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ISSUE NOVEMBER – DECEMBER 200911

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Search StrategyKick It Up a Notch! Some Familiar lexis.com® Tools Take New Related ContentResearch Deeper . . . . . . . . . . . 09:082

Knowledge exchange Do You Network With Your Attorneys? You Can Through Martindale-Hubbell® Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09:085

For IPS only Apply Now to Join the 2010 TRIPLL Teaching Conference . . . 09:086

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FyI FlaSh TWEET! Now Follow Twitter Traffic from Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09:087

extra! extra! First in New Pamphlet Series on Climate Change Arrives . . . . . 09:088

Enclosed: Index to 2009 Issues!

Now All Case Searches Uncover More!LexisNexis® Related Content ExpandsNow all state and federal case-law searches at lexis.com® reach deeper and compile vital insights to help you and your legal researchers better understand the true impact of a case .

New LexisNexis Related Content has expanded its analysis coverage to include all 50 states back to beginning of reporting as well as complete federal coverage. That means every state case search will return a virtual roadmap of editorial content available at lexis.com—without additional searching! And all of this valuable analysis is conveniently organized into one navigation pane adjacent to your full-text case .

For federal cases, that includes official report PDFs and court documents, such as LexisNexis Briefs, Pleadings & Motions; Lexis® Case in Brief for newer and significant cases—with links to news coverage and dockets; and Emerging Issues Analysis—from Matthew Bender®, Mealey’s™ and Martindale-Hubbell® authors .

For state case-law searches as well as federal case-law research, you’ll also find your issue covered in an exclusive combination of analytical resources—a combination you can’t replicate in one search anywhere else:

• MatthewBender treatises plus U .S . and state practice guides; • More BNA® legal analysis than available elsewhere; • ALR®, Am Jur® and state jurisprudences such as Witkin;• Law reviews and more .

And use the Related Content Document Outline to navigate state cases conveniently—just as you can with federal cases .

There’sMore!Makethe“SmartContentTools”WorkForYou!LexisNexis Related Content saves you valuable searching time—and improves your research quality by surfacing more relevant content in sources you may not have considered . What a great way to get value from your LexisNexis subscription .

You can also expand the analytical resources retrieved—refocus your research issue and uncover even more—without a new search .

Check it out!Inside,theLexisNexisRelatedContentproductdevelopersshowcasesomesimplewaystosurfacemoreanalyticalcontent.

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Kick It Up a Notch! Some Familiar lexis .com Tools Take New Related Content Research Deeper Not only does LexisNexis Related Content uncover additional, relevant resources for your case-law research, it allows you to use standard LexisNexis refining features to change your research direction and navigate your results . For example:

NavigateLengthyCasesAs simple as it sounds, just keeping your place in a lengthy case can be difficult . With LexisNexis Related Content, you’ve got a document outline—with links— at your disposal throughout your online research .

The Document Outline is located at the bottom of your Related Content viewing pane . Click and move to any case section—or directly to the top of the document . By the way, the Document Outline is a good first glance at the case, because each outline is specific to the case, i .e ., if a Concur By link is shown, then there is a concurring opinion .

UsetheFOCUS™FeaturetoRefine—orChange—YourLexisNexisRelatedContentAnalysisResultsYou can use the FOCUS feature several ways to enhance your results—without executing a new search .

GETADOCUMENTFirst, consider using the FOCUS feature when you retrieve a case at the GET A DOCUMENT tab . For example, you enter a citation, e .g ., ENTER: 800 f2d 111

When you retrieve a case by citation, it includes the LexisNexis Related Content viewing pane with suggestions in the Issue Analysis box . See the example at right .

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But perhaps you’re interested in the case for more specific reasons . You can enter FOCUS feature terms, such as ENTER: prima facie case, and the suggestions in the Issue Analysis box change to reflect your FOCUS terms . When you add words to refine your thoughts, you also provide additional information for Issue Analysis to evaluate . Now look . Compare the screen to the right with the previous screen:

RefineYourSearchResultsSecond, if you enter a search and the results lead you to new thoughts—and a new research direction—you can enter FOCUS terms to change the suggestions in the Issue Analysis box . For example, look at the case to the right, retrieved with this search request:

SOURCE: U .S . Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers’ Edition

SEARCH: superfund AND CERCLA OR comprehensive environmental response OR 42 /5 9601

Retrieve a full-text casethen refine

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Now use the FOCUS feature to change the suggestions in the Issue Analysis box to reflect your research interest in potentially responsible parties . In the FOCUS terms box, ENTER: potentially responsible parties . Now look at your Issue Analysis suggestions . (You can exit your FOCUS search at any time and go back to your original search—and to your original analysis suggestions . Just click the ExitFOCUS link at the top of your screen .)

Gain Access to LexisNexis RelatedContent—EveninLexisNexis® Tax AdvisorLexisNexis Tax Advisor—Federal Code and LexisNexis Tax Advisor—Federal Topical, both available through the LexisNexis Tax Center, also offer a left navigation pane of their own . But, for example, when you link from a code section to analysis that cites a case important for your research, you can link to that case—right to the analysis you need . Your Tax Advisor viewing pane stays in place, but you can move forward again—to look at analysis for the case-law issues—by moving to the LexisNexis Related Contents pane . Just click the RelatedContent tab at the bottom of the screen . Move back to the Tax Advisor pane the same way; click the LexisNexis Tax Advisor tab at the bottom of the screen .

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FOCUS your search— and focus analysis

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Knowledge exchange

Gayle Lynn-Nelson

Do You Network Professionally With Your Attorneys?You Can Through Martindale-Hubbell® Connected by Gayle Lynn-Nelson, LexisNexis Senior Librarian Relations ConsultantIn this “information overloaded world” we all work and live in, sometimes it is nice to know what tools are out there for professional communication . Recently LexisNexis launched Martindale-Hubbell® Connected for Librarians among other legal professionals . Attorneys were the first to “get connected .”

So, why do I think this is so great? As a legal professional, knowing I am part of a greater community with the same professional interests means something to me . Networking can assist me in meeting business needs and help streamline access to information .

Another really useful feature of Martindale-Hubbell Connected is its ability to track forums and discussions about practice areas, so I learn what other lawyers and librarians are saying about topics that don’t always make it into cocktail conversations but are important to our work . I also find some fodder for those elevator speeches we always say we need to have ready . And Martindale-Hubbell Connected also has an area for job listings, obviously an important tool in these economic times .

Yes, I am on LinkedIn® and even Facebook . And while Facebook is a nice social networking tool, LinkedIn is a good professional/social networking tool, it is nice to know I am now on something just for legal professionals .

So why is Martindale-Hubbell Connected different from a librarian listserv or other librarian networking/infosharing options? It gives you the opportunity to be on something your attorneys are on and to be seen in the same light on a professional networking site. Our attorneys do not look at our librarian tools, but they do go to Martindale-Hubbell Connected . When they see your name in connection with theirs, it helps raise you to another level .The new Martindale-Hubbell Connected site also includes:• “SmartConnections.” Network connections are identified in search results

so members not only see with whom, but specifically how or why they are connected. Network technology proactively suggests contacts from among 45 million potential connections by matching one’s career and educational background with the full set of lawyers from the martindale.com® service . Additionally, the network mines court documents to identify useful connections between a member and other lawyers he or she has teamed with or faced in court .

• ExclusiveCombinationofLexisNexisServicesContent.The network offers members access to an exclusive combination of authoritative information from the LexisNexis services and other sources, including data, statistics, research, news, competitor profiles, marketing trends, ratings, polls and client reviews .

• User-GeneratedContentandInteractiveCapabilities.The network also delivers access to quality user-generated content such as blogs, podcasts, more than 27,000 pieces of counsel-created research, online events and other content contributed by peers .

• IntegratedAccessto37MillionLinkedInUsers.Complementing the Martindale-Hubbell Connected legal network, an agreement with LinkedIn offers Martindale-Hubbell Connected users instant visibility between lawyers they are searching and integrated access to their personal LinkedIn profiles . This means Martindale-Hubbell Connected members can quickly and easily find non-lawyer connections or referrals in the broader LinkedIn business network .

Web 2 .0 Technology Brings You Closer to the Product Pipeline at LexisNexisLexisNexis operates in a Web 2 .0 world, and Martindale Hubbell Connected is just one example .

Since our success as a company depends on creating information solutions that help you work more productively and derive long-term value, “Customer Focus” is a key corporate value at LexisNexis—and we continue to use Web 2 .0 technology to understand, anticipate and respond to your needs .

For example: • We seek input from valued

customers via newly created Innovation teams—and via a new Web site called myIdeas . For more information on myIdeas, see last month’s issue of Update or go to www .myideas .com .

• NewLexisNexisCustomerDiscovery&Innovation(CDI)teams have been formed specifically to identify and refine customer-centric concepts and deliver innovation in a way that provides value for customers . There is a team for librarians, and the goal is to seek in-depth feedback from information professionals on LexisNexis products . These teams are by invitation and complement the myIdeas site in a very focused and directed manner .

• LexisNexisalsoworkswithcustomers to determine their challenges and aspirations and to build product and service roadmaps to meet them . Examples include the Librarian Innovation Teams that meet every month; the YouLabs held at the 2009 AALL Annual Meeting for 60 librarians; and the monthly YouLabWebinars that started this fall . If you are interested in attending the monthly You Lab Webinar, contact Jo Haraf at jo.haraf@lexisnexis.com

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Apply Now to Join the 2010 TRIPLL Teaching ConferenceTwenty years ago, the LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group started developing the first Teaching Research in Private Law Libraries (TRIPLL) Conference . About every other year since, approximately 30 law librarians meet to participate in presentations, structured breakout sessions, demonstrations and networking opportunities with faculty designed specifically to build legal-research teaching skills and to promote professional development .

Now preparations are underway for the 2010 bi-annual TRIPLL Conference . The mission has been selected: “Embrace the Challenge: Build Skills, Recognize Opportunities, Succeed.” And the TRIPLL faculty plans to explore emerging training technology and to help participants tailor training programs as well as to develop communications skills and additional training opportunities . This year’s TRIPLL Advisory Council/Faculty includes:

CamilleBroussard (New York Law School Library) MatthewR.Elisha (Holme Roberts & Owen LLP) SaraR.Paul (Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP) AureliaSanchez (Rivkin Radler LLP) MichaelSaint-Onge (LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group)CindySpohr (LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group)

But TRIPLL 2010 needs YOU! If you are committed to teaching legal research, apply now . Here’s what you need to know:

WhereandWhenis2010TRIPLL?The 2010 TRIPLL Conference begins at 2 P .M . Friday,April23, 2010, at the WestinStonebriarResortinDallas . It concludes at noon on Sunday, April 25 . Attendees are expected to attend all sessions .

What’sIncludedforEachTRIPLLParticipant?There is no registration fee to attend the TRIPLL Conference . LexisNexis will cover the cost of all conference materials, meals and lodging—as well as transportation to and from the Dallas airport . Selected participants are responsible only for their own airfare to and from the conference and any personal incidentals .

HowManyWillbeChosen?Enrollment will be limited to 30 participants to maximize information learning and sharing .

WhoShouldApply?The TRIPLL Conference is open to all law librarians working in a private law firm or a corporate legal department . One important criteria: You should have an active interest in teaching legal research . Even if your teaching program is not up and running yet, the Selection Committee wants to hear from you .

Since enrollment is limited, the Selection Committee will strive to assemble a diverse group, i .e ., geographic distribution, diversity in firm size, etc . Need a refresher? Past participants may apply, and a small number may be accepted .

HowDoIApply?It’s very simple . Go to http://www .lexisnexis .com/tripllapp and fill out the online application . DeadlineforapplicationisThursday,Dec.31,2009.

WhenWillParticipants beNotified?All participants will be notified by Monday, February 1, 2010 .

NewsletterSubscriptionsSignupforournewslettersubscriptionsandgainaccess tootherhelpfulresourcesontheInfoProWebsite!

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Newest Resource Center at InfoPro Site Assembles Best Public-Records Search Practices Is there a way to “turn off” the searching features in LexisNexis Public Records that find name variations? Where I can get a short how-to sheet on Public Records searching that I can use with my library customers (or upload to our library page)?

The answers to both questions can be found at the new LexisNexisPublicRecordsResourceCenter on the LexisNexis InfoPro Web site .

Your LexisNexis Librarian Relations Consultants created the InfoPro Product Resource Centers to give you a one-stop place for product information, including best practices and tips for effective use .

Here’s where you’ll find the new Public Records Resource Center*—and three other resource centers loaded with training materials, user guides and product information:

1 . Go to law.lexisnexis.com/infopro (if it’s not already bookmarked) .2 . Select ProductResourceCenters under Training&Resources.

When you select the Public Records Resource Center, you can:

• LinktothelatestLexisNexisPublicRecords literature, such as quick-reference sheets you can use when you train .

4 New! Researching Public Records at lexis.com: Hot off the digital press, this tip sheet compiles best searching practices from the LexisNexis Public Records product developers—concise advice for getting results with Search Forms and Terms & Connectors . Your colleagues at the AALL annual meeting requested this information … Now it is available for all LexisNexis subscribers to download .

4 New! Real Property Images, Maps, Reports—Even Access to Valuation Tools: Get details on how legal professionals can use the new real property information at lexis.com—including valuation, risk analysis and scoring tools not available in our competitor’s offering .

• Findanswers to frequently asked questions, like “How do I handle last names with a space or hyphen in them?” “Can I download tabular data? In what format?”

• GetdetailsonmajorPublicRecordsproductenhancements . For example … Did you know that you can use the FOCUS feature in bankruptcy filings, UCC liens and other resources? Get more details there .

The LexisNexis InfoPro Resource Center page also gives you access to product details and best practices for these LexisNexis products:

• LexisNexis®PublisherResourceCenter: Even read more about how your law librarian colleagues are using this current awareness solution . (And find out how your readers can gain access via their handheld wireless device .)

• LexisNexis®TotalAlertsResourceCenter: Get more details on consolidating information from LexisNexis® Publisher, Mealey’s, CourtLink® and other premium content subscriptions (i .e ., BNA, CCH®, etc .), along with other Web sites and RSS feeds, into one daily newsletter update .

• PowerInvoice™ResourceCenter: Find product information and great tips for using all of the features so you have instant access to both current and historical financial data related to your LexisNexis accounts . PowerInvoice maintains 24 months of invoice information and six months, plus the current month, of billing information .

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TWEET! Now Follow Twitter Traffic From Congress The Newstex® Government & Politics Blogs source also offers “tweets .” That’s right . You can tap into the twittered thoughts of political pundits as they update their blogs via Twitter . And find tweetsfrom144CongressionalRepresentatives. Determine who is saying what on any politically charged issue .

Use the PUBLICATION segment to home in on a specific Congressional representative . For example:SOURCE: Newstex Government &

Politics BlogsSEARCH: publication (hatch)

SOURCE: Newstex Government & Politics Blogs

SEARCH: publication (pelosi) AND public option

The PUBLICATION segment lists the representative’s name .

Also use the PUBLICATION segment to home in on blog twitter . Just as representatives’ tweets are marked with their names, tweet updates to published blogs include a “via twitter” notation, e .g ., Capital Eye Blog via Twitter . Check twitter traffic from a particular time period, about a specific issue, etc ., e .g ., SOURCE: Newstex Government &

Politics BlogsSEARCH: publication (twitter) AND

health care OR healthcare AND public option

Each displayed tweet includes the time of release .

You can search “hash tags,” if authors add them to their post, but LexisNexis SmartIndexing Technology™ terms are added consistently to posts, so, for example, to find tweets regarding health care reform .SOURCE: Newstex Government &

Politics BlogsSEARCH: publication (twitter) AND

TERMS (health care reform)

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*Public Records resources may not be available to all law school subscribers .

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LexisNexis® Information Professional UpdateNewsletter editions are also availableelectronically at http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro

LexisNexis Information Professional Update is a monthly newsletter (November/December issues combined) for law-firm, law-school, corporate and government information professionals published byLexisNexis, P .O . Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401-0933 .

Managing Editor Barbara M . Byrd barbara.byrd@lexisnexis.com

Marketing Liaison Lori A . Blair

ContributorsGeorgia Akers Linda Banks Beverly Burns Lisa McDonough Jayne Nash Carol Sandy Debbie Smith

Legal LiaisonShari Townsend

For comments/questions regarding legal products, contact:

Cindy Spohr, MLS Team Lead, LexisNexis Customer Consultant Group cindy.spohr@lexisnexis.com

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First in New Pamphlet Series on Climate Change ArrivesMatthew Bender® is introducing a series of special pamphlets on climate change, written by members of the prestigious American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) and other environmental law experts .

Each pamphlet will focus on a key aspect of climate change law . These unique pamphlets will emphasize the implications of climate-change developments for corporations, attorneys and their clients . When appropriate, they will also reflect the developing interaction of environmental law and energy law by addressing alternative energy issues, and some will offer international as well as domestic coverage .

The first pamphlet, EPA’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule, is now available to order . When the new, landmark EPA rule goes into effect January 1, an estimated10,000U.S.facilitiesmustbereadytomonitorandreportemissionlevels. The pamphlet reviews the must-have compliance details and reflects the expertise of author Mary Ellen Ternes, Environmental Group Leader at McAfee & Taft and a Fellow of ACOEL, and general editor Bradley M . Marten, Managing Partner of Marten Law PLLC and a Regent of ACOEL .

The remaining pamphlets in the series will be available in 2010 and cover: • Cap-and-trade• TreatmentofgreenhousegasesundertheCleanAirAct• TheSECandclimatechange(disclosurerequirements)• Carboncaptureandsequestration• State-by-stategreenhousegasregulations• Renewableportfoliostandards• Internationalclimatetreaties• Climatechangeandwaterresources• Federalclimatechangelegislation

EPA’s Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule is available in print and PDF at the LexisNexis® Store at www .lexisnexis .com/store and will be available online at lexis.com . You may purchase the pamphlet for $75 . (Get details on discounts for purchasing multiple copies .)