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1 VIP Report: Product Review of Thomson Reuters WestlawNext Report Product Review of Thomson Reuters WestlawNext In-depth, independent review of the product, plus links to related resources Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of information for businesses and professionals. The company offers a number of solutions for the financial, legal, tax, accounting, science and healthcare fields. It is based in New York, has offices in London and Eagan, Minnesota and employs about 50,000 people worldwide. August 2011 [SAMPLE] VIP Volume: Reports on Products

professionals. The company offers a number of solutions for the financial, legal, tax, accounting, science and healthcare fields.

2 Contents Product Review of Thomson Reuters WestlawNext 4 In-depth review of product by experienced researcher, including screenshots and commentary Introducing Thomson Reuters WestlawNext 4 VIP s View 4 Sources of information 4 Audience 4 Coverage and content 4 Screenshot Figure 1: Home Screen with Search Box 7 Search options 7 Screenshot Figure 2: Sample Search with Terms highlighted 8 Screenshot Figure 3: Advanced search screen 9 Screenshot Figure 4: Sample Search using natural language and limiting to jurisdiction 9 Search results and output options 10 Screenshot Figure 5: Did You Mean? screen 10 User interface 11 Special software functionality 11 Screenshot Figure 6: Sample Screen showing Expert Materials - By Type and By Jurisdiction 11 Printing, downloading and exporting 12 Alerts 12 Timeliness 12 Help and user support 12 Pricing 12 Conclusion 13 Contact details 13 Other Products 15 Related VIP Product Reviews Web Resources 16 Web-based resources relating to company About the Reviewer 17 Biographical notes about the product reviewer ^ Back to Contents Free Pint Limited 2011

Screenshot Figure 3: Advanced search screen 9 Screenshot Figure 4: Sample Search using natural language and limiting to jurisdiction 9 Search results and output options 10 Screenshot Figure 5: Did

3 About this Report Report VIP ( publishes in-depth reports on products, vendors and user experiences relating to premium content products. The monthly VIP Magazine, available by paid subscription, includes news analysis and highlights from the latest product reviews. Subscribers also receive, as part of their subscription, the full product review reports published each month. Users can also purchase individual reports and back-issues of the magazine to meet their immediate needs. The free VIP Wires Weekly HTML newsletter offers a regular update of the material which VIP s editorial team is reviewing and commenting upon. To subscribe to VIP, purchase reports or back-issues or subscribe to the VIP Wires Weekly visit Disclaimer Product Review of Thomson Reuters WestlawNext (ISBN ) is a VIP Report published by Free Pint Limited. The opinions, advice, products and services offered herein are the sole responsibility of the contributors. Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the publication, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. Except as covered by subscriber or purchaser license agreement, this publication MAY NOT be copied and/or distributed without the prior written agreement of the publishers. Product names used in this report are for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Free Pint Limited disclaims any and all rights in those marks. All rights reserved. This version of the report was published in August 2011 and was accurate as of that date. Contact Information Free Pint Limited 4-6 Station Approach, Ashford, Middlesex, TW15 2QN, United Kingdom Registered Office: Delaport Coach House, Lamer Lane, Wheathampstead, Herts, AL4 8RQ Registered Number: Telephone: International: support@vivavip.com Web: Publisher s Note To improve the usability of VIP, we have shortened many long URLs with DigBig, a free utility that creates persistent links ( When you click a DigBig URL, or paste it into your browser, you will be directed to the original URL. ^ Back to Contents Free Pint Limited 2011

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4 Product Review of Thomson Reuters WestlawNext By Leah Pellegrino Introducing Thomson Reuters WestlawNext Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of information for businesses and professionals. The company offers a number of solutions for the financial, legal, tax, accounting, science and healthcare fields. It is based in New York, has offices in London and Eagan, Minnesota and employs about 50,000 people worldwide. Leah Pellegrino View Author Biography WestlawNext is a new search interface and legal research system that was launched at LegalTech New York in February WestlawNext is a new search interface and legal research system that was launched at LegalTech New York in February The product is produced by West, a division of Thomson Reuters. According to a press release provided by Thomson Reuters, the product took five years to develop and was developed with extensive customer input. The system is powered by the WestSearch search engine and provides access to primary and secondary sources, including statutes, annotated cases, regulations, forms digests and encyclopedias. Content includes federal and state jurisdictions. WestlawNext includes features such as a new search engine, relevancy ranking of results, organising results in folders for later viewing, adding personal notes and the option to rank results by relevancy or by date. The company claims more than 24,000 subscribers including the top 50 American Lawyer firms and Fortune 100 corporations. For this review, WestlawNext was tested using Firefox version for Mac. WestlawNext: VIP s View ü Easy to use, simple interface ü Variety of search options and reporting capabilities ü Ability to share folders, documents and collaborate with others ü Research and technical support available 24/7, 365 days a year û Navigating back to the home screen is not always obvious, particularly in the Tools tab. It would be helpful to have a link back to the home screen from every page. Sources of information WestlawNext includes features such as a new search engine, relevancy ranking of results, organising results in folders for later viewing, adding personal notes and the option to rank results by relevancy or by date. Much of the content in WestlawNext is produced by Thomson Reuters/West, a major publisher of case reporters, digests and annotated codes. Additional key content partners are Reuters News and American Bar Association (ABA) Publications. Audience As of June 2011, Thomson Reuters reports having more than 24,000 subscribers to WestlawNext. These include 37% of American Lawyer 100 law firms and 35% of Fortune 100 corporations. Coverage and content WestlawNext offers information organised into different tabs. Within each tab, you can specify whether you want to search all the content or specific content by choosing the appropriate radio button. ^ Back to Contents Free Pint Limited 2011

It is based in New York, has offices in London and Eagan, Minnesota and employs about 50,000 people worldwide.

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