"Internet Fact Finding for Lawyers" from ALI/ABA.

The ALI/ABA (Philadelphia, PA) has begun the publication of "Internet Fact Finding for Lawyers," a newsletter that is designed to keep readers current with search technologies and new and established legal web sites and online resources. It will be published six times a year and is available in print or online. A charter annual subscription costs $99 in print and $129 online.

ALI/ABA said that each issue is written to help save time searching the Internet, help obtain accurate information and avoid unnecessary pay sites Targeted to attorneys, paralegals, law librarians, law firm administrators and law firm marketing departments, the newsletter includes coverage of free and low-cost resources available on the Internet and information on sites that are useful for investigators, depositions and trial preparation, as well as company and medical research, gathering competitive intelligence, finding expert witnesses, and fact checking.

It also includes coverage of legal technology Web sites, browsers, Weblogs, legal research Web sites, search engines, public records, and new resources. Information for each site contains summaries of information available, site idiosyncrasies, and whether the site is free, requires registration or is fee-based. The format is based on the newsletter's authors' book, "The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet," published in 2006 by the American Bar Association (Chicago, IL).