Public access patrons range from government attorneys, court clerks, small law firm lawyers and solo practitioners in county and state law libraries to pre-law undergraduates and faculty in law school libraries.
Access is granted via a password, held by the librarian.
Venita Hoover, library administrator, said that even library customers who have not used Shepard's electronically find research simple. It provides a lot of information fast. The time savings is outstanding. By making Shepard's available online, they can provide a full range of citations solutions to the public, whether their patrons prefer print, CD-ROM or web products. Introduced in 1999, new Shepard's includes new search and navigation features allowing legal researchers even easier and more complete access to published and unpublished decisions.