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UGC for Lawyers The New York Times ran an article on Sunday in the Novelties section entitled Lawyers Open Their File Cabinets for a Web Resource. The company that was profiled is called JD Supra.com and they have built a service that "offers free access to a constantly expanding database of legal documents". Contributions include filings, decisions, forms and articles that are contributed by groups as varied as the Electronic Frontier Foundation to Morrison & Foerster. This site assists researchers, members of the press and lawyers from smaller firms by providing a source for quality legal product. And, as with many user generated content schemes, offers the authors a wider audience to share their knowledge and grow their business and reputation. JD Supra also benefits by charging contributors $240 per year if they want to add links in their profiles to their e-mail addresses, Web sites and blogs. The site will also carry advertisements according to the article. I'

SIIA Executive FaceTime Interview with Y.S. Chi of Elsevier Last week Hal Espo, President of Contextual Connections interviwed Y.S. about a variety of topics. One of the most interesting for me was on the future of print. Y.S. pointed out that they realize that print is no longer the staring point for al research and that they are having to adjust their products accordingly. It's not a surprise if you stop to think about it but it points out the danger and short sightedness of the simple maxims like "Print is dead". Sure, some print is dead but it really depends on how well you segment your market. For Elsevier it may be an age based segmentation based on roles/positions that will help them determine when print will die or migrate.