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


Session: Fall - Spring
Working with databases with tables of contents.Using clip and alert services to stay current.Keeping track of your searches.Practice problems for the Fall Session of Westlaw and Lexis instruction.
Segment and restricted field searching.Natural language search on both Lexis and Westlaw.How to find similar documents using Lexis More Like This searching.How to searcher for similar cases using West Key Numbers.How to check status with Shepards and KeyCite.
Westlaw:  Key Number Searches
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If instead of commencing with a case, like In Re Keeler, you had wished to search by West Topic and Key Numbers, you have could done so by selecting "Key Numbers & Digest" from the "More" pull down menu.

© 2002, Paul D. Callister