University of Illinois College of Law
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University of Illinois College of Law |
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Introduction
to Online Legal Research (Westlaw and Lexis)
Professor Callister
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Session:
Fall
- Spring
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Segment & Field Problems |
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G1 |
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The following problems will
be done in the instructional session with a librarian. Please skip
for until your class session.
Problem 1:You have heard that Professor Rotunda has written an article on the confirmation process for judges. See if you can easily locate the article using field (or segment) searching. Try the same search again without using fields (or segments). To sign onto Westlaw click here. To sign onto Lexis click here. If you get stuck, use hints. Problem 2: You need to locate all of the key cases in the federal courts concerning copyright and libraries. You are particularly interested in public, school and college libraries. You do not want cases dealing with the Library of Congress. First, try the search without using fields (or segments). Then use segment or field-restricted searching. To sign onto Westlaw click here. To sign onto Lexis click here. Problem 3: You need law review and journal articles on the Indian Child Welfare Act. In this instance, which service is more practical to use? Westlaw or Lexis? To sign onto Westlaw click here. To sign onto Lexis click here. |
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