If the students follow West's directions and apply for the extension
online, it takes 24-48 hours to process. If I as the contact person
call the Rapid Password number, they can do it on the spot. There
has to be a more efficient way.
At 09:49 AM 6/13/00 -0400, Stephanie Davidson wrote:
>I'll try not to make this too much of a gripe...
>
>I was curious whether anyone had any insight as to why Westlaw changed its
>summer access policy for law students this year (automatic extension, but
>only for two hours a month, unless they're doing research for a faculty
>member). My understanding is that they're only waiving the access and
>print limits for research assistants, but not for students enrolled in
>summer classes. Why are students taking classes in the summer
>restricted? I understand that administratively this is probably much
>easier for Westlaw to manage, but it's very confusing for us and for the
>students.
>
>-stephanie
>
>
>Stephanie Davidson
>Electronic Services/Reference Librarian
>The Ohio State University College of Law
>Moritz Law Library
>(614) 292-9421
>davidson.159@osu.edu
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