What are the Law Publishers up 2? ; Their use of Web 2.0 and its impact on users James Mullan Chair – British & Irish Association of Law Librarians Legal Information Group

Who are the major UK Law Publishers? Lexis Nexis Butterworth's (LNB) (Reed Elsevier) Sweet & Maxwell (S&M) (Westlaw) (Thomson) Informa LLP Practical Law Company (PLC)

Lexis Nexis Butterworth's (LNB) (Reed Elsevier)

Sweet & Maxwell (S&M) (Westlaw) (Thomson)

Informa LLP

Practical Law Company (PLC)

What is Web 2.0? “Content driven services (where content is both created and shared by its users) – Davey Winder, Information World Review 09.07 “The Web as a platform” Tim O’Reilly 30.09.2005 Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of web-based communities and hosted services which aim to facilitate creativity collaboration, and sharing between users - Wikipedia

“Content driven services (where content is both created and shared by its users) – Davey Winder, Information World Review 09.07

“The Web as a platform” Tim O’Reilly 30.09.2005

Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of web-based communities and hosted services which aim to facilitate creativity collaboration, and sharing between users - Wikipedia

What are “Web 2.0” applications? Blogs RSS Wikis Social Networking Sites Other tools (Webinars/Podcasts)

Blogs

RSS

Wikis

Social Networking Sites

Other tools (Webinars/Podcasts)

Blogs LNB Blogs (Reed Construction) In the U.S Lexis Nexis offer consolidated Blog content via Newstex

LNB Blogs (Reed Construction)

In the U.S Lexis Nexis offer consolidated Blog content via Newstex

RSS Informa (I-law) have offered RSS feeds since the rollout of the new platform. Most Informa publications offer RSS feeds for new content (Subscription based model)

Informa (I-law) have offered RSS feeds since the rollout of the new platform.

Most Informa publications offer RSS feeds for new content (Subscription based model)

Wikis Law Publishers are doing very little in this area. PLC Real Estate Wiki

Law Publishers are doing very little in this area.

PLC Real Estate Wiki

Social Networking Sites Publishers use of these applications has been sporadic Facebook is the most popular Social Networking site at this moment in time. Westlaw are a user on Facebook and have Groups supporting users Lexis Nexis groups are less client focused

Publishers use of these applications has been sporadic

Facebook is the most popular Social Networking site at this moment in time.

Westlaw are a user on Facebook and have Groups supporting users

Lexis Nexis groups are less client focused

Other tools – Webinars and Podcasts Webinars – Lexis Nexis Butterworth’s Podcasts – Sweet & Maxwell

Webinars – Lexis Nexis Butterworth’s

Podcasts – Sweet & Maxwell

What does it all mean for users? A much richer user experience Support for the Web 2.0 “savvy” More opportunities to collaborate and work with the publishers

A much richer user experience

Support for the Web 2.0 “savvy”

More opportunities to collaborate and work with the publishers

What publishers aren’t doing! Collaborating with customers Creating communities

Collaborating with customers

Creating communities