I recently had a somewhat complex research request, for cases, and started
out on a Premise CD, then went to Westlaw. Because of the West search
engine, I was able to zero-in on the issue fairly easily. But when I tried
to duplicate this search on Lexis, because of Lexis' limitations with the
search engine (which does not allow for searching strict phrases) I got more
clutter in the results.
David Leone
Librarian
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, PLLC
511 Union Street, Suite 2100
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Phone: 615-850-8244
Fax: 615-244-6804
Email: dleone@wallerlaw.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Addo, Wilson [mailto:WAddo@dglaw.com]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:08 PM
To: 'Law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
Subject: Lexis vs. Westlaw
If you have been in a position in which you had to evaluate these two
competitors, please let me know. I have been accused of saying doing
caselaw searches on Westlaw is better (my own experience as a researcher).
What baffles me about this is that, I praise news and other searches on
Lexis all the time (in fact, I'm a Lexis user first). My opinion is that,
both have different strengths and weeknesses, and I believe both vendors
should respect my opinion as a researcher. They should not take it
personal, but should retain the absolute right to proof otherwise. I don't
want to be caught in the middle of Westlsaw and Lexis, but as a firm
librarian, it may be unavoidable. My job is to get the best tools for my
firm, by looking at what suits our practice and pocket. More content does
not equal better, cost must be taken into consideration. Thanks folks.
Wilson Addo
Davis & Gilbert LLP
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