"THE CYBERSLEUTH'S GUIDE TO THE INTERNET: CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIVE & LEGAL RESEARCH ON THE WEB" (IFL PRESS 2008)
(FORMERLY PUBLISHED AS "INTERNET FOR LAWYERS: HOW TO USE THE INTERNET FOR LEGAL & INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH")

Much of the information that was once only available to professional researchers from expensive, fee-based sources is now available for free on the Internet, if you know how to find it. There’s more to conducting a comprehensive search for information on the Internet than just relying on the results returned by search engines, though. The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet will show you how to be your own cyber-detective and unearth this information FREE (or at low cost!) on the Web.

The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet includes numerous examples based on real world research scenarios. Whether you’re just starting to use the Internet for serious research or you’re a seasoned online research veteran, this book can help you find what you’re looking for fast and free.

For the beginning searcher, the book covers many overlooked features of Web browsers, the "mechanics" of navigating the Internet, and basic research strategies and tools. For "power searchers," it covers more advanced search strategies, and uncovers tips and tricks for getting the most out of many of the sites.

Learn How To Use Some Of The Same Tools as Skip Tracers & Private Investigators:

• Find out How to Dig Up "Dirt" About Anyone
• Uncover Information to Attack Someone’s Credibility
• Seek out the Smoking Gun
• Mine the Web for Missing People
• Discover Addresses (Home and Email)
• Find Phone Numbers (Even Cellular)
• Locate Someone’s Aliases, Employer’s Name, Political Persuasion
• Glean Personal Information From Usenet Postings
• Unearth Property Records
• Identify Low Cost Public Record and Investigative Databases
• Discover Quick and Easy Methods to Access Free Public Records
  • Birth & Death Records
  • Social Security Numbers
  • Liens, Judgments, UCCs, Bankruptcies and Dockets
  • Business Ownerships
  • Criminal Backgrounds
    

Find the Quickest Routes to Free Legal Research:

• Full-Text Case Law Databases
• Online Alternatives for Updating Cases
• Elusive Government Documents
• Federal, State and Local Primary Law
• Secondary Legal Resources (law review articles, legal news, etc.)
• Legal Practice Materials (court forms, transactional forms, briefs, dockets, etc.)

FULLY INDEXED

Even if you're not exactly certain what site you're looking for, finding a site you need is easier than ever with this edition's updated and expanded index. Whether you're looking by jurisdiction, type of information (e.g. real estate records), or by web site name, you will find it quickly in the guide's comprehensive index which includes nearly 1100 entries.

WRITTEN IN PLAIN ENGLISH (NOT COMPUTER JARGON)

Co-author Carole Levitt is a lawyer, law librarian and legal educator – she is not a computer technician. This guide is based on her more than 20 years in the legal field and is written the way legal professionals actually search for information.

 

Levitt is also the regular contributor to the "Computer Counselor" column for the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, as well as a member of the Executive Boards of the California State Bar Law Practice Management & Technology Section and the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section. Additionally, she has recently conducted in-person MCLE programs for the California, Alaska, Los Angeles, Nashville, Nevada, Minnesota, Chattanooga, Ventura, San Bernardino, Century City, Contra Costa and Beverly Hills Bar Associations, among numerous others.

 

Co-author Mark Rosch has written on computer-related topics for numerous publications including Law Office Computing, Law Practice, Small Firm Business, Los Angeles Lawyer, FindLaw and LLRX.com among numerous other publications.

 

Together, Levitt & Rosch are also the authors of The Lawyer's Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet (3rd Ed.) - published by the American Bar Association.

 

Thousands of copies of the books six previous editions are helping legal professionals all over the country save time and money as they conduct legal research. This guide has also been added to numerous county, academic and corporate libraries. Add this book to your collection and put the authors' years of research and training experience to work for you.