BNA's Law School Program

A Law School Exclusive From BNA!

Easy Law School-Wide Access

Law school librarians nationwide say they need greater access to BNA information services for students, faculty, and staff members. To help meet this need, BNA developed a program just for law schools.

U.S. law schools can now add unrestricted, campus-wide access to the following information packages -- Core, Core Plus with Tax Management, Custom, or BNA All--without usernames or passwords.*

Click on the links below to see the BNA titles included in each package:

-- Core Package

-- Core Plus Package

-- Core Plus with Tax Management Package

-- BNA All Package

-- Custom Package

BNA Law School Program Features

E-Mail Highlights are part of any subscription to a BNA electronic notification service. Users can now self-register for e-mails, or they will be delivered to one designated e-mail address. They can then be forwarded to faculty and others in the school.

More Subscription Choices--Your law school can choose from the basic Core Package, the Core Plus Package, the Core Plus with Tax Management Package, or the BNA All Package that includes all of the titles historically available on Westlaw® and LexisNexis® as well as additional titles on BNA Direct. You can create a Custom package for access on BNA Direct only by choosing any BNA title included in the Law School Program and customize a solution to suit your information needs.

Multi-Platform Access--If you subscribe to the Core Package, the Core Plus Package, the Core Plus with Tax Management Package, or the BNA All Package, your school will have access to the corresponding package of titles on Westlaw® and LexisNexis® at no additional charge. **

Greater Flexibility--If you subscribe to any of the Core Packages, you can order additional electronic titles (accessible only through BNA Direct) on an a la carte basis at similar special rates.

Simplified Pricing--No matter what package you choose, the price you pay will be a published fixed price, based on the number of "Full Time Equivalent" law students enrolled in your law school. To ensure your school pays just once for the information and just a modest increment for multiple formats you choose to retain (print/CD), significant credits will be given for existing business. These credits are applied in exactly the same way for each school. You can be assured that every school that participates in the program is offered prices that are calculated the very same way. There are no special deals, negotiations, or exceptions.

The BNA Law School Program for law school-wide access to electronic information provides universal access through IP authentication, at the lowest price we have ever offered. We invite you to meet with one of our Law School Consultants, John Baldwin or Ivan Rahman, to discuss your information needs. They will help you find the best solution for your library, faculty, and students.

Contact your Law School Consultant at 1-800-542-1113. Enter extension 8008 for John Baldwin, or extension 8456 for Ivan Rahman. Ask them about our Law School Program to get the most sought after legal information on the Web for your law school.

* IP authentication required

** Some BNA All titles are only accessible through BNA Direct

Law School Sales

BNA offers several convenient solutions for access to our materials:

BNA Law School Program Options --- Preset Packages: Choose from the basic Core Package, the Core Plus Package, Core Plus with Tax Management Federal Package, or the BNA All Packagethat includes all of the titles historically available on Westlaw or LexisNexis as well as additional titles on BNA Direct. When you subscribe to any of these packages your school will have access to the corresponding titles on Westlaw and LexisNexis at no additional charge.

Customized Packages: If you require something different than the pre-set Packages, you may choose to design your own custom solution. Select one or more BNA titles for access on BNA Direct and create a package customized to suit your research and current notification needs.

Note: Access to the titles in a Customized package are available on BNA's platform only, as Lexis and Westlaw can only accommodate access to one of the four pre-set packages designed for law schools.

If campus-wide access is not right for you, BNA also offers traditional options such as limited electronic licenses, print subscriptions, CD products, and BNA Books.

Law School Campus-wide Program FAQ's

What is the Law School Program? BNA's Law School Program offers law students and faculty access to a preset core grouping of six BNA electronic services at rock bottom prices. This expanded program offers more preset packages, more program features, and very importantly, continued access to BNA titles on Westlaw® and LexisNexis. (Access to BNA information on LexisNexis and Westlaw will correspond to the package of BNA titles you choose.)

Why does BNA offer the law school program?In response to market requests, BNA created a pricing package that offers: standardized preset packages consisting of the BNA titles most widely subscribed to by law schools that can be accessed on Westlaw and LexisNexis as well as on the BNA platform; very low, fixed pricing that eliminates time-consuming negotiations; predictable costs for accurate and easy budgeting; convenient campus-wide access by students, faculty, and staff through IP authentication of law school servers and proxy servers.

Are there any BNA services that are not part of the new pricing program for Law Schools?Yes. The "BNA All" contains over 90 titles that have been specifically selected for the Law School Program because they contain significant legal content. While the "BNA All" package is quite comprehensive, it does not contain all of BNA's electronic services. For instance, no titles from BNA's Human Resources product line are included.

Are E-mail Highlights included with the Core Product offering and the a la carte services? Yes. All subscriptions to BNA electronic notification services include e-mail highlights under the law school program license. E-mails will be delivered to one designated e-mail address, from which they can be forwarded to faculty and students.

Can a law school substitute another service for one of the preset program packages? No. For two reasons: 1. In order for BNA to be able to provide these products at the lowest prices possible, there can be no deviation from the core product offerings. 2. Our online partners, LexisNexis and Westlaw, will only be able to offer access to the preset packages that are part of the program.

Can a law school subtract a service from the Core Product offerings and pay less for the remaining package? The preset Core Package is the minimum commitment for participation in the law school program with concurrent Westlaw or LexisNexis access to BNA materials. Once the "Core" threshold is met, schools can then add additional services a la carte to customize their subscription list to meet their needs. Note: A la carte services will be available only on the BNA platform. There will be no Westlaw or LexisNexis access for a la carte titles.

What if the preset Core Package offers more services than the law school needs? If the preset Core Package offers more services than is needed, schools have the option of selecting any BNA title for access on BNA Direct only, and creating a package customized to suit their individual need.

Does a law school need to retain its print subscriptions in order to participate in the new pricing program?No. Law schools need not continue their print subscriptions to participate in this program. However, if a school retains (or adds) the print version of a Web service licensed under this program, they will receive a significant credit for that print subscription.

Must a law school have a Web subscription under the program to qualify for credit on existing print services?Yes. In order to receive credit for print service, the law school must have a corresponding Web subscription for that product under the Law School Program.

If a law school participates in this program, can they receive credit on all their print services? No. Credit is available only on those titles the school receives electronically through a Web license under the Law School Program.

Must a law school participate in the Law School Program in order to remain a BNA customer?No. Schools may continue to pay regular rates for any print or electronic services to which they subscribe, and use those services in the traditional manner if they choose not to participate in the Law School Program.

Can a law school participate in the Law School Program and keep subscribing to some services under standard terms and pricing? Yes. Schools can participate in the program to take advantage of its special pricing and access as well as subscribe to additional products not available under the program at regular commercial rates.

What access methods will law schools have available to them under this program? Access will be via IP authentication only. For access outside the campus community, authorized law school students and personnel can read their electronic BNA subscriptions through law school-designated proxy servers.