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: KeyCite
KC Citing Ref Tab
 
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Caselaw pedigree highlighting subsequent citing cases.Under the "Key Citing Ref" Tab, you have 609 citing documents.  Negative treatment of the primary case is discussed before positive.  In addition, cases are presented according to levels of treatment of the primary case (represented by the green stars Green Star).  If the case has been quoted, purple quote marks purple quote marks are used.

Note that the flags when used in the "KC Citing Ref" tab (or the "KC History" tab refer not to the primary case, Davis v. Beason, but to the subsequent citing cases). 


 

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