I copied the following from Shepard's HelpCite: http://helpcite.shepards.com/feature/archive/tip6.htm
However, because there is no such thing a blue
traffic signal, we have used a blue box containing a white letter
"A" to indicate neutral treatment. Literally, the blue box with the
white “A” inside indicates “Analysis present” (hence the “A”),
and that the case has received neutral treatment. Formerly, we
included these neutral treatment references under the green light
signal. However, many of our customers pointed out to us that
they expected the green signal to indicate positive treatment, not
neutral treatment. Consequently, we added the blue, neutral
signal, and limited the green signal to truly positive citing
references.
Hope this helps!
--Beth
Elizabeth A. Edinger
Reference Librarian
University of California/Boalt Hall
Berkeley, CA
eedinger@mail.law.berkeley.edu
nfrye@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> It's 4:10 pm on the west coast and I can't get an answer from Shepard's because they are all
> east coast people who have gone home already. What does the blue "A" signal mean when one
> shepardizes a case, e.g. 231 CalApp3d 162? Holding my cursor over it doesn't yield a balloon
> explaining it. "Help" didn't help either. Sorry, Shepard's, but it is not obvious what the "A"
> stands for.
>
> I must be getting old since I am seeing history repeating itself. Didn't we West Coast law
> librarians fight this battle back in the 1980s of getting customer service on the East Coast to
> stay open for us?
>
> Nanna K. Frye
> Court of Appeal
> San Diego, Calif.
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