Thomson Reuters is commemorating 150 years of customer partnership and innovation to honor the 1872 founding of John B. West Publisher and Book Seller. West’s innovative spirit lives on in Westlaw – a product that still carries his name – and in the AI-driven products and legal research technology tools used by legal professionals worldwide. Our Legal Current series features voices across …
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Books for Africa and Thomson Reuters: 108 Law Libraries Delivered and Counting
This guest post was written by John Elstad, head of Content Transformation at Thomson Reuters, who shares an update on the company’s partnership with Books for Africa. Thomson Reuters has a long-standing relationship with Books for Africa as part of our ongoing commitment to access to justice and the global rule of law. Today I’m …
100th Law Library Donated by Books for Africa & Thomson Reuters
On a continent where large swaths are often swept by drought, famine and poverty, development officials often speak of another kind of scarcity in Africa: “book poverty” or a shortage of books and educational materials. Such shortages can not only hinder economic development, but also development of judicial systems and adjacent institutions. “When you place …
Improving Access to Justice in Africa – For Public Consumption podcast
The ongoing commitment of Thomson Reuters to access to justice and the global rule of law manifests through its long-standing support of programs like Books for Africa – a non-profit organization that sends millions of books, computers, e-books and other educational materials to countries throughout Africa. But the work to strengthen and improve the legal …
Thomson Reuters Celebrates Books for Africa at Annual Fundraiser
Last week, Kenya’s ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Njeru Githae, addressed a capacity crowd Thursday as the keynote speaker at the Books for Africa annual fundraising luncheon at the Town and Country Club in St. Paul, sponsored by Thomson Reuters. Introduced by Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president, Government Affairs and Community Relations for …
Thomson Reuters celebrates Books for Africa at its annual gala
Books for Africa held its annual gala this week, and representatives from Thomson Reuters were on hand to celebrate the annual event. Books For Africa is the largest shipper of books to the African continent. In fact, over the last 12 months alone, the organization has shipped more than 2.6 million books to countries throughout Africa, …
A year of giving – supporting Africa
This post was written by Alicia Beilings, head of marketing for Thomson Reuters in Africa Thomson Reuters has made a contribution on behalf of all of our customers and partners to the Books For Africa Foundation. Through this donation, approximately 4,000 books will be purchased and distributed to African children who are eager to learn. Books …
Sweet and Maxwell donate textbooks to Books for Africa charity
Sweet and Maxwell recently donated approximately 650 books to the Books for Africa charity, with which Thomson Reuters has held a longstanding partnership. The textbooks donated by Sweet and Maxwell include leading titles such as Archbold, McGregor on Damages, White Book and a number of Nutshells and City and Finance Practitioner’s Guide titles. The Books …
Spotlight shines on Thomson Reuters-Books For Africa partnership
Thomson Reuters longstanding partnership with Books For Africa (BFA) was in the spotlight in early May on a day that celebrated both the productive past and the potential that lies ahead for both organizations. Books for Africa honored Thomson Reuters with its Kilimanjaro Society Award of Merit at its annual awards breakfast on Wednesday, May …
The global challenges and opportunities of corporate responsibility
This post is a message from the 2013 AALL Annual Meeting and Conference. To read other posts in the series, click here, and watch for more content soon! As a law librarian, you understand the responsibility inherent in your role as a steward of information. By the same token, corporate responsibility is deeply-rooted in the …
