FC: "Democracy in the Dark" -- a critique of West and LexisNexis

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: Kate Wakefield <KWakefield () costco com>
To: "'declan () well com'" <declan () well com>
Subject: Excellent article
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:24:39 -0800
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Declan -
Your Politech subscribers may be interested in this...

An excellent article has been posted online in the electronic journal
"Searcher: The magazine for database professionals". In this article,
Melissa Barr, Legal Resources Specialist at Cuyohoga County Public
Library, offers a comprehensive review of free or low-cost public access
to statutes and caselaw in the United States. The article documents the
controversial policy of West Publishing and LexisNexis who will not sell
subscription-based access to public libraries (individual documents can be
purchased by anyone with a credit card, but this gets pricey very
quickly). A response by Lexis-Nexis is included.

http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/jan03/barr.htm

Kate Wakefield, CISSP/MLS/MPA
CISSP-Discuss Moderator
vraptorz () yahoo com
kwakefield () costco com 




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