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Alternatives to Lexis & Westlaw Sue Altmeyer c 2010

Discover low-cost legal databases, free internet sources, and library data as alternatives to traditional legal research platforms. Access stripped-down versions of Lexis & Westlaw with primary sources and essential search tools. Learn about alternative databases like Casemaker, Fastcase, Lois Law, and Versus Law, offering cases, statutes, and regulations. Compare their features and coverage with Lexis & Westlaw. Find resources on BNA, CCH, RIA Checkpoint, and more for practice-specific research. Enhance your legal research skills with efficient search strategies and valuable content.

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Alternatives to Lexis & Westlaw Sue Altmeyer c 2010

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  1. Alternatives to Lexis & WestlawSue Altmeyerc 2010

  2. Topics Covered • Lexis/WL Costs - briefly • Stripped Down Versions of Lexis/WL • Topic Specific Databases – BNA, CCH • Free Internet Sources • Library Sources

  3. Data from a Local Law Firm, 2008

  4. 2010 Westlaw Law Firm Costs

  5. Low Cost Databases

  6. Stripped down versions of Lexis/WL • Casemaker –Free w/ free student OSBA membership • Fastcase– Free w/ Cleve bar membership • Lois Law– C-M has - Instructions for password • Versus Law– Free to Law students

  7. Stripped Down Versions of Lexis/WL Links to these four databases on the library’s Electronic Resources page Have primary sources – cases, statutes, regulations for states and federal

  8. Stripped Down Versions of Lexis/WL What does Lexis/Westlaw have these do not? • Editorial features – headnotes, annotations • Practice Books (except Loislaw) • Law Review articles • Better search mechanisms and coverage

  9. Contents

  10. Contents

  11. Comparison of Fedl Ct Coverage

  12. Research Question • Bob works as a baggage handler for Midwest Airlines. He missed a lot of work, due to his alcoholism. Midwest fired him for violation of the attendance policy. Does Bob have a claim against his employer based on the Americans with Disabilities Act?

  13. Casemaker Search Syntax Search on Casemaker= • alcohol* ada (absenteeism,attendance) Could also do: • alcohol* (ada or “americans with disabilities act) (absenteeism,attendance)

  14. Loislaw

  15. Searching

  16. Special Feature of Loislaw “ MY SAVED SEARCHES”!

  17. Searching

  18. Practice Area Specific Databases

  19. Primary & Secondary – Specific Subjects • BNA • CCH • RIA Checkpoint • See Electronic Resources page for links. • NOT low cost, but not charged back to clients

  20. BNA • Current Awareness PLUS • Libraries: Primary & Secondary Sources

  21. BNA Current Awareness • Articles, cases • May contain past 12 years • ex. U.S. Law Week/Supreme Court Today ; Daily Labor Report (DLR expensive!). • Sign up for BNA Current Awareness Services

  22. BNA Libraries • Cases, statutes, regs • Practice books • Forms • ex. Labor and Employment Law Library , Intellectual Property Library or ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct

  23. CCH Intelliconnect • Both Primary and Secondary Sources • Topics Covered:AntitrustBanking Corporate GovernanceHealth Care and Medicaid/Medicare Labor & Employment, PensionsSecurities

  24. CCH • Boolean searching, w/n etc. • Federated Searching • Indexes • Current awareness emails – Sign up Instructions • Known for their fifty state charts

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