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Environmental Legal Research, Ripple Weistling Apr 2013

Environmental Legal Research, Ripple Weistling

Ripple L. Weistling

No abstract provided.


Environmental Law Research Guide, Ripple Weistling Apr 2013

Environmental Law Research Guide, Ripple Weistling

Ripple L. Weistling

No abstract provided.


Teaching Westlawnext: Next Steps For Teachers Of Legal Research, Ronald Wheeler Dec 2012

Teaching Westlawnext: Next Steps For Teachers Of Legal Research, Ronald Wheeler

Ronald E Wheeler

As a follow up to his earlier piece titled "Does WestlawNext Really Change Everything: The Implications of WestlawNext on Legal Research," Professor Wheeler here explores strategies for teaching students to effectively research using the WestlawNext legal research platform. He focuses on challenging law librarians and other teachers of legal research to embrace change, to innovate and to devise research exercises that highlight both the advantages and the alleged pitfalls of WestlawNext. In particular, Professor Wheeler discusses source selection, filters, addressing the volume of results, esoteric content, and Boolean searching.


Wyoming Legal Research, Debora Person, Tawnya Plumb Dec 2012

Wyoming Legal Research, Debora Person, Tawnya Plumb

Debora A. Person

In Wyoming, there are only limited state-specific treatises. As a low-population state, case law is not extensive, and researchers have expressed surprise at the brevity of the state statutes. This text covers the basic legal research resources for primary and secondary law dealing with Wyoming and federal jurisdictions. It covers print and online free and commercial legal databases and offers useful search tips for the more complicated materials.
The text begins with a brief introduction to the sources of the law and the initial stages of research, including determining the call of the question, identifying keywords, and assessing the most …


Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb Dec 2012

Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb

Tawnya K. Plumb

In Wyoming, there are only limited state-specific treatises. As a low-population state, case law is not extensive, and researchers have expressed surprise at the brevity of the state statutes. This text covers the basic legal research resources for primary and secondary law dealing with Wyoming and federal jurisdictions. It covers print and online free and commercial legal databases and offers useful search tips for the more complicated materials.
The text begins with a brief introduction to the sources of the law and the initial stages of research, including determining the call of the question, identifying keywords, and assessing the most …


Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb Dec 2012

Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb

Tawnya K. Plumb

In Wyoming, there are only limited state-specific treatises. As a low-population state, case law is not extensive, and researchers have expressed surprise at the brevity of the state statutes. This text covers the basic legal research resources for primary and secondary law dealing with Wyoming and federal jurisdictions. It covers print and online free and commercial legal databases and offers useful search tips for the more complicated materials.
The text begins with a brief introduction to the sources of the law and the initial stages of research, including determining the call of the question, identifying keywords, and assessing the most …


Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb Dec 2012

Wyoming Legal Research, Debora A. Person, Tawnya K. Plumb

Tawnya K. Plumb

In Wyoming, there are only limited state-specific treatises. As a low-population state, case law is not extensive, and researchers have expressed surprise at the brevity of the state statutes. This text covers the basic legal research resources for primary and secondary law dealing with Wyoming and federal jurisdictions. It covers print and online free and commercial legal databases and offers useful search tips for the more complicated materials.
The text begins with a brief introduction to the sources of the law and the initial stages of research, including determining the call of the question, identifying keywords, and assessing the most …