Electronic Legal Research An Integrated Approach

Name: Electronic Legal Research An Integrated Approach
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ISBN: 9781418080884

ISBN-10: 1418080888

ISBN-13: 9781418080884

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Stephanie Delaney

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Electronic Legal Research: An Integrated Approach, second edition, is dedicated to fully explaining the rationale of legal research, guiding readers through the individual steps necessary to develop their own research strategies. Through exploration into the topic of legal database searching with substance and depth Electronic Legal Research facilitates long-term learning. Since new products are introduced every day and the market leaders constantly change, this text takes the approach of one set of skills, Boolean searching. This approach will enable the beginning researcher to do research in nearly any electronic database, specifically training students to research paid legal databases…

Book details

List price: $149.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 7/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 8.03" wide x 9.09" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Stephanie Delaney, JD, is an instructor at Highline Community College. She is a member of the Washington State Bar Association.



Preface


About the Author


Acknowledgments


For the Student



How to Search



Basic Electronic Searching


Electronic Legal Research


Overview of Boolean Searching


Basic Boolean Operators


Other Useful Operators



Query Formation Strategy


Introduction to Queries


A Query Formation Strategy


Query Troubleshooting



Paid Legal Databases


Introduction


Westlaw


Lexis


Other Paid Legal Databases


Beginning Your Research



Internet Legal Research


Welcome to the Internet


Where to Look for Information


How to Look for Information


Your Internet Toolbox


How to Determine the Credibility and Usefulness of What You Find


Free Versus Paid



What to Search for



Finding and Understanding Statutes


Review of Statutory Law


Statute Search Strategies


Statutory Interpretation



Finding and Understanding Regulations


Review of Administrative Agencies


Regulation Search Strategy


Regulatory Guidance Search Strategy



Finding Cases


Review of Case Law


Case Law Search Strategy



Finding Secondary Sources


Introduction


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias


Law Review Articles


Practice Books, Hornbooks, Restatements, and Other Explanatory Material


Legal and Other News



Researcher's Guide to the U.S. Government



Legislative History



Regulatory Guidance and Rule Tracking



25 Tips to Improve Your Internet Research Skills


Glossary


Index