ncaa-manual

Instructions for Online Manual(Bylaw) SearchThe legislation included in this Manual is available online via the NCAA Legislative Services Database for the Internet (LSDBi)at www.ncaa.org. The LSDBi Manual is updated throughout the year to reflect any adopted legislation, modifications of wording,incorporations of interpretations or editorial revisions. Therefore, the LSDBi Manual includes the most up-to-date legislationavailable and a mechanism for quickly searching and locating legislation through a variety of user-friendly methods.In order to access LSDBi from the NCAA homepage, run the mouse over “Legislation and Governance” and click “LSDBi.” Onthe top menu bar, select “Search,” then select “Legislation.” The information included below provides directions related to usingthe Manual (Bylaw) search function.For more information, contact the NCAA academic and membership affairs staff at 317/917-6222.Manual (Bylaw) SearchThe Manual (Bylaw) Search screen is provided to allow the LSDBi user to search the NCAA Division I Manual. To perform asearch, enter data into the fields and click on the “Go Search” button. This will list all bylaws that match the search criteria. Thefollowing information will describe each search criteria field and explain its use in detail.That Reference — This field allows the user to select which manual to search (Division I, II or III).— Click on the reminder icon to set the division default.Article # — This field allows the user to select and search any one article or all articles. All matching occurrences of the searchterms within the selected article are returned. The default for this field is “all.” Unless the user is searching for a specific bylaw, itis recommended that the default setting be used.Specified Legislative Cite — This allows the user to input any specific bylaw number. All matching occurrences of the searchterms with the selected bylaw and “sub bylaws” are retrieved. For example, if “13.2” is entered, Bylaws 13.2, 13.2.1, 13.2.3,13.2.3.1 and so forth will be searched and/or returned depending on any additional search criteria.— Select the radio button before “Article #” or “Specified Legislative Cite” to identify which of thetwo criteria will be used in the search.Include adopted — Select this check box to include bylaws that are adopted but not yet effective. The box is checked by default.Deselect the box to exclude bylaws that are adopted but not yet effective.Word List Search Fields — The word list search field allows the user to search for specific words or phrases in the legislationin a similar manner as one would look for specific words or phrases in a printed index. If no words or phrases are included in ablank word list, it will not be used in the search.The following information provides an explanation of the fields in the search rows:Word List Usage — The first pull-down list (from the left) has three possible entries:• At Least One of the Words — If any one of the words in the word list is in the bylaw text or title (as specified by thelocation field explained below), the bylaw will be returned. A space between words in the word list serves as an “or.”• All of the Words — All of the words in the word list must be in the bylaw text or title (as specified by the location fieldexplained below) for the bylaw to be returned. A space between words in the word list serves as an “and.”• The Phrase — The entire word list must match, verbatim, text in either the bylaw or bylaw title (as specified by the locationfield explained below) for the bylaw to be returned.Word List Field — The text entry field allows the user to enter words to be searched. Multiple words may be entered separatedby a space or spaces.405