Why is it useful to know the full name of law reports and their jurisdictions? Because you can find cases much more successfully if you look for them in the right places. You won’t find a US, UK, or Australian decision in an electronic resource if it doesn’t include US, UK, or Australian decisions. So it pays to know what you’re looking for. Continue reading “Know What You’re Looking For”
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Finding a Cited Case
How do you find a decision using a citation? What does a citation even mean? Well, a citation provides all the information you need to find a case. Continue reading “Finding a Cited Case”
Spring Training
Now that spring has arrived and the warm weather is soon to follow, here is a selection of instructional videos to help you brush up and build winning legal research skills.
HeinOnline – HeinOnline’s YouTube Channel
- How to Find an Article in the Law Journal Library. Find a law journal article in 4 easy steps when all you have is the article name and author.
- Enhanced HeinOnline Interface. A quick overview of the new features available on HeinOnline’s enhanced interface.
- Printing & Downloading in HeinOnline
Law Society of Saskatchewan Library – Tutorials
- CanLII Series. Five quick refreshers on searching CanLII from keyword searching to finding legislation.
Law Library of Congress – In Custodia Legis
- Finding Case Law Using Google Scholar. Learn how to use Google Scholar to access free U.S. case law.
Lexis Advance Quicklaw – Training on the Go videos
- Browsing Sources. Learn how to locate sources by category, jurisdiction or title.
- QuickCITE Basics
- QuickCITE Advanced
WestlawNext Canada – Self-Paced Learning
- Applying filters. Learn how to filter your search results down to the most relevant hits.
- KeyCite a case
- KeyCite a statutory provision
- Document icons. Learn what all those little coloured icons you find on WestlawNext actually mean.
Know How, the blog of the Great Library 