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Turning Online Time Into Quality Time: Searching Ohio Case Law On Lexis And Westlaw, Randy J. Diamond Jan 1992

Turning Online Time Into Quality Time: Searching Ohio Case Law On Lexis And Westlaw, Randy J. Diamond

Faculty Publications

This article discusses some of the lesser known complexities of LEXIS and WESTLAW and the necessity for evaluating these systems critically. Sample searches highlight the major differences between WESTLAW's and LEXIS's search protocols. Comparable features of each system are examined to show how users can improve the quality of their search results and to warn of unintended consequences when users misapply them. Strategies for formulating searches that retrieve relevant cases and prevent the exclusion of potentially relevant cases are considered, along with the economics of online searching. Although the searches presented are limited to Ohio case law, they are adaptable …


Strategic Research In Law And Society, Bryant G. Garth Jan 1990

Strategic Research In Law And Society, Bryant G. Garth

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


If We Can't Teach Our Students To Write... Let's Examine Some Alternatives That May Have A Chance To Work, Michael Botein Jan 1977

If We Can't Teach Our Students To Write... Let's Examine Some Alternatives That May Have A Chance To Work, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

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A Case For Computers In Law Practice, Donald J. Elardo Jan 1968

A Case For Computers In Law Practice, Donald J. Elardo

Cleveland State Law Review

There is no profession which has more to gain from dramatic new technological developments for the automation of information than the legal profession.


On Research In Law -- A Challenge And A Proposal, Jerome Hall Jan 1940

On Research In Law -- A Challenge And A Proposal, Jerome Hall

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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What Should The American Law Institute Do?, Hessel E. Yntema Feb 1936

What Should The American Law Institute Do?, Hessel E. Yntema

Michigan Law Review

It will generally be agreed, I believe, that the creation of the American Law Institute in 1923 was one of the most hopeful events in the recent legal history of this country. The plan for the Institute, as formulated in the impressive report which motivated its establishment, was well-conceived, broad-visioned, and based upon a comprehensive analysis of the chief defects in the legal system of the United States. This plan was significant in at least three important respects. In the first place, it defined an ambitious and, in some respects, a unique task for the Institute to accomplish; the report …