CLE @Jenkins Law Library

Medical Resources on the Internet (2.0 Hours)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:00:00 EDT

The amount of medical information on the Web is constantly growing. Learn to effectively find the needle in the haystack. Topics include:

Locating & evaluating medical resources on the Web
Specific drug, disease, or medical procedure information
Expert witness search
Doctor or medical specialist background search

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Jenkins Law Library: Get to Know Us (1.0 Hour)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Do you know about the wealth of information available at Jenkins Law Library, particularly from our Web site, www.jenkinslaw.org? Come to this one-hour, hands-on CLE to learn how to:

Search the Jenkins Automated Catalog (JAC Plus)
Use our directory of more than 2,300 Internet Research Links
View Pennsylvania Legislative Histories in PDF format
Search the Court Records & Briefs database
Find journal articles using the Jenkins Journal Portal
Access members-only online databases

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Internet Ethics (1.0 Hour)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

The PA Rules of Professional Conduct state that "A lawyer must act competently to safeguard information relating to the representation of a client against inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure." Today's technology makes this even more important, yet at the same time more difficult. In this 1 hour hands-on CLE class, you will learn:

How email and other types of information are routed around the Internet
Techniques to protect your firm from viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, and phishing attacks
About security and privacy risks associated with Web-based tools from Google and other
How to manage personal information such as Web history, cached pages, passwords, etc.
What metadata is and how you can remove it from your documents

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Internet Medical Literature Searching (1.0 Hour)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

With over 17 million medical citations, PubMed is one of the largest public access government databases available free on the Web. Learn research techniques and helpful hints for retrieving relevant articles, investigating expert witnesses and locating practice guidelines for standards of care.

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.gov: Federal, PA, and Philadelphia Government Resources on the Web (2.0 Hours)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT

This introduction to U.S. Federal, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia government information on the World Wide Web will focus on how to:

Find laws, regulations, cases and court rules
Search specialized databases such as SEC EDGAR, patent search from the USPTO and PubMed from the National Library of Medicine
Effectively use government-specific search engines

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Advanced Web Searching - Webinar (0.0 Hours)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:51:04 EDT

Date & Time: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Have you been searching for a way to improve your Internet Research skills? PBI is pleased to announce a new way for you to take hands-on training seminars right from your desk. PBI's Webinars combine Call-In CLE with the Web, and enable you to improve your computer skills from your office. This Webinar provides techniques for dealing with the 3 most common Web searching problems: too many hits, no results, irrelevant results. This session also introduces the concept of the 'hidden web' -- information that is not indexed by search engines such as Google and Yahoo -- and shows you how to access this content.

In order to participate in this program you will need a phone, computer and an Internet connection. Registration for Webinars must be completed online. If you need assistance with the registration process please contact PBI's Customer Service at 800-932-4637.

To enroll, please use this form from The Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

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