WEXIS RULES.
Carl Hartmann
On Tue, 16 May 1995, Lyonette Louis-Jacques wrote:
> I was told that Terry Seale originated the term "Wexis" (I guess during one
> of the "public access to government documents in electronic format"
> discussions we've had here on LAW-LIB).
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> I do think "Wexis" has many meanings. Firstly, it's more likely to
> seem to be a play on the term "Lexis" than on the combination of "Westlaw" and
> "Lexis" I think. I did tell someone it sounded like the way Elmer Fudd
> would talk. Secondly, if it is a playful combination of "Westlaw" and
> "Lexis" - with "Westlaw" taking precedence, it looks like "West/law"
> swallowing up "Lexis". To really keep clarity about the two databases
> being combined, seems like "Lexwest" or "Westlex" might be better
> combinations. "Wexis" still seems like "Lexis" being poked fun of,
> rather than a combination of the two databases to me. I'm in favor of
> keeping the two database names separate. LEXIS, WESTLAW, and whatever
> competitors can get in there. I'm for calling them by their names.
> Short cuts here, involving combining names, have many implications.
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> Cheers,
> Lyo.
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