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Legal Research Meets Web 2.0

by Lynn Lenart, Law Librarian on July 31, 2009

in Legal Resources, Lynn Lenart

Free legal dictionary app for your iPhone

Download Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary for free from the iTunes Store. 

Nolo Press is a publisher of legal self-help books.  “Edited by a team of lawyers with expertise in all the vital areas of the law, Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary contains nearly 4,000 legal terms defined in everyday, understandable language. You’ll find both the legal standards—Latin terms, courtroom jargon, contract basics—and newly minted terms that reflect the ever changing language of the law today.”  This press release  has more information.

Get app here Get App. If the Get App link does not work go to your iTunes software, and then go to the iTunes Store.  Search for “legal dictionary” in the search box in the upper right corner.   You will see several legal dictionaries listed with prices ranging from $9.99 up to $49.99.  Only Nolo’s dictionary is free!  

U.S. Government YouTube channels

This is the “official YouTube channel of the U.S. Government, linking you to videos across government. Visit the playlists and other channels for a wide variety of interesting videos.”  Click on Subscriptions to go to any of the 45+ channels, such as, NASA, CDC, SenateHub, Library of Congress, Veterans, HouseHub, or Ocean Explorer (NOAA).  The Playlist arranges the channels by broad topics.  Missed a Presidential press conference or Town Hall meeting, go to the White House channel and view the video.

 Do you Twitter

Those in the legal field do.  You can also set this up to work with your mobile phone.   More about Twitter here.

Here is a list of Legal News Feeds on Twitter.    

Here is a list of Legal Professionals to Follow on Twitter.  The list includes lawyers, law librarians, legal news journalists, etc.

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