The way we use the internet today is leagues away from how it was being used even five years ago. In order to keep the pace, you need streamlined research skills that will make the internet an asset rather than a liability for your firm. How do your skills stack up? Do you know the best, most efficient ways to get what you need? Order today to find out how to harness the internet as an excellent resource.

1. How to Search Like a Pro
2. Finding Free Legal Research Sites and Free Case Law
3. Discover the Invisible Web
4. Government Internet Resources: Federal State and Local
5. Investigative Research: Public Records and “Publicly Available” Information
6. Finding “Practice” Tools
7. Locating Persons and Finding Background Information
8. Locating Companies for Due Diligence and Background Information

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1. HOW TO SEARCH LIKE A PRO
   9:00 - 10:00, Grace VanHouten
   1. What's the Difference Between a Search Engine and a Directory?
   2. How do Search Engines Really Work?
   3. Learn Boolean Logic to Create the Best Search Strategies for Finding Relevant Documents
   4. Which Search Engines are the Best?
   5. A Close Look at Google and Search Engines That "Think"
   6. Learn Browser Tricks - the Power of the "Find" Function to Scan Web Pages Quickly
   7. Managing Bookmarks
   8. Effectively Using RSS Feeds, Blogs and Podcasts
2. FINDING FREE LEGAL RESEARCH SITES AND FREE CASE LAW
   10:00 - 10:30, Grace VanHouten
   1. Finding the Shortcuts to Legal Research: Free Legal Portals and Meta-Sites
   2. Finding and Using Free, Full-Text Case Law Sites
   3. Learn About the Free (Poor Man's) "Shepards"
3. DISCOVER THE INVISIBLE WEB
   10:45 - 11:15, Corrine A. Bylund
   1. What is the Invisible Web?
   2. How Does it Differ From the Visible Web?
   3. Learn to Find "Invisible Documents"
   4. Where do Old Web Pages Go? Learn to Locate Them
4. GOVERNMENT INTERNET RESOURCES: FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL
   11:15 - 11:45, Joan Blaylock
   1. Statutes, Bills and Legislative History
   2. Regulations and Agencies
   3. Find Court Opinions, Forms, Rules and Dockets
5. INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH: PUBLIC RECORDS AND "PUBLICLY AVAILABLE" INFORMATION
   12:45 - 1:30, Corrine A. Bylund
   1. Accessing Public Records
   2. Professional Licenses
   3. Criminal Records
   4. Vital Statistics: Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
   5. Real and Personal Property Records
6. FINDING "PRACTICE" TOOLS
   1:30 - 2:15, Corrine A. Bylund
   1. Sample Briefs, Motions, Complaints and Settlements
   2. Sample Forms and Contracts
   3. Uncover Jury Verdicts
7. LOCATING PERSONS AND FINDING BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   2:30 - 3:30, Corrine A. Bylund
   1. Phone Numbers and Addresses of Missing People
   2. Social Security Numbers
   3. Bankruptcies
   4. Neighbors, Relatives and Associates
   5. Mailing List Postings, Blogs, Etc.
   6. Attorneys, Judges and Experts
8. LOCATING COMPANIES FOR DUE DILIGENCE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
   3:30 - 4:30, Corrine A. Bylund
   1. Company Web Sites
   2. Directories for Private, Public and Foreign Companies
   3. Stock Quotes - Current and Historical
   4. SEC Filings
   5. State Corporate Records/Registered Agents and Fictitious Business Names
   6. News and Information About Companies, Products and Executives
   7. Information From Government Agencies Regulating Companies

JOAN BLAYLOCK is assistant director at Duval County Law Library, where she oversees public service for the library, plans, organizes and coordinates collection development and management, supervises part-time personal, and manages circulation services, technical processing and legal reference. Ms. Blayock also is a librarian for the Florida Community College, where she is an adjunct faculty. She is a member of the American Association of Law Librarians, Florida Library Association and American Library Association. Ms. Blaylock is a committee member of the Northeast Florida Library Information Network. She earned her B.A. Degree from New Mexico State University, her Master of Arts degree from the University of Cincinnati and her Master of Library Science degree from the University of Kentucky.

CORRINE A. BYLUND is an attorney in the Jacksonville law firm of Zisser, Robison, Brown, Nowlis, Maciejewski & Cabrey, P.A., where she practices exclusively in the area of family law. Ms. Bylund also handles family law appeals. Several of the cases she has worked on have resulted in published opinions and emerging case law. Ms. Bylund is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association, the Florida Family Law Inn of Court and the State Bar of Wisconsin. She also serves on the board of directors for the Family Nurturing Center of Florida. Ms. Bylund earned her B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay and her J.D. degree from Florida Coastal School of Law.

GRACE VANHOUTEN is assistant director at the Duval County Law Library, in Jacksonville, Florida, where she conducts legal research and provides reference guidance to judges, attorneys and other staff. Ms. VanHouten earned her B.S. degree from Longwood College, her J.D. degree from Florida Coastal School of Law and her master's in library science from Florida State University.

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