Using human attorney editors to create Westlaw case Headnotes and the Digest system has been the norm for over 100 years, but is it better than the Lexis computer-created headnotes and taxonomy? This question has long been discussed, but hasn’t really been investigated until now. Susan Nevelow-Mart has begun researching and writing an article, and [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Technology’
September 27, 2009
Legal Professionals and Web 2.0
The legal profession has been slow to adopt many Web 2.0 technologies, but we are getting there. A recent survey by CCH found that:
59% use Web 2.0 technology at least once per week – most use it for professional purposes
54% of social media usage is for professional research
72% of professionals value information from peers as [...]
May 13, 2009
LexisNexis Technology Gap Survey: How Does it Affect Your Firm?
LexisNexis surveyed 700 legal and white collar professionals in the United States to determine the extent of a generation gap in terms of technology in the workplace. Three generations took the survey, which included Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y. While it is no surprise that Boomers appear notably more concerned about [...]
May 12, 2009
2009 Technology Trends
In a recent post, Dennis Kennedy laid out his technology trends for 2009. I’m especially intrigued by the first one, as it echos what we have been talking about in the library world.
1. Technology Budgets Get Decimated. At many firms, technology spending has crept up to be a substantial line-item on the firm’s budget. If [...]
April 27, 2009
Black’s Law Dictionary goes Mobile!
Black’s Law Dictionary is now available as an iPhone app! This is the first iPhone app from West, and they promise in this blog post that more will be coming.
To learn more about the app and its development, click here.
March 30, 2009
Do you Twitter?
This question was recently posed by our friends over at the Law Librarian blog via an informal poll. The results are interesting and can be found here. Cable&Clark has been on Twitter since we started our business (to follow us click here), and have seen the benefits time and again. The first day on Twitter, [...]
March 19, 2009
Modern Information and Research Realities Cause Problems at Trial
The ubiquitous nature of information has become both a blessing and curse. Easy to access general information about a medical condition, or finding the address of a restaurant in an unfamiliar city, has revolutionized our world. It has also changed our expectations and our appetite for seeking information. This new reality has surfaced in the [...]
March 13, 2009
Happy Birthday to you, WWW!
The World Wide Web turns 20 years old today. WWW…you sure are getting better with age!
To learn more and watch a video of the WWW founder, click here.
March 5, 2009
Pacer Brouhaha
Pacer is getting a lot of press these days, and it isn’t pretty. First, Carl Malamud, of recent Pacer fame (also our prior post), has launched a campaign to be appointed Public Printer. In addition to 709 endorsements, Mr. Malamud has also submitted a detailed series of policy statements. If Mr. Malamud were to be [...]
March 3, 2009
Where Do You Fit?
In this new technological age, that is the question being asked by many of us. The Pew Internet Project’s Typology of Information and Communication Technology Users quiz might be able to help. Click here to take the quiz and find out what category you fit into.
I took it, and based on my answers I’m classified [...]
