The summer of new content
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West Group's and Lexis-Nexis' flashy electronic product introductions at legal trade shows during the summer of 1997 kept legal publishers very busy. For its part, West Group introduced its KeyCite electronic case law citation technology in July to enhance its Westlaw online service. Law librarians and other preliminary testers of the service are excited about its modern features. Although Shepard's has long been distinguished as the citation product market leader, West Group is committed to making KeyCite a robust and rich alternative. Shepard's, also available in electronic formats, is based primarily on traditional print editions and some users assert that it is frustrating to use. Lexis-Nexis' electronic technology offering, Lexis-Nexis Xchange, offers attorneys an Internet-based service that is expected to compete directly with Counsel Connect. The new service will rely on Lexis' Lexis-Nexis legal research system and will provide discussion groups, legal news and specific legal practice information.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1997
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Cite-fight: the war on West
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West Publishing Company's century-long dominance in the legal-publishing industry is threatened as firms look for new ways to exploit the information age to extract legal citations. Colorado, Louisiana and Wisconsin are three states to adopt 'vendor-neutral' computerized citation systems. Industry insiders say there are a number of problems with West's system, including an inefficient way of interfacing with new technologies. West, understandably, is vigorously opposed to these views, and staunchly defends its system. West's Reporter System, the mainstay of the firm's business, first came under fire in the early 1990s when the Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly suggested its desire to explore a public database of state and federal cases. The idea of alternative citation systems is widely supported by some law librarians and dismissed by others as problematic.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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The battle for your online dollar
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Lawyers now have three major legal information services providing everything from e-mail to advanced legal research functions, but few attorneys have availed themselves of this online bonanza. Lexis Counsel Connect, a joint effort of Lexis/Nexis and American Lawyer Media, supplies discussion forums on a variety of legal issues and has 18,000 subscribers to keep the debates raging. The National Law Review's Law Journal Extra provides an attractive Pipeline interface for accessing the Internet and the World Wide Web, but may prove to be too expensive in the long run. West Publishing's West Network supplies substantial editorial content and focuses on current events with a legal twist.
Publication Name: Law Office Computing
Subject: Law
ISSN: 1055-128X
Year: 1995
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