The Lexis Companion: A Concise Guide to Effective Searching - Softcover

Mcknight, Jean Sinclair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201483351 ISBN 13: 9780201483352

Verlag: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

The LEXIS(R) Companion is a practical guide to efficient andcost-effective searching for busy attorneys, paralegals, and others who need current andcomplete legal information. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to useLEXIS with a minimum of effort for a maximum return on your time and money.Starting with an orientation and sample research session, the book moves on tocover: * the basics of document retrieval, including entering and editing commands,retrieving documents by citation, and searching with terms and connectors ornatural language * fine-tuning your search with date restrictions and segments * displaying, browsing, printing, and storing the documents you've found * updating, verifying, and expanding your research using the array of citatorsavailable on LEXIS * money saving search tips and strategies, and much more. Written in everyday English by a tried and true teacher of LEXIS classes, thisbook makes the business of serious legal research friendly--if not downrightfunny. The LEXIS Companion is an on-the-shelf essential for everyLEXIS user. You'll find the information you need and find it fast. 0201483351B04062001

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jean Sinclair McKnight is an assistant professor at Southern IllinoisUniversity School of Law, where she teaches legal research classes, includingLEXIS and Westlaw instruction. She has a law degree and a master's degree inlibrary science, and is the author of Legal Research in NorthCarolina.

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The LEXIS® Companion is a practical guide to efficient andcost-effective searching for busy attorneys, paralegals, and others who need current andcomplete legal information. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to useLEXIS with a minimum of effort for a maximum return on your time and money.Starting with an orientation and sample research session, the book moves on tocover:

• the basics of document retrieval, including entering and editing commands,retrieving documents by citation, and searching with terms and connectors ornatural language

• fine-tuning your search with date restrictions and segments

• displaying, browsing, printing, and storing the documents you've found

• updating, verifying, and expanding your research using the array of citatorsavailable on LEXIS

• money saving search tips and strategies, and much more.

Written in everyday English by a tried and true teacher of LEXIS classes, thisbook makes the business of serious legal research friendly--if not downrightfunny. The LEXIS Companion is an on-the-shelf essential for everyLEXIS user. You'll find the information you need and find it fast.

0201483351B04062001

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ADDISON WESLEY PUB CO INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0201483351
• ISBN 13: 9780201483352
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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