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On Friday I attended the WestlawNext preview breakfast where Thomson Reuters unveiled its new product to the Philadelphia legal information community. Designed to revolutionize the way legal professionals search, WestlawNext only requires the entering of some key terms and the selection of a jurisdiction, unlike the database driven format of traditional Westlaw. WestlawNext then runs a search in cases, statutes, regulations, treatises, briefs, etc. The results come back clustered, so that you can see how many hits you had in each category. Warning screens will alert you if you try to click on something which is outside of your contract. This product definitely encourages you to just put in a few terms (like Google) and see what happens. Behind the scenes, WestlawNext is making use of all West’s proprietary content, such as indexes and topic & key numbers, to try to bring back results that are right on point. I love the idea of making use of all that stuff, like ’see also’ entries in indexes, which has gotten a little lost in electronic searching. As a searcher, though, it makes me feel a bit as if I am giving up control. I am trusting Westlaw to make the connections, and I don’t get to see exactly how the new search algorithms are doing that. I think because West anticipated that those of us who are used to ‘terms and connectors’ or Boolean searches would have trouble letting go, they are still allowing these types of searches in WestlawNext, and I do appreciate that. The big question mark for me with WestlawNext is the pricing. It was not discussed at the breakfast, but WestlawNext is a separate product from traditional Westlaw. It presumably requires its own contract and has its own pricing structure. Overall I think WestlawNext looks clean and intuitive to use. I am really looking forward to giving it a try. In the next few weeks, I hope to get a test password, so I’ll let you know what I think as I actually start playing with the product. |
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Submitted by: Jenny Hohenstein, Research Services Manager
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Comments (3)February 22, 2010
| Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe (Ninth Annual): A Contrast in EU & U.S. Provisions |
 By Practicing Law InstituteCourse Handbook from the program Ninth Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe: A Contrast in EU & U.S. Provisions, held January, 2010. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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February 15, 2010
| Police Misconduct: Defending Criminal Cases in Pennsylvania (includes CD-ROM) |
 By Paul MessingPolice Misconduct examines the implications of police misconduct from the crime scene, arrest, preliminary proceedings, investigation, discovery, and litigation of pretrial motions through the jury selection process and trial. Supporting legal analysis and case citations are provided together with sample motions and memoranda. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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February 8, 2010
| The Future of Westlaw and Lexis |
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Ever wish that computerized legal research could be more like searching Google? You’re about to get your wish fulfilled. For those of you who haven’t heard, Westlaw and Lexis are revamping their databases to make searching and finding legal materials much simpler and efficient. Westlaw recently debuted their new product called WestlawNext and Lexis is rumored to be unveiling their “New Lexis” later this year. Here at Jenkins we’re not too concerned about all the changes to come- hey we worked through the switch from dial up to the web! We’ll let you know what we think about WestlawNext after we attend a preview on February 19. Stay tuned! |
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Submitted by: Nancy Garner, Assistant Director of Knowledge Services
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| Waters and Water Rights, 3rd edition, 2009 |
 By Robert E. Beck, editorWaters and Water Rights is the authoritative reference on this highly complex and rapidly evolving area of law. Primarily national in scope, but with interstate, state-specific and international coverage, this treatise contains more in-depth information than any other publication on legal issues involving water rights, water usage and water quality. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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February 1, 2010
| New Jersey Family Law Practice, 13th edition |
 By Gary N. Skoloff, Laurence J. CutlerThe 13th edition of this 5-volume series of practice manuals will help with initial client interview and with every phase of a divorce. The first three volumes offer the foundation you need to advise your clients on divorce, annulment, custody, alimony, child support, counsel fees, bankruptcy, taxation, domestic violence, and other related matters. The 13th edition also features a new chapter on divorce mediation and arbitration. Library Record • Borrow it • More Titles |
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Submitted by: Malgorzata Pawska, Digital Content Coordinator
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