Winning Research Skills - Westlaw
Winning Research Skills - Westlaw
Winning Research Skills - Westlaw
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statutes and regulations indexes on <strong>Westlaw</strong><br />
137<br />
United States Code Annotated 38<br />
International Professional Directory database<br />
(IP-PROFDIR) 182<br />
issue, framing 73<br />
–J–<br />
Journals and Law Reviews database (JLR) 178<br />
judge field 112, 118<br />
Jury Instructions Combined database (JI-ALL) 181<br />
–K–<br />
key number digests 22<br />
Key Number System. See West Key Number System<br />
key numbers<br />
about 20<br />
searching for 126<br />
See also West Key Number System<br />
KeyCite<br />
about 143–144<br />
accessing 145<br />
cases<br />
citing references 148–159<br />
customizing history display 147<br />
depth of treatment stars 149<br />
direct history 146–148<br />
direct history in graphical view 147–148<br />
KeyCite Notes 157–159<br />
negative citing references 146<br />
related references 146<br />
restricting citing references by<br />
date 154–155<br />
depth of treatment 156<br />
document type 155–156<br />
headnote 150–151, 157–159<br />
jurisdiction 154<br />
Locate term 151–153<br />
coverage 144<br />
currentness 144<br />
preferences 61<br />
status flags 146<br />
statutes<br />
citing references 160–167<br />
history 159–160<br />
restricting citing references by<br />
date 165–166<br />
document type 166–167<br />
jurisdiction 165<br />
Locate term 163–164<br />
notes of decisions 161–162<br />
KeyCite Alert<br />
about 167<br />
creating an entry 168–169<br />
modifying or deleting an entry 169<br />
restricting citing references 169<br />
KeyCite Notes 157–159<br />
KeySearch 126–128<br />
<strong>Winning</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Skills</strong> 211<br />
–L–<br />
law reviews 53, 178<br />
lawschool.westlaw.com 55<br />
lead field 112<br />
legal dictionaries 52, 180<br />
legal encyclopedias 49, 51, 179<br />
legislative history<br />
about 34<br />
archival legislative databases 140<br />
databases 140<br />
Graphical Statutes 98–99<br />
KeyCite for statutes 159–160<br />
Legislative History–U.S. Code, 1948 to Present<br />
database (LH) 140<br />
prior versions of statutes 98–99, 129, 138–139<br />
regulation tracking databases 141<br />
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative<br />
News 36<br />
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative<br />
News database (USCCAN) 140<br />
U.S. GAO Federal Legislative Histories<br />
database (FED-LH) 140<br />
USA Patriot Act of 2001 Legislative History<br />
database (PATRIOT-LH) 140<br />
legislative process 33–39, 139<br />
legislative service databases 139<br />
legislative tracking and bill text databases 139<br />
limit display by field 94, 103<br />
limit KeyCite display. See KeyCite, restricting citing<br />
references by<br />
Link Viewer 103–105<br />
Links tab 97–98<br />
litigation history reports 108<br />
Locate terms in result 93, 100–101<br />
location preferences. See preferences<br />
–M–<br />
magazine databases 186<br />
Magazines, Journals, and Newsletters database<br />
(MAGSPLUS) 186