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.
Lexis: Shepard's Citation Service
Shepardizing by Headnote		  
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Suppose that while reviewing Davis v. Beason, you had been interested in one of the headnotes.  Both Lawyers' Edition (owned by Lexis) and West's Supreme Court Reporter use headnotes.  You believe that headnote 7, which expressly deals with voting registration oaths, in the Lawyers' Edition of Davis v. Beason is most descriptive of your case. 

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