TRIAL, Law Reporter go digital.Readers are consuming more news and other information in electronic form, and this month AAJ AAJ All About Jazz (website) AAJ American Association of Jurists AAJ American Alpine Journal AAJ Administrative Appeals Judge AAJ Attitude Adjust launches new online versions of its flagship publications--TRIAL and the Law Reporter featuring content identical to the print versions but adding interactive features, such as keyword searchability, links to Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the resources, and a growing digital archive of back issues. The digital publications, available now to AAJ members via links on www.justice.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. , look just like the print publications, with the same editorial content, graphics, and even advertising. A toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the at the top of the display allows readers to navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. by mouse-click through an issue, set display preferences, search for key terms, and open back issues. Members can conduct searches in a single issue or choose to search the full digital archive, which currently dates back to July 2006 for TRIAL and June 2006 for the Law Reporter. (The publications' text-only archives, which date from 1995 and 1993, respectively, remain available on www.justice.org.) Because the digital editions are Web-based, AAJ members need no special software to use them. "The digital versions will give members who prefer electronic media a dynamic new way to use TRIAL and the Law Reporter," said Julie Shoop, TRIAL editor. "The issues are available online 24 hours a day and can be accessed from anywhere--in the office, at home, or on the road. Members are likely to find the search and live-link features particularly useful." Every URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. that appears in editorial and advertising is a live link. "With this feature, a reader who wants to look at a primary source that an author cites with a Web address--say, an FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. document in an article on preemption--can click on that link and go directly to it," Shoop said. She noted that the print editions of the publications will continue to be delivered to all members. "Digital is an additional member benefit," she said. To access digital TRIAL, go to www.justice.org/TRIAL. For digital Law Reporter, go to www.justice.org/LawReporter. The digital publications are available to AAJ members only; users will be prompted to enter their Web site username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password to view them. If you aren't registered for the site, go to www.justice.org and click on "Register." You will need to enter your name and AAJ member ID number, which is on the mailing label of TRIAL or available through the Membership Department at membership@justice.org. Or call (202) 965-3500 or (800) 424-2725, ext. 611. |
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