In addition to lexis web version as the main source, I also heard that
Westlaw is doing the same thing. I guess by doing this, it makes it easier
for people to access their service when attorney/paralegal arre not at the
office.
Bobby - Paralegal/Libarian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu]On
Behalf Of stephanie davidson
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 11:38 AM
To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Lexis
I vaguely remember hearing something about discontinued support of
proprietary software down the line, but our reps have been saying recently
that Lexis intends to support the software indefinitely at this
point. However, we only train on Lexis.com at this point, in part because
it's easier for our students to access from anywhere, and in part because
there are features that I believe aren't offered on the software. Plus,
our rep also serves the firms in the area and has to train them in
preparation for their placement there, and it's been my understanding that
the majority of those firms support Lexis via the web now, so it makes the
most sense for our students to learn the web version.
-stephanie
Stephanie Davidson
Electronic Services/Reference Librarian
The Ohio State University College of Law
davidson.159@osu.edu
At 10:55 AM 5/26/2000 -0400, dpelletier@kramerlevin.com wrote:
>I do not want to beat a dead horse, and I may have missed a thread of
>discussion
>on this listerv about Lexis support of its proprietary software. But I've
>been
>told by various law students from Cardozo Law School who are here taking
cite
>checking tests as applicants for paralegal positions, that they are being
>trained in Lexis research only via Lexis.com because their legal research
>instructors are telling them that Lexis is not supporting the proprietary
>software any longer and the only way to access Lexis is via the web. Is
>this a
>trend that is being seen at other law schools around the country?
>
>It seems to me that this directly contradicts what I and other librarians
have
>been told by not only our Lexis reps but senior executives at Lexis. Now I
>haven't checked with sources at Cardozo or at Lexis to confirm this, but
>it has
>been repeated by numerous job applicants, and it may be confined to
>Cardozo. I
>am curious however whether other librarians are hearing similar stories.
If
>this is a nationwide trend it certainly affects the desktop setups we are
>providing our attorneys, summer associates and paralegal staff.
>
>daniel pelletier
>director of library services
>kramer levin naftalis & frankel llp
>919 third avenue
>new york ny 10022
>212-715-9320
>212-715-8000
>dpelletier@kramerlevin.com
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