Introduction to Online Legal Research  (Westlaw and Lexis)
Professor Callister


Session: Fall - Spring
How to search efficiently and restrict your search to specific segments and fields.How and when to use Natural Language searching instead of Terms and Connectors.How to find similar documents using Lexis More Like This searching.How to find similar cases using Westlaw's Key Numbers.How to conduct citation analysis including Lexis' Shepard's and Westlaw's KeyCite.
Special considerations when working with Secondary Sources.Setting up Clip and Alert Services.How to keep track of where you have been.Practice problems for Spring Session.line
Westlaw: WestClip  
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. . . set the frequency to "daily."  It is also a good idea to set an end date, because you get charged for each time the search is run.  When you are done, save your changes.

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