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Westlaw Campus TM Demo

Westlaw Campus TM Demo. Tuesday March 15, 2005. Cases (court opinions) appellate federal court opinions Statutes United States Code Annotated all states Regulations Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations. Other Decisions EU Case Law, Legislation and more Legal References

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Westlaw Campus TM Demo

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  1. Westlaw CampusTMDemo Tuesday March 15, 2005 Mt. San Antonio College Library

  2. Cases (court opinions) appellate federal court opinions Statutes United States Code Annotated all states Regulations Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations Other Decisions EU Case Law, Legislation and more Legal References Am Jur 2d American Law Reports (ALR) Legal Periodicals HPPP What’s Included? Mt. San Antonio College Library

  3. Find KeySearch Famous Documents Legal Guides Pre-Law Quick Search Search for In the following database Interface Layout Home Research Trail Help Mt. San Antonio College Library

  4. Home Research Trail Help Mt. San Antonio College Library

  5. By citation 5 C3d 565 96 Cal Rptr 697 488 P2d 1 By title Jolicoeur v. Mihaly Find Mt. San Antonio College Library

  6. blue H history green C citing references but no direct or negative indirect history KeyCiteIs it Good Law? Mt. San Antonio College Library

  7. red flag no longer good law for at least one of the points of law it contains recently amended repealed, superceded or ruled unconstitutional yellow flag some negative history renumbered, transferred, reinstated, corrected, or confirmed limited on constitutional or preemption grounds KeyCiteWarning! Mt. San Antonio College Library

  8. ★★★★ extended discussion more than a printed page ★★★ substantial discussion more than a paragraph, less than a printed page ★★ some discussion less than a paragraph ★ mentioned brief reference KeyCiteTreatment Stars Mt. San Antonio College Library

  9. KeySearch - Browse Mt. San Antonio College Library

  10. KeySearch - Search Mt. San Antonio College Library

  11. A word about … • Headnotes • “The headnotes of reported cases are a digest of the law and facts of those cases” – see 23 A.L.R.3d 139 • Slip Opinions • “Second version of an opinion. It is sent to the printer later in the day on which the ‘bench’ opinion is released by the Court. – see http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/04slipopinion.html • Unreported Cases • do not establish any new law, have no precedential value; may be published online rather than in a reporter. Mt. San Antonio College Library

  12. Famous Documents • Misleading heading Mt. San Antonio College Library

  13. Legal Guides and Pre-Law • an attempt at value-added content • is it? Mt. San Antonio College Library

  14. Hot pink and passionate purple … Not what you think of when you think of the law, eh? Okay, we’ll return to shades of gray and business blue. Mt. San Antonio College Library

  15. Quick Search (?) • Terms and Connectors • Natural Language • Date Restrictions • Control Concepts • Field Restrictions Mt. San Antonio College Library

  16. Quick SearchNatural Language • emancipation • Journals and law reviews • California Mt. San Antonio College Library

  17. Quick SearchTerms and Connectors • emancipat! /s relinquish! • emancipat! /s relinquish! % mihaly Mt. San Antonio College Library

  18. Database Details • Scope • database identifier • thesaurus • term frequency • summary • contents • citation formats • searching and fields • related research Mt. San Antonio College Library

  19. Building Complex Searches • ATLEAST7(EMANCIPATION) ATLEAST2("AGE OF CONSENT") & DA(AFT 03/14/2002) Mt. San Antonio College Library

  20. How do I … • search for topics such as legalizing prostitution/drugs/ etc.? • read (or write) a legal citation? • http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/services/research/guides/united_states/basics/citation_guides.php or, • http://www.saclaw.lib.ca.us/LegalGuides/CITATIONS.htm • find a case by citation number? • find a state code, say about speeding? • find out if a case has been updated? • find a treatise (and what is it)? • find a case that is not in California? • use the Blue and White Book? Mt. San Antonio College Library

  21. What about … • Cal Jur & Witkins – what’s the difference? • those little squiggly symbols (§) - what do they refer to? • the key symbol in California Digest – what does it refer to? Mt. San Antonio College Library

  22. Pros, Cons, and I Don’t Know • Pros • Anytime access • Hyperlinked documents • Cons • Does not include the full range of legal print materials currently carried by Mt. Sac • I Don’t Know • Cost • Impact on print purchases Mt. San Antonio College Library

  23. Westlaw CampusTM Demo Done Mt. San Antonio College Library

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