Thanks to Stark Law Library in the US for compiling the following short post in which Lexis & Westlaw offer public opinions of their new competitor over on the west coast
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They write.
“LexisNexis and Westlaw Comment on Google Scholar’s New Legal Database”
From the site: “As we all know by now, Google Scholar is now home to legal documents. Here’s the RS overview post from launch day. As we said then, It will be interesting to see how often the database is updated, if those updates are announced, and if Google will provide a directory/catalog/guide of what is available.
In this Above the Law post, Kashmir Hill, provides comments from Westlaw and LexisNexis.
The comments are what you would expect but are still worth a quick read.
Westlaw
We provide the breadth of information and technology tools to help quickly zero in on specific cases and the facts embedded within them. We provide the context, expert analysis from our attorney-editors and links to supporting materials to help users find the right answers, faster. And, Westlaw includes workflow tools so that our customers can use this information as part of their client workstream.
LexisNexis
They [LN Legal Customers] look to LexisNexis to find needles in the ever-growing information haystack, not the haystack itself. Not only do we provide the most complete portfolio of public and proprietary legal content, but LexisNexis enables legal professionals to conduct their research more efficiently, effectively, and with the assurance of accuracy.
In both cases they tell the truth but why either / both think that Google don’t want to achieve the same over a period of time is beyond us here at HOB
