From the Library of
Congress, in Washington, DC
>>Barbara: Hello, my
name is Barbara Bavis
and I am here with Robert Brammer.
We are senior legal reference
specialists at the Law Library
of Congress and are here today to
talk about the Global Legal Monitor.
The Global Legal Monitor
is an online publication
from the Law Library of
Congress that covers legal news
and developments worldwide.
Updated frequently, the Global
Legal Monitor draws on information
from official national
legal publications
and reliable press sources.
To get to the Global Legal Monitor,
simply visit the Law Library
of Congress's website at
www.law.gov, scroll down the page
until you see the heading
for "Global Legal Monitor,"
and click "Read more."
Once you have opened the Global
Legal Monitor landing page,
notice that there is a list of
the most recent articles featured
in the center of the page.
If you are interested, however,
in articles on a specific topic
or from a specific jurisdiction, you
might want to scroll up to the top
of the screen and use one of
the two "Browse" features.
Notice that you can browse
by all available topics
or by jurisdictions.
Once you have clicked one
of these Browse features,
you will see an alphabetical list
of the feature you're interested in.
>>Robert: You can also search
the Global Legal Monitor.
If you go to the top of the
screen and click "Search News,"
you'll be presented
with multiple options.
You can search by topic,
jurisdiction, keyword, author,
and you can narrow by date.
You can also pair these
search options.
For example, if you are
interested in administrative law
and regulatory procedures concerning
China, you can select both.
Then click "Search," and you'll
articles on administrative law
and regulatory procedures
involving China.
Let's go ahead and take a
look at what an article looks
like in the Global Legal Monitor.
Note at the top of the screen that
if you want a link to an article,
you can copy the persistent
link to return to it later.
If you scroll down, you might
be interested in more articles
by this author, topic,
or jurisdiction.
If you're interested in more
by this author, click here.
If you're interested
in more articles
on the topics concerning
this article, click here.
If you're interested
in more articles
on this jurisdiction, click here.
You may be interested in
particular topics and jurisdictions,
and want to receive
frequent updates on them.
You can scroll to the top of the
screen and click on "GLM RSS."
If you click on that, it's going to
allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds
of Global Legal Monitor
articles related
to a particular topic
or jurisdiction.
On the other hand, you may
be interested in subscribing
to all new articles published in
the Global Legal Monitor by e-mail.
If you want to do that, scroll
up to the top of the screen,
click on "RSS & Email," and then
scroll to the bottom of the screen
where you see "Global
Legal Monitor."
Click on that, then enter your
e-mail address and click "Submit."
>>Barbara: If you have
any further questions,
about the Global Legal Monitor or
other legal topics, please feel free
to contact us through our
"Ask a Librarian" feature.
You will notice that at the
top of every "law.gov" screen,
there is an "Ask a
Librarian" button.
If you click it, and then
select "Law" from the list under
"General Collections,"
it will bring you
to the Law Library's
"Ask a Librarian" page.
From that page, you can
select our online form.
Then you can fill out
your information,
and select "Ask Your Question."
We will respond to your question
within five business days.
On behalf of myself
and Robert Brammer,
we hope you have enjoyed this
webcast regarding the Global Legal
Monitor, and thank you for watching.
This has been a presentation
of the Library of Congress.
Visit us at loc.gov.