Having read some of the discussion on vendor-neutral citation systems,
following Shepards' call for comment on its proposed change to Finance &
Commerce citations, I'd just like to add my $0.02 as a (hopefully unbiased)
outsider.
I can appreciate both:
(a) the desirability of a public domain, vendor-neutral citation (i.e. the
docket cite), particularly for those who may not have access to a specific
printed series; and on the other hand
(b) the convenience for the majority of users of a particular publication of
having cites to a printed series to which they have quick and easy access.
But does it have to be an either/or? Why not recommend to Shepards that
they include both Finance & Commerce AND docket cites?
Judith M. Bird
tel: (514)487-0559; fax: (514)487-0625
email: jbird@accent.net
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