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Authors: Judy A. Long
ISBN-13: 9780766813335, ISBN-10: 0766813339
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: July 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Judy A. Long

Judy A. Long, J.D., is a retired College Professor/ Paralegal Program Director and retired Attorney and has written several books focusing on paralegal education.

Book Synopsis

This textbook provides instructions on the various ways to use a computer to conduct legal research. The author explains how to contact federal and state agencies online, suggests web sites on specialized areas of the law, and identifies the finer points of using the Westlaw online system of databases, the LEXIS online library, and the Loislaw web site and CD-ROM. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Booknews

	Preface
Ch. 1	Legal Research	1
Ch. 2	Manual Research	7
Ch. 3	Introduction to Internet Research	17
Ch. 4	General Uses of the Internet	31
Ch. 5	Legal Research on the Internet	45
Ch. 6	Federal Sources on the Internet	53
Ch. 7	State Sources on the Internet	69
Ch. 8	Secondary Sources and Finding Tools on the Internet	75
Ch. 9	Specialized Areas of Law on the Internet	91
Ch. 10	Westlaw	113
Ch. 11	Using LEXIS	187
Ch. 12	CD-ROM and Other Research Materials	199
	Glossary	219
	Index	223

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