A presentation I gave on behalf of National Business Institute. This presentation covers approximately half of the material offered in the full seminar.

1. Find It Free and Fast on the Net
Strategies for Legal Research on the Web
Frederick S. Lane
National Business Institute, South Burlington, VT
16 April 2013
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2. Background
• Attorney, Educational
Consultant & Lecturer
• Author of 7 Books
• Computer Forensics
Expert
• 10 Years -- Burlington
(VT) School Board
• Technology & Privacy
Specialist
• Student Safety Advocate
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3. Discover the Invisible Web
• Information Not Collected
by Search Engines
• Useful Databases
• Wayback Machine
• Meta-Information About
Sites
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4. Useful Databases
• Complete Planet:
– http://aip.completeplanet.com/
• InfoMine:
– http://infomine.ucr.edu/
• USA.gov
– http://www.usa.gov/
• WorldCat
– http://www.worldcat.org/
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5. Wayback Machine
• Internet Archive:
– http://www.archive.org/
• Best Evidence and the Wayback
Machine:
– http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?
abstract_id=1459805
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6. Meta-Information About Sites
• WhoIs
– http://www.networksolutions.com/whois
/index.jsp
• Alexa.com
– http://www.alexa.com
• Control-U
• Wayback Machine
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7. Finding “Practice” Tools
• Educating Yourself on the Science
Behind Your Case
• Practical Advice for Using the Cloud
for Backup and Collaboration
• Syncing the Data Across All Devices
• Keeping Track of Legal News and
Updates
• Top Legal Research Time Wasters
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8. Educating Yourself on Science
• Medical Databases:
– http://www.cdc.gov/
– http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
– http://www.healthfinder.gov
• General Science Databases:
– http://scirus.com/
– http://library.duke.edu/research/s
ubject/
• Wikipedia
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9. Using the Cloud
• Collaboration Tool:
– http://docs.google.com
– http://www.skype.com/
• File-Sharing
– http://www.dropbox.com
– http://www.box.com/
• Backup
– http://www.carbonite.com
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10. Syncing Data
• The Difference Between
Collaboration and Syncing
• The Advantages of Cloud
Storage over Sneakernet
• Syncing with Mobile
Devices
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11. Legal News and Time Suckage
• Make Bookmarks
• Set Up Google News Alerts
• Set Up RSS Feeds
• Follow Legal Blogs
– http://www.volokh.com/
– http://www.scotusblog.com
– http://www.abovethelaw.com
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12. Investigative Research
• Publicly Available Information
• Contact Information
• Employment
• Relatives and Associates
• Professional Directories and Licensing Boards
• Social Media Profiles and Behavior
• Geolocation Apps and Social Media
• Military Sites
• Voter Registration
• Foreign Sites
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13. Investigative Research [1]
• Vital Records
– https://www.vitalchek.com
• Property Ownership
– http://www.realtor.com
– http://www.propertyshark.com
• Bankruptcies, Foreclosures, Defaults
– http://www.pacer.gov/
– http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/
• Civil and Criminal Records
– https://www.intelius.com
– http://www.records.com
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14. Investigative Research [2]
• Contact Information
– http://www.whitepages.com
– http://www.peoplesmart.com
• Employment Information
– http://www.facebook.com
– http://www.linkedin.com
• Relatives and Associates
– Start with search engines
– Consider ethical boundaries
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15. Investigative Research [3]
• Professional Directories and
Licensing Boards
– State-by-State Searches
• Social Media Profiles and Behavior
– Almost Unlimited Number of Networks
– Email addresses are the key
• Geolocation Apps and Social Media
– Information Not Generally Available
– Most Readily Available Information Is Photo
Locations
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16. Investigative Research
• Military Sites
– http://www.defense.gov/registeredsites/regi
steredsites.aspx
• Voter Registration
– Limited Availability of Information
– http://www.longdistancevoter.org/
• Foreign Sites
– Search engines
– English versions are available for most
major sites
– Google Translate for the Rest
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17. Slides and Contact Info
• Download a PDF of slides
from:
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• E-mail or Call Me:
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802-318-4604
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18. Find It Free and Fast on the Net
Strategies for Legal Research on the Web
Frederick S. Lane
National Business Institute, South Burlington, VT
16 April 2013
www.FrederickLane.com www.CybertrapsfortheYoung.com