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There are both advantages and disadvantages to using fee-based or commercial databases within a law library setting. The actual setting of the law library, whether it is academic or corporate, may also make a difference in whether fee-based databases prove to be advantageous. ... First, electronic databases require no shelf space as compared to print materials, a particularly important aspect as the significant number of law books tend to take up a large area of shelf space. ...
Another advantage of fee-based databases from an administrative standpoint is that the resources are continually monitored and updated by the vendor rather than the librarian. ... In addition, an attorney, law student, or other patron is able to access a database such as Lexis-Nexis from remote locations.
Fourth, searching in electronic databases also offers advantages to both the patron and librarian staff who are conducting searches to assist patrons. ...
Despite the numerous advantages to having legal electronic databases, there are also drawbacks and limitations of databases, particularly in a law library setting.
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