I neglected to include a subject line so I'm sending again. My apologies.
-Kim
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From: Ositis, Kim
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:53 PM
To: 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
Cc: 'heather.murray@gov.ab.ca'
Subject:
Posted on behalf of Heather Murray. Please respond directly to Heather at
heather.murray@gov.ab.ca.
Hello from the Alberta Court Libraries in Calgary,
We require your assistance please.
The librarians in Calgary support the research needs of judges and their
legal counsel. At a recent seminar on finding and noting-up U.S.
case law using free Internet sources, one court lawyer inquired, "What does
the lawyer in a small or one-person American law office routinely
use for U.S. case law research given LexisNexis research costs?"
We would like to know
What other electronic sources do lawyers in small offices in the U.S.
use to reduce case law research costs?
Does the PACER service in the U.S. operate as a subject searchable case law
database at a reasonable cost for small offices?
Is LII used and to what extent?
Are the Law Societies' and academic libraries' print collections (and their
staffs) the most cost effective tools for these small firms?
We appreciate any insights you are able to provide regarding current U.S.
practice. Thank you.
Heather D. Murray, M.A., M.L.S.
Reference Librarian, Alberta Court Libraries 6th floor, 323 - 6 Ave, SE
Calgary, Alberta, T2G 4V1 tel. 403-297-8234; fax. 403-297-2981
heather.murray@gov.ab.ca
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