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Chapter 7
Figure 7.1: Find a Document page
Selecting a Country of Publication for Find
The United States is the default country of publication for Find requests. When you want to use
Find to retrieve information published in a country other than the United States (for example, an
article from a legal journal published in the United Kingdom), you must specify the country of
publication.
To specify a country for a particular Find request or a series of Find requests, select the
appropriate country from the Publication Country drop-down list in the left frame of the Find a
Document page.
You can change your default country of publication for Find requests by using Preferences. (For
information on using Preferences, refer to Chapter 6.)
Using Find Citation Templates
Templates are available to assist you in entering a Find request. These templates are especially
useful when you are not sure of the correct citation format.
Find citation templates for materials frequently used by law students are available from the
tabbed Law School page. Click Find using a template in the Shortcuts section of the page.
A wide variety of Find citation templates (e.g., for federal and state case law, the U.S.
Constitution and state constitutions, federal and state statutes, session laws, court rules and
orders, and many other materials, including documents published in foreign countries) is
available from the Find a Document page. Type the publication abbreviation in the Find this
document by citation text box and click Go. A Find template is displayed. You can also access a
Find template by typing a publication abbreviation in the Find by citation text box at the tabbed
Law School page.
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