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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hi Greg, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.versuslaw.com/">Versuslaw</a>, if you looking for law cases. Not as expensive as Westlaw.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I learned about Versuslaw from a UW Law Librarian back when I was Shoreline’s Collection Development Librarian. Reach out?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">There is nothing on the market, that I’m aware of, that is like Nexis Uni/Lexis Nexis. Love to hear if folks find something.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://public.findlaw.com/">Findlaw</a> use to be a free, great tool. You have to dig around to find anything useful on the site now. Bleh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Luck!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Leslie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:inherit;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Shoreline Community College<br>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tammy Siebenberg via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 28, 2021 1:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tammy Siebenberg <tsiebenberg@yvcc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Nexis Uni/Lexis Nexis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greg,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Both Lexis/Nexis and Westlaw are heavily used in law libraries and law firms. I am not aware of any alternative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Tammy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> LIBRARYDIR <<a href="mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bem, Greg via LIBRARYDIR<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 28, 2021 12:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Bem, Greg <<a href="mailto:Greg.Bem@lwtech.edu">Greg.Bem@lwtech.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Nexis Uni/Lexis Nexis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With the support of both our VPI and Business/HR faculty, the LWTech Library is currently in the process of finding a replacement for Nexis Uni after finding out that Lexis Nexis is selling usage data to the
federal government in what has been called a massive surveillance program. Part of the data is apparently being used by ICE.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You can learn more here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsparcopen.org%2Fnews%2F2021%2Faddressing-the-alarming-systems-of-surveillance-built-by-library-vendors%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ctsiebenberg%40yvcc.edu%7Cb2056b2b598947356afa08d90a7b2092%7Cf8b6a2d7036440ce943eeb02d6c35deb%7C1%7C0%7C637552346546859635%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=o99QfSgRdps69ypcTk0lY4szszfIlM2DiIxhJXXQOtM%3D&reserved=0">https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/addressing-the-alarming-systems-of-surveillance-built-by-library-vendors/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am interested if anyone else has canceled their subscriptions/severed their relationships with Lexis Nexis (now or previously) and if anyone has ideas for alternatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Faculty Library Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0070C0">Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Contact Info</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:greg.bem@lwtech.edu%0d"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">greg.bem@lwtech.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">425-739-8100 xt.8898</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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