No the title of this post is not referring to just online legal search although certainly the great unknowing about how some “upgraded” legal search engines work certainly is part of the issue. So, thinking about how much of our…
Archive for the ‘Electronic Resource’ Category
When e-Books Are Revised
03
Oct
Two stories popped up recently, one from Stephan Shankland via CNET and one from Carol Saller in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Both dealt with the mechanisms of correcting e-books for typos and such. Shankland’s example concerned the Kindle version…
When e-Books Are Revised
03
Oct
Two stories popped up recently, one from Stephan Shankland via CNET and one from Carol Saller in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Both dealt with the mechanisms of correcting e-books for typos and such. Shankland’s example concerned the Kindle version…
Are eBooks Destined to Become the "8-track Tape" of the 21st Century?
29
Sep
In the context of current law eBook offerings, I think we can conclude from Jean O’Grady’s recent Dewey B Strategic post the answer to the title question is “yes.” (“The more I talk to publishers about the model for “circulating”…
Thomson Reuters Is Going to Win the Second Round of the Law eBook Slugfest
27
Sep
Looks like the first round goes to Lexis. While you can acquire a few TR Legal eBooks via Amazon (yawn) and you can acquire some CCH and ABA eBooks on their e-commerce site (ditto, yawn), by the end of the…
eReading Platforms: eTextbooks at Indiana Univ. and Harris Poll on Adoption of eReaders
26
Sep
A recent Harris Poll found that 15% of Americans use an eReader, up from 8% a year ago. Among those who do not own an eReader, Harris reports that 15% say they will likely buy one in the next six…
Have You Test Driven HeinOnline’s New Across-All-Subcriptions Search Engine?
23
Sep
And the Company isn’t branding it HeinOnlineNext and isn’t requiring a premium upgrade charge to use its search engine enhancement. Well, we wouldn’t expect Hein & Co. to do either or both… . From the HeinOnline blog post: This past…
Market for Enhanced eBooks Remains Largely Untapped But…
21
Sep
According to Aptara’s Uncovering eBooks’ Real Impact: Third Annual eBook Survey of Publishers, (free registration required) “[b]ook publishers are far more focused on getting titles into current eBook formats than on creating new types of enhanced and media-rich content—another reminder…
Will the PACER Fee Increase Change Your Research Habits?
19
Sep
Erika Wayne is conducting a quick survey on Legal Research Plus here. [JH]
Time to Use RECAP Instead of PACER?
16
Sep
As a quick follow-up to Mark Giangrande’s earlier post about PACER’s fee increase, it seems worth noting that under the new fee structure infrequent PACER users get a bit of a break as long as they do not download 150…
