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Title: evaluating sources of legal information
Date: 15th May 2001
Venue: TFPL Ltd. 17-18 Britton Street, London EC1M 5TL (near Farringdon
underground station)
Price: GBP275 + VAT (£323.13)
introduction to the course:
Information provided in electronic format provides many challenges for the
information manager. Aimed at all those delivering legal information
services in an increasingly electronic environment, this course will examine
how information managers can respond to the challenge, acquire new services
and establish procedures and guidelines for assessing products in a wholly
digital environment.
course outcomes:
* assessment and evaluation of sources for reliability and accuracy
* review for relevance to existing sources
* integration of sources with each other and with existing products
course leader: Sarah Carter
programme:
09.15 registration and coffee
09.30 introduction
09.45 the choices now
* who's doing what in legal information?
* same product different formats?
* similar products, similar formats
* costs and currency?
10.45 coffee
11.00 using the services to best advantage - i
* current awareness
* finding full documents
* answering queries
* networked services
* Butterworths/Lexis
* context (Justis)
12.30 lunch
13.30 using the services to best advantage - ii
* current awareness
* finding full documents
* answering queries
* networked services
* Lawtel
* Westlaw
14.45 tea
15.00 working with publishers and agents
* the purchasing decision
* licensing and subscription issues
* value for money
16.00 strategy for the future
* asking the right questions
* understanding the products
* a review of input from the day
16.45 close
For further information:
Website: http://www.tfpl.com/
Contact: Karen O'Brien 020 7251 5522
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