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Using LegalTrac

Using LegalTrac. To Find Law Review Articles. What Is LegalTrac?. A commercial service UW Libraries subscribe Indexes law reviews, other legal periodicals & legal newspapers Contains a small number of full-text articles Covers from 1980 to date. Restricted Access.

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Using LegalTrac

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  1. UsingLegalTrac To Find Law Review Articles

  2. What Is LegalTrac? • A commercial service • UW Libraries subscribe • Indexes law reviews, other legal periodicals & legal newspapers • Contains a small number of full-text articles • Covers from 1980 to date

  3. Restricted Access • University of Washington students, faculty & staff • Other users visiting a University of Washington library

  4. Accessing LegalTrac • Research Databases > K-L > OR • Resources by Subject > Law >

  5. Computing from Home? • Off-Campus Access • Sign in with UW NetID • 8 hours of access to subscription databases

  6. LegalTrac Introduction • Describes content & coverage • Click on LegalTrac or Start Searching links

  7. Search Options All search options permit combinations of words & phrases with AND & OR

  8. Searching - Keyword • Single search box • Combine search terms with AND OR • Results listed with most recent first

  9. Searching - Advanced • Three search boxes • Combine boxes with AND OR • Results listed with most recent first

  10. Searching - Relevance • Single search box • Combine search terms with AND OR • Results listed with most relevant first • Results limited to 200 items

  11. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved

  12. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Title of the article & link to the index information

  13. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Title of the article & link to the index information • Author(s)

  14. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Title of the article & link to the index information • Author(s) • Journal title, date, volume, issue & pages

  15. Reviewing Search Results • Number of articles retrieved • Title of the article & link to the index information • Author(s) • Journal title, date, volume, issue & pages • Link to index information

  16. Index Information • Repeated citation information

  17. Index Information • Repeated citation information • Subject headings

  18. Index Information • Repeated citation information • Subject headings • Links to additional articles with same subject headings • Click View to see list of articles

  19. Index Information • Repeated citation information • Subject headings • Links to additional articles with same subject headings • Links to closely related subject headings • Click See also

  20. Full-Text Articles • Text indicates that the full text of the article is available • Click on link to view

  21. Full-Text Articles • Search terms highlighted in red • Footnotes included • Text & Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)

  22. Copy & Paste Requires WordPad or word processing (Law Library public computers don’t have word processing software) Mark Items LegalTrac feature Print, download, or email selected search results Recording Search Results

  23. Selecting Search Results • Click in the Mark box to select articles

  24. View Mark List • Click on View Mark List

  25. Print or Email Marked List • Print on attached printer (in the Law Library)

  26. Print or Email Mark List • Print on attached printer (in theLaw Library) • Email mark list

  27. Download Mark List • Use Print command • Use browser’s File > Save As • Download list to disk or flash/thumb drive

  28. Locating Law Review Articles • Search Law Library catalog by journal title (not title of the article!) • Use the Hein Online citation navigator (UW Restricted) • Search LexisNexis Academic by author & words in the title (view LexisNexis Academic instructional slideshow)

  29. Questions? • UW Libraries • Email • UW Libraries • Gallagher Law Library • Phone • Odergaard 543-2060 • Suzzallo 543-0242 • Gallagher 543-6794 • Chat

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