in sponsoring the 2003 Conference. Please contact
Cathy Quigley  for more information.

Proceeds from the Conference will support AustLII and WorldLII's 
provision of free access to law via the net.

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NEW DATABASES

AUSTLII

"Sydney Law Review" (AustLII)
Publishes articles, case notes, expert commentary on cases
currently being heard by the High Court (reproduced in full) and
book reviews. The content encompasses a range of diverse topics,
with an emphasis on relevance to Australian law, topicality and
originality.
See http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLRev/

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NEW CATALOG CONTENT

NEW LEGISLATION
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"Legislation" (Australia)
Full text of acts and regulations related to consumer protection
and business affairs of the Northern Territory of Australia. Available
from the website of the Consumer & Business Affairs of the
Northern Territory Department of Justice.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/172.html

"Maori Land Legislation Database" (New Zealand)
Provides a summary of all New Zealand legislation since 1840
(including private and local Acts) which has affected Maori or
Maori land. Hosted by University of Auckland Library.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/2050.html

OTHER NEW AND UPDATED MATERIALS
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IRELAND>>LAW LIBRARIES
Major law library websites with many online legal resources have
been added to the Ireland pages in the Catalog.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/53782.html

AUSTRALIA>>LAW JOURNALS
"Elder Law Review"
Publishes articles about legal issues relating to seniors in all areas
of law. This e-journal is published by the Centre for Elder Law at the
University of Western Sydney.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/207.html

LAW AND POLICY REFORM
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LAW REFORM>>COMMENTARY
"Court Administration as a Tool for Judicial Reform: An International 
Perspective"
This research paper written by Christie S. Warren focuses on
court administration as a component of judicial branch reform in
the United States and other countries. The paper is only available
in PDF and it is published by the National Center for State
Courts (NCSC).
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/50586.html

FEATURED WEBSITE
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IRELAND>>JOURNALS
"IRLII Irish Legal Periodical Index"
Tables of contents of fifteen Irish law journals from 1997 to date
including author, title, keywords and citation.
See http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/54510.html

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RESEARCH TIPS

WorldLII Search Form - Databases and Catalog

Boolean Operators

A search may be entered in "this Boolean query"  (option in the drop
down menu) using logical and proximity connecting words
(called Boolean operators).

Boolean operators 'and', 'or', 'not':

'and' - the documents you want must contain both terms eg negligent
and defamation
'or' - the documents you want must contain either of two or more terms
eg weapon or gun or firearm or pistol
'not' - the documents you want must contain the first term but not
the second term eg trust not family

This is the most powerful form of searching, where search results are
limited because they must first match the Boolean search, and the
results are only then also ranked in likely order of relevance.

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