CRIV CONNECTION

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

Product Reviews

  • CRIV Wolters Kluwer Semiannual Call

    Author: Jean Davis, Associate Librarian for International Law, Brooklyn Law School (BLS) Library The CRIV semiannual call with Wolters Kluwer (WK) occurred on August 13, 2025. The call included: a report on the VitalLaw AI Lab experience at the 2025 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference; a discussion of new content and features in WK’s legal… Continue reading

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  • Product Review: Skopenow Workbench

    A couple of years ago, I sought a more efficient method for conducting comprehensive research to locate individuals, encompassing various aspects. I am accustomed to public records, news, and business research on Lexis+ and Westlaw, and I was a long-time TLOxp user, among other resources. As a legal info pro at a law firm, I… Continue reading

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  • Have you seen the new Westlaw?

    About two weeks ago, Thomson Reuters released a new version of Westlaw. It’s called Westlaw Precision, and they say the focus is on precision in search. They invested a lot in adding metadata to their source documents (e.g., judicial opinions) to increase that search precision. Other noteworthy additions are new KeyCite features, like Cited With… Continue reading

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  • Review-it: Yelp for Law Libraries

    Have you heard of Review-it? Review-it won the 2021 AALL Innovation Showcase in three categories: government, law firm, and law school. Lindsey Carpino, Legal Content Services Supervisor at BakerHostetler, and Annie Mentkowski, Agency Librarian with the United States Railroad Retirement Board Library, submitted the idea. As a person who works in collections, I think this product… Continue reading

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