Two exciting new enhancements from HeinOnline:
HeinOnline has integrated its online legal research collection directly with Copyright Clearance Center to provide legal researchers a fast and easy way to price and obtain copyright permissions for using content found in HeinOnline. HeinOnline is the first legal publishing platform to partner with Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). For more [...]
A Federal Judge made some interesting observations in a recent case. Class action lawyers submitted their expenses after winning a judgment against Coca-Cola (to read more about the case click here). The Judge would not allow the lawyers to recover $93,960.67 for LexisNexis, Westlaw and online library research. He wrote:
“This Court is of the opinion [...]
The ability to work anywhere at any time does have some perks, and firms are catching on according to this article from law.com. Law Firm Perk of the Moment: Flextime.
Welcome to the first interview in our new series. This interview focuses on training and cost recovery, and was conducted with Monice M. Kaczorowski who has been Director of Library Services for Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago since June 2003.
How or why have you become such a champion for new associate training?
My [...]
It’s been a busy time for legal vendors:
LexisNexis and Chambers & Partners Announce Agreement to Feature Chambers Rankings on Martindale.com
Compliance 360 Announces Integration with Westlaw
Jigsaw Partners with LexisNexis to Enhance Corporate Contact Information on lexis.com
Layoffs:
Thomson Reuters to Cut Jobs in Eagan
LexisNexis Plans to Cut Local Workers
Sarah Clark Kavanagh will be speaking at a November 20th meeting of the Law Librarians Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC).
Topic: How to Get the Most From Online Contracts and Other Money-Saving Strategies
If you are interested in having Sarah or Colleen speak to your group, please email us at info@cableandclark.com.
In an article earlier this year, Big Firm Associates: Why They Go and How to Keep Them, I found a very interesting quote: “…most importantly, firms could spend as much time on professional development as on marketing.” I don’t know if firms are using this type of benchmark to measure the amount of resources committed [...]
In a Library Journal article yesterday, Too Late or Just Right? OCLC, I-Schools Announce Reference Extract Web Search Project, a new search engine project was announced. This goal of this project is to create a “more credible” web search experience through the expertise of librarians.
It would work like this, “users of Reference Extract would enter [...]
From our friends at Above the Law, a report on a new service aimed at the “sandwich generation” at Goodwin Proctor: “Free, round-the-clock access to a telephone support center that provides information on services for the elderly, the disabled, and the family members who care for them.”
Westlaw China Goes Global
LexisNexis Acquires IDEX
Contact Networks Now Integrated with LinkedIn
New Comprehensive eDiscovery site
Global Legal Monitor from the Law Library of Congress
State and municipal public safety codes from all across the country
