The publication of textbooks solely on the Internet is still rare, and will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. This is probably not only for reasons of commerce and prestige, but also due to the inconvenience of having to down load and read or print vast amounts of text. There are, however, laudable exceptions like the Zivilrecht online Lehrbuch fuer Oesterreichisches Buergerliches Recht(Textbook on Austrian Civil Law) by Professor Heinz Barta from Innsbruck, which is advertised as the first student textbook on the Internet. Also growing number of academic teachers use the Internet as a teaching aid. Offers range from interactive learning tools to a simple presentation of lecture notes, exam papers and diagrams to the students and to interested lawyers outside the university. These are, of course, primarily designed to fit university law courses but -depending on their depth and quality sometimes allow more than a first overview of a certain field or problem. A good example of the latter are Professor Werlauff s publications on various subjects of Danish business law- In general, the publication of secondary material is still developing. At present, it is usually still difficult to predict whether the chand of coming across relevant and useful material will warrant the time spent perusing the net. In particular,' soft' material not directed at the legal academic but at a wider public can often only be traced by using search engines. For this kind of background information, it can be worthwhile checking out the home pages of special agencies, lobby groups professional organisations or other entities that have an interest in disseminating relevant information The extent of publication of legal material depends heavily on the field of law in question. However, there is an interaction between publishers and readers' expectations in this respect: One is more likely to find worthwhile material in areas of law which are anticipated to be searched on the net. For this reason, publications concerning Internet or Information Technology and the Law are naturally among the most readily encountered on the Internet. Less inflationary but still likely to be found is material on transnational aspects of law, especially international commercial, tax or intellectual property law. And in all fields of law, obviously the most recent developments are the most likely to be covered by Internet publications Apart from strictly legal material, the WWw also contains numerous other sites which help to make the work of comparative lawyers simpler and more convenient. Examples of useful tools are (general or legal)dictionaries such as Eurodicautom", a translation engine ma terminology(twelve languages), and directories of legal professionalsThe publication of textbooks solely on the Internet is still rare, and will probably remain so for the foreseeable future. This is probably not only for reasons of commerce and prestige, but also due to the inconvenience of having to download and read or print vast amounts of text. There are, however, laudable exceptions like the Zivilrecht online - Lehrbuch fuer Oesterreichisches Buergerliches Recht (Textbook on Austrian Civil Law) by Professor Heinz Barta from Innsbruck, which is advertised as the first student textbook on the Internet(10). Also, a growing number of academic teachers use the Internet as a teaching aid. Offers range from interactive learning tools to a simple presentation of lecture notes, exam papers and diagrams to the students and to interested lawyers outside the university. These are, of course, primarily designed to fit university law courses but - depending on their depth and quality - sometimes allow more than a first overview of a certain field or problem. A good example of the latter are Professor Werlauff's publications on various subjects of Danish business law(11) . In general, the publication of secondary material is still developing. At present, it is usually still difficult to predict whether the chance of coming across relevant and useful material will warrant the time spent perusing the net. In particular, 'soft' material not directed at the legal academic but at a wider public can often only be traced by using search engines. For this kind of background information, it can be worthwhile checking out the home pages of special agencies, lobby groups, professional organisations or other entities that have an interest in disseminating relevant information. The extent of publication of legal material depends heavily on the field of law in question. However, there is an interaction between publishers' and readers' expectations in this respect: One is more likely to find worthwhile material in areas of law which are anticipated to be searched on the net. For this reason, publications concerning Internet or Information Technology and the Law are naturally among the most readily encountered on the Internet. Less inflationary but still likely to be found is material on transnational aspects of law, especially international commercial, tax or intellectual property law. And in all fields of law, obviously the most recent developments are the most likely to be covered by Internet publications. Apart from strictly legal material, the WWW also contains numerous other sites which help to make the work of comparative lawyers simpler and more convenient. Examples of useful tools are (general or legal) dictionaries such as Eurodicautom(12), a translation engine mainly for European Union terminology (twelve languages), and directories of legal professionals