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Chapter 10 Accessing Authority Online

Chapter 10 Accessing Authority Online. Westlaw Lexis Vesuslaw Loislaw. Query Formation. Query = inquiry/question 1. Key terms liable day care center injured child 2. Cartwheeling liable day care center injured child

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Chapter 10 Accessing Authority Online

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  1. Chapter 10Accessing Authority Online Westlaw Lexis Vesuslaw Loislaw

  2. Query Formation • Query = inquiry/question • 1. Key terms • liable day care center injured child • 2. Cartwheeling • liable day care center injured child • responsible preschool harmed juvenile • childcare center hurt minor

  3. Query Formation: Expanders • Expanders: • Exclamation Mark (!) • Root: liab! • Computer will search liability, liable • Asterisk (*) • * = substitutes for letter • Hand*** = hand plus three letters • Dr*nk = drink, drank, drunk

  4. Query: Treatments • “” Quotation marks • Limits term search • “day care center” = day care center • vs. day care center would find: • “The woman shot the man in the center of his abdomen, and apparently did not care that it was the day before their anniversary.” • Connectors • /s = same sentence [Lexis: /15] • /p = same paragraph [Lexis: /15] • & = and • - = or (space bar)

  5. Westlaw Sign-On Access Information

  6. Westlaw: Searching Citation 1. Validates Authority 2. Lists related authority Database Search -cs (case) st - (statute)

  7. Search Terms Search Query Expanders & Connectors Dates of decisions

  8. Westlaw: Search Results Next Document Finds terms from query Print

  9. Westlaw Validator Case History and Treatment [= shepardizing]

  10. Westlaw: Validation Results History/Treatment Notations KeyCite Flags: Yellow Flags: Negative Treatment Red Flag: Invalidates Case

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