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 April 2004 Welcome to your new look site for all information pertaining to LexisNexis UK. This site provides a single consolidated list of all major changes to all LexisNexis UK electronic products: both CD and Internet based, on a monthly basis. Information provided includes:
Citations Database Replacement Goes Live! March 2004 will mark a milestone for the Tables Department, with the initial rollout of a new system for compiling tables of cases and, ultimately, the de-commissioning of the current Citations Database.
The Tables Department's work is key to LNUK's publishing programme. A large number of the Company's hardcopy publications pass through this team, whose role is to compile the various tables of cases and case citation references, and their equivalent for statues, SIs and EU legislation.
The Citations Database is the department's indispensable tool for compiling tables of cases, being a repository of over half a million Case Citations, which the department uses to check and amplify case references within publications and to compile the "front of book" tables.
The new system was developed during 2003, and has taken an enormous effort by many people. Particular thanks go to Sue Reed, Caroline Stomberg, Alasdair Steer, Mary Stott, Matt Brown's team, Andy Bates and Chris Jones, and to Kathryn Ripley and subsequently Henrietta Chapman for managing the project.
Information provided by lawrence.schapira@lexisnexis.co.uk PI Online Cases - New Search
Screen From late
March 2004, PI Online will have the additional feature of a Case Search screen,
accessed via the Cases button from the PI Online homepage.
In order
to speed updating and searching, PI Online cases will be split
into four databases (All England Law Reports, All England Case
Digests, Official Transcripts and Additional Case Materials),
meaning you can search more easily across all databases by
entering case name, catchwords, date or citation in the search
boxes. Search results will be broken down by database – clicking
on the name of a database will bring up more detailed location of
hits. Or from the search screen you can click on the name of each
case type to take you through to NETbos, where you have the option
of a normal search. The aim of this development is to speed updating of PI Online cases and improve search functionality. Information provided by louise.matthews@lexisnexis.co.uk Builder Enhancements for Encyclopaedia of Forms &
Precedents A key enhancement to the Builder for Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents is now available: users are now able to export documents directly to Word from Builder, removing two steps from the existing process. The user guide and help file within Builder have also been updated to provide more accurate and user-friendly information. To take advantage of the new functionality, click here and follow the reinstallation instructions. Information provided by eliza.cooper@lexisnexis.co.uk
Simon's online - new modules - NOW LIVE! Note: There have been some revisions to the proposal outlined in last month's bulletin to add three new modules to Simon's Online. It has since been decided that it is appropriate to only launch two new modules, as listed below. As a result of these changes the additional modules will now go live in March. In response to customer and salesforce feedback, LNUK are launching two new additional modules to Simon's Online, our core Direct tax product launched in 2003. Launching in March, the two new modules will be: · Basic Indirect tax module - incorporating Tolley's VAT and NIC Annuals, VAT cases, Tax Cases and the Orange Handbook · Simon's Case module - incorporating Simon's Weekly Tax Intelligence, Simon's Tax Cases and Special Commissioner's Decisions These modules will be available individually, or together for a specially discounted price as an add-on to Simon's Online (currently £995). The aim of the new offerings is to provide extra product choice for the Direct Tax practitioner who requires some basic indirect tax material or a more specialised case module. It will place the combined Simon's package as the premier tax package available below Tax Direct, giving our small and medium tax customers more flexibility in product choice.
Local Government Direct Local Government Cases - New Case Search Screen - Coming Soon! The cases section of the Legal Department module of Local Government Direct has been redesigned to improve search functionality and to speed up updating for each area. The cases are still accessed through the 'Local Government Cases' button, but are now split into four individual databases (Case Alerter, Local Government Reports, Selected All England Reports and Official Transcripts). A new cases search screen has been introduced to enable the user to search across the case material without having to enter a netbos database, although the normal netbos searches are still available when they enter netbos. Interlinking netbos buttons between related case material give the user quicker and easier access to related text. Education Cases - New Case Search Screen The cases section of the Education module of Local Government Direct has been redesigned to improve search functionality and to speed up updating for each area. The cases are still accessed through the 'Selected cases' button, but are now split into four individual databases (All England Law Reports, All England Law Reports European, Local Government Law Reports, Official Transcripts). A new cases search screen has been introduced to enable the user to search across the case material without having to enter a netbos database, although the normal netbos searches are still available when they enter net bos. Interlinking netbos buttons between related case material give the user quicker and easier access to related text. The changes will be available from late March. Also coming soon, All England Digest cases will be added to the Education module.
The
third Academic User Group meeting
for University librarians will be held on 22nd April in London at
the Law Society on Chancery Lane, commencing at 3pm. In
order that the agenda reflects your interests, we would like to hear
from you with any particular questions you may want to see covered.
Clearly if there is a large number of topics suggested, it may not
be possible to tackle them all at that meeting. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by 14th April to Jane Howard at jane.howard@lexisnexis.co.uk. If there are any questions you would like to raise, please also email them to Jane by that date.
There is no new 'Technical Developments and News' information for this month.
New LexisNexis Content launched in April There have been new additions to the European LexisNexis product range this month, in countries covering Germany, UK, Benelux and Italy. New content
released: Channel: (Italien) ANSA English
Corporate Service UK: ARMINFO News Agency France: La Nouvelle Republique du Centre Ouest If
you would like further Information please contact Janet O’Connell or
Katja Matthias.
There is no 'New This Month' information this month.
Technical Lexis Problems If nothing occurs when downloading, printing or emailing a document, it may be caused by the security within your network. Log back into the site selecting the SSL (Secure Session) and try again. This will bypass the network. LexisNexis To save time browsing the source directory or compiling group sources for each search, save the sources you use most. Each Lexis ID can save up to 30 sources, also each source can be given a bespoke name by the user. After running a search, if a user retrieves an unmanageable number of results, the most efficient way of narrowing the search down is to use the 'Search Within Results' function. This allows the user to search within the original results retrieved for no additional cost. It can be used as many times as necessary. When in full view the user can use the "Outline" function to save time scrolling through a large document. This enables the user to hyperlink to the different segments of the document they are viewing. Butterworths Direct - All England Direct The (D) in the following citation [2004] All ER (D) 566 (Mar) stands for digest, which is another word for case summary. Digests are produced by court reporters and are updated throughout the day on All England Direct. When searching for a case name, always use the AND connector between party names as opposed to the "v". This will ensure you find the case you are after even if the party names are in the wrong order or you have omitted any part of the case title.
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