CRIV CONNECTION

The official PUBLICATION for the AALL Committee on Relations with Information Vendors

December 2012

  • CALI’s A2J Author

    CALI, in conjunction with the Center for Access to Justice & Technology (CAJT), has created the A2J Author software, available to download at http://www.a2jauthor.org/drupal/.  According to the CALI website, “A2J Author helps legal aid attorneys create computer-based, self-guided A2J interviews for use by unrepresented litigants and others in need.The A2J interviews walk users through a step-by-step… Continue reading

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  • E-Book Dilemma

    Today’s e-book market for libraries is vaguely reminiscent of the internet before Google–content with little standardization.  Many of us have seen emails and surveys from vendors asking for library input into their e-book products, and some of us have met with vendors to discuss e-book access, circulation, platforms, and general library interest.  The problem is… Continue reading

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  • LexisNexis and e-books Follow Up

    CRIV will be having a conference call next month with LexisNexis Representatives to further discuss librarian concerns revolving around the change to the e-book format.  If you have additional questions that you would like to ask regarding this change, please email your questions to Michelle Cosby at mcosby@nccu.edu by Friday January 4, 2013.  I will… Continue reading

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  • Request for Assistance Update: Change in format from CDs to E-books – LexisNexis

    CRIV received a request for assistance from several County Law Librarians regarding the change LexisNexis made from including CDs to including E-books as the accompanying format with purchased print books, the lack of notice in the change, and how to implement this change in the library.  CRIV contacted Cindy Spohr, Senior Librarian Relations Manager at… Continue reading

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  • For the third year New York Law Journal has released its list of legal vendor reader rankings.  Various legal vendors in the areas of technology, consulting and outsourcing, research and news, accounting and financial services, litigation support, real estate, ADR, recruiting and staffing, and education are ranked by the New York legal community of practicing… Continue reading

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