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Thanks, Greg.
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<div dir="auto">I am interested in alternatives to Nexis Uni. Please keep me posted!</div>
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<div dir="auto">Julie</div>
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<div>From: "Bem, Greg via LIBRARYDIR" <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu> </div>
<div>Date: 4/28/21 12:23 PM (GMT-08:00) </div>
<div>To: WACTC Library Directors <librarydir@lists.ctc.edu> </div>
<div>Cc: "Bem, Greg" <Greg.Bem@lwtech.edu> </div>
<div>Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] Nexis Uni/Lexis Nexis </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all,</span></p>
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<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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You can learn more here:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/addressing-the-alarming-systems-of-surveillance-built-by-library-vendors/">https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/addressing-the-alarming-systems-of-surveillance-built-by-library-vendors/</a></span></p>
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<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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greg</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#0070C0">Greg Bem, MLIS</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#0070C0">Faculty Library Coordinator</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#0070C0">Library Learning Commons</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#0070C0">Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology</span></b></p>
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<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"></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"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:blue">http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"></span></p>
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