Westlaw Campus, a database available from the title listing of databases (located on the library's home page), provides access to an abundance of full text legal information.
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It includes legal encyclopedias (American Jurisprudence and American Law Reports), over 800 full text journals and law reviews, and federal and state cases, laws, and regulations.
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When searching Westlaw Campus, make sure to change the search mechanism from Natural Language to Terms and Connectors
It is extremely important to separate terms with AND and enclose phrases in quotations.
Also, make sure to select a source you wish to search, e.g. All federal cases, state cases, etc. You can only search one type of source at a time.
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Once you've done a search and retrieved a document (a federal case in this example), the main part of the screen provides the full text for that document.
The left hand frame provides navigation features for the document or links to related items (laws, regulations, other cases, etc.).
The top right hand part of the main screen allows you to print or email the full text of the document.
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Although Westlaw Campus is a very rich source for legal information, searching for legal information is complicated without proper training. To get the full power of Westlaw Campus, it may be desireable to initially work with a librarian.
Our Ask a Librarian link on the library's home page allows you to contact a librarian via chat reference, phone, or email. |
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