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I Love a Good List!

Mar 9, 2010 6:43am

I came across this post on the Criminal Law Library blog and found it to be very interesting. The author, David Badertscher, Principal Law Librarian of the New York State Supreme Court Criminal Term, First Judicial District, has created a list of characteristics that are essential to the long-term survival...

You Gotta Love a Catchy Title or Westlaw is a Gateway Drug

Mar 1, 2010 8:36pm

I found this blog post through one of my Google alerts, and the title just reeled me right in. I enjoyed reading about Mr. Perlin’s introduction to “excluded” charges via his $1,800 foray into South Carolina primary law. No doubt many would find this a relatively inexpensive lesson as we’ve...

Something We Don’t Hear Enough About: Biblioburro

Feb 26, 2010 8:30am

I stumbled across this article on CNN while recently browsing the headlines. This is part of their ‘heroes’ series, and it was a great reminder of how glad I am for all the books and information that I had access to as a child. How many a man has dated a...

Thomson Reuters Posts 2009 Results

Feb 24, 2010 7:34am

Thomson Reuters posts its fourth-quarter and full-year results today, and seemed practically unaffected by the global economy. Read the entire press release here. Highlights from the legal division: Full-year revenues were flat as strong growth from FindLaw (up 13%) and subscription-related products (up 6%) were offset by a 5% decline in...

WestlawNext: Perspective from a Law Student

Feb 23, 2010 8:27am

Great post over at Social Media Law Student by law student Laura Bergus. Laura got access to WestlawNext, and took it for a test run. Here are the results of her testing: First, she tried the current version of Westlaw. Using a natural language search for “wrongful discharge public policy exception,”...

Reed Elsevier Announces 2009 Results

Feb 22, 2010 11:26am

Reed Elsevier, parent company of LexisNexis, announced 2009 full-year results late last week. Results from the press release: LexisNexis (42% of adjusted operating profits) Revenue growth +14%, adjusted operating profit +13%, at constant currency, including full year contribution of ChoicePoint acquisition Core law firm markets flat in US and marginally lower internationally reflecting...

Reed Elsevier 2009 Full-Year Results Announced Today

Feb 18, 2010 9:29am

From Interactive Investor: Reed’s earnings are likely to show the company has felt the sharp sting of the recent dollar weakness, given that dollar earnings account for a hefty proportion of the company’s business. It was forced to streamline its operations in reaction to the recession, but experienced some difficulty in...

Speaking Engagement: Downtown Milwaukee Librarians Group

Feb 18, 2010 8:09am

I traveled to Milwaukee this week to speak to a group of librarians on the topic of law library management and today’s reality. The presentation I put together is a summary of my experiences as a consultant, librarian and vendor, covering such topics as the role of the librarian, the...

Too Little…Too Late?

Feb 9, 2010 8:36am

Great post about the timing of the new versions of Westlaw and Lexis at Legal Practice Pro. This is what caught my eye: “But the giants got fat and sleepy, as they often do. Their pricing became their burden, their staffing and infrastructure made them sluggish. Rather than take the innovations...

Friday Fun: Librarians Will Save the World…Again

Feb 5, 2010 8:04am

I’ve written about librarian heroes several times in the past, such as here. But now a new book is out that takes the reader deep into our world and demonstrates that librarians “are FIERCE” (per a reviewer on Amazon). I’ve already got my copy downloaded on my Kindle, and I’ll...