Field and National Office Electronic Research Coordinators are listed in Exhibit 30.7.2-1. A brief explanation of the duties of the respective coordinators follows.

The Office of Servicewide Policy, Directives and Electronic Research (SPDER) serves as the IRS point of contact and provides advice and assistance between the IRS and the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator.

The FEDLINK Coordinator serves as the point of contact and initiates all paperwork between the Office of Chief Counsel and Library of Congress FEDLINK interagency agreements.

Each Field Electronic Research Coordinator is a designee of the Finance & Management (F&M) Area Manager. They serve as the point of contact between the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator and the Counsel offices in the field. A Field Electronic Research Coordinator's responsibilities include requesting additions and deletions of identification cards, via email, from the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator. Field Electronic Research Coordinators are also responsible for coordinating training for the Field Offices and, in general, providing support for all activities associated with electronic research.

Each Local Electronic Research Coordinator is designated by the Associate/Division Counsel. This person serves as the point of contact between the Associate/Division Counsel and the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator by requesting additions and deletions of identification cards, via email, from the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator. The coordinator is also responsible for coordinating training for the National Office and, in general, providing support for all activities associated with electronic research.

The Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator monitors and reports on Counsel electronic research service usage, coordinates the addition or elimination of the respective services for all Counsel entities, and serves as the Counsel contact for all actions and problems pertaining to electronic research. The coordinator serves as Local Coordinator for the offices under the Associate Chief Counsel (F&M) and the Office of Chief Counsel.

The Finance and Management libraries are responsible for coordinating all library purchases, electronic or print, through the IRS Counsel Library (Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator).

Field and local coordinators should request approval for all electronic research services by preparing a memorandum of justification to the IRS Counsel Library (Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator) stating why the service is needed. The memorandum should also state the:

All electronic research services contracted are routed to Servicewide Policy, Directives & Electronic Research (SPDER) by procurement for final approval.

Associate Chief Counsel Offices. The Local Coordinators of the respective Associate Chief Counsel offices are responsible for obtaining identification cards and for coordinating training in the applicable electronic research service(s) for new attorneys, paralegals, and other personnel who use these services in their duties. The Local Coordinator sends requests to the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator or the designee. The Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator prepares the identification card(s) and sends the card(s) to the Local Coordinator of the requesting office. Upon receipt of the identification cards, the local Coordinator should call the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator and schedule training for the new user.

Division Counsel Offices. In Division Counsel offices, the local Coordinator is responsible for obtaining identification cards and for arranging training in the applicable electronic research service(s) for all new attorneys and others. The local Coordinator will provide the F&M Coordinator with the individual's name, office symbol, and job title. The F&M Coordinator will forward the appropriate information to the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator or designee for action. Training requests for the electronic research products should be coordinated through the Counsel Electronic Research Coordinator.

Much of the expense of using on-line legal research can be saved by using the search tips offered below.

Whenever possible, use the fixed-cost electronic research services for all basic research needs. Use the pay-as-you-go online services only when the desired research cannot be done in the fixed cost research services.

To the extent possible, print or download full text from the CD ROM service's fixed cost databases rather than from the pay-as-you-go online services.