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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EDITORIAL
The defining fortnight of 2009 in the world of big law publishing?
We would say so
? Reed?s new man quits after only 8 months in the job
? The launch of google scholar
? Rumours abound about both West and Bloomberg looking at LN (or parts thereof) as an acquisition target
We?re not sure much more could happen in ten working days and in 7 years of publication we don?t quite remember so many stars aligning or un-aligning depending which way you look at it; in such a short period
Ian Smith?s departure from Reed last week reeks of politics and a man who was obviously expected to steer the good ship Reed; as had the mighty captain Crispin.
But instead of being a glorious Nelson at Trafalgar it appears he?s suffered the corporate version of the fate of Admiral Byng (http://home.wxs.nl/~pdavis/Byng.htm) in 1757.
Then: this week the announcement that we all knew would come at some point. Google?s entry into the world of legal information.
As many commentators have pointed out Google are nowhere near providing competition to Lexis & Westlaw but here at HOB we don?t really see the point of that argument. The simple fact is that Google is now in the market. And once they make a decision to supply information they tend to move only forwards and at pace. We may not see any major announcements from them again in 2009 but 2010 will we?re sure, bring developments. (see our story in LLN news)
Lexis & West will now have to develop strategies to compete with what they think Google might do over the next 18-36 months. It?ll be interesting times. Especially so as rumours are already circulating that both West and Bloomberg may be looking at Lexis as an acquisition target.
In excited utterances Joy highlights an article entitled
KM at Work: A Look at How Organizations Maximize Knowledge to Deliver Results
For law firm Gibbons, P.C., the crux of the KM issue has always been “knowledge as an asset for service delivery to clients,” according to Patrick V. DiDomenico, the firm’s chief knowledge officer. Like many law firms, Gibbons uses an application by LexisNexis called Total Search, which is made specifically for the legal market. DiDomenico points out that the firm, established in 1926, has a long history, so “there is lot of knowledge on those servers, and chances are someone has done something similar, whether it is a type of case or type of deal or written the type of contract before.” The ROI, he says, is that “you are spending 5 hours instead of 15” finding that information, saving time, which also translates into cost savings for the client-something very important these days.
Also worth a scan is Sabrina I. Pacifici’s completely revised and updated pathfinder focuses on leveraging selected reliable, focused, free and low cost sites and sources to effectively profile and monitor companies, markets, countries, people, and issues Competitive Intelligence ? a Selective Resource Guide ( see excited utterances)
Best wishes
Sean & Joy
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excited utterances
Articles
KM at Work: A Look at How Organizations Maximize Knowledge to Deliver Results
The Myth of Usability Testing
Barriers to Intranet Use from Forrester
Law 2.0: New Web 2.0 Tools Help In-house Counsel Collaborate
Communities of Practice: Optimizing Internal Knowledge Sharing
Competitive Intelligence ? a Selective Resource Guide
Surveys & Whitepapers
ILTA Marketing Survey
Books
Information Needs of Lawyers: a Case Study Evaluating the Information Needs of Lawyers in a Major City Law Firm
LLN News Stories
Google & The Law Has Arrived|
College Of Law (UK) Looking For Author
Bloomsbury (UK) To Run Focus Group
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
Features / Vendor Articles
In our new section vendor articles/features we will feature pieces written by employees at legal publishing, legal technology, legal KM and legal web 2.0 companies. If articles have been paid for we will always let you know
Words4Business ? Legal News Solution
Conferences and Events
BIALL
EU Databases Group
Hitwise
Australian Business and Finance – Legal ? All sites ? Monthly rankings for the month of September, 2009 ? Ranks by ‘Visits’
Charon QC
BPP Law School owners investigated by SEC in US for accounting?irregularities
Blogs Du Jour
Blog Article (SLAW Post) Technology and Its Effect on Access to Justice, Advocacy, and the Judiciary
Blog Article (SLAW Post) Do We Still Need E-mail?
Blog Post: The Top 5 Social Media Monitoring Services [Poll Results]
Legal Tube (SLAW Post): Law Video Site Launched: LegalTube
Mondaq / Twitter: Mondaq Integrate Twitter Into Articles
Twitter: Should Twitter in the Courtroom Be Illegal?
Trawling
Article: Are the 7 Faces of Legal KM Simply Enterprise Content Management?
Article: Reboot? Your Knowledge Management Program
Article: Business Development Strategies in Legal Publishing Can Work for You
Article: On “Tabs and Sidebars War” and the Prospect for Improved WEXIS Usability in a Duopoly
Article:?Reboot? Your Knowledge Management Program
Article: Reed Elsevier?s CEO Quits After 8 Months
Article: The Economy Hits Legal Information
Blog Article: New Supreme Court Database (USA)
Blog Article: Cutting Losses: Smith Bows Out as Reed Elsevier CEO
Blog Article: Lexis sums up
Blog Article: Tips On Using Article Marketing For Increasing Traffic
Book Review: International Development?Law
Press Release: Kestrel and LexisNexis Announce Strategic Partnership for LexisNexis Streamline Serbian Law Guide: Guide to Legal Research in Serbia
White Paper: White paper: Re-Inventing Aggregation – The Rise of Aggregated Online Xmas Gifts For Lawyers: The Professional Collection (USA)
Legal Technology Insider News
Insider revising its top 250 chart
November Legal Technology Insider (digital edition) out now
Capsoft buys HotDocs business from LexisNexis
LexisNexis and Kestrel in Streamline partnership
Tesco law draws closer – HMG issues consultation paper
Law Librarians, Legal KM & Legal Publishing Jobs Board
Law Librarians Of Leisure Jobs Listings (USA)
Reference Assistant, Mendik Library, New York Law School, NY
Law Librarian, University of Oregon Law Library, OR
Librarian, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, CA
Assistant Law Librarian, Clark County Law Library, WA
Legal information Specialist, Miami Law Firm, FL
Information Resources Manager, Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL
Reference/Faculty Services Librarian, North Carolina Central University School of Law, NC
Law Cataloger, Library Associates Companies, U.S.A.
Serials & Acquisitions Librarian, Drexel University School of Law, PA
Research and Instructional Services Librarian, Drexel University School of Law, PA
Reference Librarian, Cincinnati College of Law, OH
Law Librarian I, Connecticut Judicial Branch, Stamford, CT
Head of Information Services, Indiana University School of Law, IN
Chief Law Librarian, Dalhousie School of Law, Canada
Jobs Board
NEW ZEALAND
Law Librarian @ Davis Law Library New Zealand
UK / EUROPE
Mills & Reeve?s Library & Information Services Team in Cambridge is seeking a part-time Library & Information Services Assistant.
Information Services Assistant x 2, Hammonds LLP
Temporary Legal Library Asst. – 4 month contract
Legal Publishing: Subscription Sales Executive
Amnesty International: Volunteer Cataloguer To Assist In Public Access Library @ The Human Rights Action Centre
USA
Grateful Dead Archivist !
Research and Instructional Services Librarian, Drexel Univ. Legal Research Center
Director: Customer Discovery & Innovation Librarian/Knowledge Mgmt Officer, NY
New & Forthcoming Titles / Products
Kluwer Law International
Ashgate Law
English Arabic Law Dictionaries
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