Sentences with phrase «loose leaf services»

On the libraries side, why not assess your information needs and approach publishers for new deals for updating entire collections of loose leaf services in print?
My early days in legal research involved pocket parts, loose leaf services and the nefarious Shepards updating system of multi-colored pamphlets.
In a community legal clinic where the library budget has been frozen for years it is very difficult to avoid cancelling subscriptions to loose leaf services.
For a law library the downside of paper legal deposit was that not all publishers deposited as a matter of course; that parts of loose leaf services often were missed and unable to be claimed; and the law report and journal... [more]
They want to go beyond anecdotal evidence to deal with their loose leaf services problems.
He is the editor and an author for the Canada Law Book loose leaf service publication, entitled Advising the Family - Owned Business.
There is going to be one drawback to Dan's work as a hard bound version as opposed to an «updateable» loose leaf service: obsolescence.
On the publishers side, why not introduce once a year annual updating of the entire contents of a loose leaf service for a fixed price?

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Adagio Teas in the U.S. now provides a similar service for loose - leaf tea.
Some are suggesting a loose - leaf hymnal and book of readings and services which would permit tailoring by local churches.
NATC Single Service Tea «It may come as a surprise to many consumers that the ordinary and familiar teabag — such as those filled with fannings [small pieces of tea that are left over after higher grades of tea are gathered to be sold *]-- may actually fare better in a competition like this than teabags filled with loose leaf tea,» said Lydia Kung, an NATC judge, tea buyer and expert with Eastrise Trading Corp in Monrovia, Calif. «Most tea drinkers are probably predisposed to dismiss the «lowly» teabag in favor of sachets, etc. that come in fancier packaging.
Nevertheless it took a while to get service for these fasteners and the «fix» left the driver's seat a bit loose and squeaky.
Palmer recommends removing loose hair using a pipe cleaner, business card, blower or canned air, then placing three drops of oil along the top of the blade teeth — at the left corner, right corner and center — after every use to maintain good cutting performance and a long service life.
Today we hear some law librarians call for the end of loose - leaf services, while others say that they plan to cancel one of the basic online services.
Initially both subscribers and legal publishers welcomed the publication of loose - leaf services.
My column from a couple of years ago addresses some of the issues with loose - leaf services.
Probably, the first loose - leaf service covered the US federal income tax and it was first published in 1913 by Commerce Clearing House.
The major challenge with this platform is managing costs, as Carswell charges for access to the titles in the same way that it charges for loose - leafs, i.e. every time a title is updated, subscribers get an invoice, making it hard to predict the yearly cost of the service.
However, citing an online loose - leaf is still not problem - free, as some online services do not indicate when the digital loose - leaf was last updated.
The minimum expectation for a loose - leaf service is that there will be one annual supplement that updates the entire service.
Having supported the publishers over the decades, first by acquiring loose - leaf services, and then by investing year after year in maintaining them, customers who want access to print have earned something more than a brush off, however graciously worded.
If that were the case, the loose - leaf services would be cancelled by the customer and that would be the end of story.
Listening to law librarians and developing an effective strategy to respond to their concerns is essential if legal publishers are to limit the effects of the cancellation of loose - leaf and online services.
The key is to stopping the seemingly irreversible pattern of cancellations is to eliminate the irritants that exist with the established loose - leaf services.
One recommendation that I would make is a moratorium of the publication of supplements in the final two months of the year, to take the time to rethink and recalibrate the updating program for every loose - leaf service.
Loose - leaf services are an easy target and have faced declining subscription lists for years.
By now, everyone knows that the loose - leaf services are dying.
I'm always shocked at the prices for some of the commercial loose - leaf services.
In their prime, online services and loose - leaf services were each seen as the panacea for all that was wrong in the world of legal research.
Listening to law librarians at their recent annual meetings, it is apparent that online services are now seen in the same light as loose - leaf services.
Rarely is a loose - leaf service maintained at the standard when it was originally published.
As for customers who have already abandoned loose - leaf services because they could no longer afford them, they need to be given an opportunity to rebuild their print collections through the acquisition of reasonably priced editions of major treatises and monographs in traditional hard bound formats.
that's why those expensive loose - leaf services are still making a buck.
These early loose - leaf services allowed legal publishers to produce up - to - date consolidations of legislation without having to reprint... [more]
I'm about to submit a Slaw column entitled «CDs and DVDs Going in the Way of Loose - leaf Services».
Loose - leaf services of specific topics were left to CCH to publish.
I can only echo his conclusion: «Listening to law librarians and developing an effective strategy to respond to their concerns is essential if legal publishers are to limit the effects of the cancellation of loose - leaf and online services.
Some librarians tried to manage their costs by not subscribing to the regular updates for a loose - leaf service, but by purchasing at regular intervals a set of replacement contents at the original book price.
Unbundling commentary out of loose - leaf services was also suggested, as was a «text plus author blog» product.
If you are keeping an eye out for new cases in a specific practice area, you can use blogs, CanLII Connects, digest services (such as CLEBC's Case Digest Connection), law reports, and the «recent development» sheets from loose - leaf publications.
Moreover, during the past decade or more I can't think of any existing loose - leaf service that has grown in subscriber numbers.
Loose - leaf services and arguably, off - line electronic resources, are fast disappearing possibly because they offer the worst of all worlds.
Several librarians mentioned that there is no longer a need for primary content in loose - leaf services; all legislation and new case law is freely available online through CanLII and elsewhere.
For what it's worth, the last loose - leaf service I launched was in 2003 or thereabouts and, not surprisingly, it didn't work and had to be closed, its content being dispersed into other media.
Meanwhile, loose - leaf services, though informative as to particular cases, might tend to «encourage us to think of administrative law as a bunch of particular rules that govern particular topics», (6) without thinking about underlying concepts and their inter-relationships.
Advantages include not having to worry about loose - leaf services getting updated and, unlike print materials, electronic resources do not go missing.
A number of loose - leaf services still include legislation although it is freely available online and is generally more current.
A recent (and decidedly unscientific) survey of law libraries in the Vancouver area revealed that over the past eighteen months the majority had cancelled some of their loose - leaf updating services; some services were cancelled outright whereas with others the contents were now being replaced on an annual (or biennial) basis.
These early loose - leaf services allowed legal publishers to produce up - to - date consolidations of legislation without having to reprint an entire book every time changes were made to the legislation.
Regularly relied upon by courts, arbitrators and tribunals, Lancaster's books, loose - leaf services, journal series and online publications have earned an unparalleled reputation for their expert commentary and analysis.
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