Winning Research Skills - Westlaw
Winning Research Skills - Westlaw
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state reporters 102<br />
state statutes on <strong>Westlaw</strong> 131<br />
statutes<br />
bill tracking 139<br />
court rules 141<br />
federal databases 130<br />
fields 131–134<br />
50 State Surveys database (SURVEYS) 141<br />
Graphical Statutes 98–99<br />
index 137<br />
KeyCite 159–167<br />
legislative process 33<br />
legislative service databases 139<br />
legislative tracking and bill text databases 139<br />
Popular Name Table 138<br />
public laws 35<br />
retrieving by citation 129<br />
retrieving prior versions 98–99, 129, 138–139<br />
search tips 129<br />
session laws 35<br />
slip laws 35<br />
state databases 39, 131<br />
table of contents 134–136<br />
United States Code Annotated 130<br />
viewing consecutive statutes 134<br />
See also legislative history<br />
substantive-doc field 133<br />
Supreme Court Reporter 11, 29<br />
synonyms 83<br />
synopsis field 109, 112, 113–114<br />
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tabbed pages<br />
about 57<br />
Business and News 184–185<br />
customizing 57<br />
personalizing 58<br />
receiving 59<br />
resources options 58<br />
search options 58<br />
sending 58<br />
shortcut options 58<br />
Table of Authorities 170–172<br />
Table of Cases 28<br />
Table of Cases Reported 14<br />
Table of Contents service<br />
accessing 134–135<br />
browsing 135–136<br />
Term arrows 93, 100<br />
Terms and Connectors search method<br />
abbreviations 84<br />
about 3<br />
added-date restriction 90<br />
alternative terms 83<br />
antonyms 83<br />
choosing search terms 82<br />
common terms 83<br />
compound terms 84<br />
connectors 85–88<br />
date restriction 89–90<br />
document ranking 91<br />
field restrictions 89<br />
modifying search 91<br />
order of processing connectors 88<br />
phrase searching 82<br />
plurals 83<br />
possessives 84<br />
quotation marks 82<br />
root expander (!) 85<br />
synonyms 83<br />
universal character (*) 85<br />
text field 133<br />
Texts and Treatises database (TEXTS) 178<br />
thesaurus 80, 83<br />
title field 70, 72, 112<br />
topic and key number search 120<br />
topic field 109, 112, 114–115<br />
See also West digest topics<br />
transcripts of radio and television programs 186<br />
treaties databases 141<br />
treatises 52, 178–179<br />
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U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News<br />
36, 47<br />
on <strong>Westlaw</strong> 140<br />
U.S. Supreme Court 11<br />
Uniform Laws Annotated 180<br />
United States Code 36, 37<br />
United States Code Annotated<br />
about 36, 37, 130<br />
Code of Federal Regulations in 45<br />
index 38<br />
on <strong>Westlaw</strong> 134–139<br />
pocket parts 38<br />
Popular Name Table 38, 138<br />
statutory supplements 38<br />
tables 38<br />
United States Code Service 36<br />
updating 38
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