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Legal Writing and Research

Librarians' Articles

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2014

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The 4-1-1 On Lawyer Directories, Mary Whisner Jan 2014

The 4-1-1 On Lawyer Directories, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Articles

Directories listing biographical and contact information for attorneys have been a publishing mainstay for more than one hundred years. They are used for marketing, as well as historical and genealogical research. However, technology is changing the way attorneys advertise, and Ms. Whisner looks at the current state of lawyer directories and their usage.


Getting To Know Fastcase, Mary Whisner Jan 2014

Getting To Know Fastcase, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Articles

Librarians must learn how to use databases on a regular basis. The databases may be new, or they may be well-established ones that librarians haven’t used before. Ms. Whisner examines Fastcase, an online system that recently entered into a cooperative agreement with HeinOnline, and discovers some lessons about how she learns new databases.