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Ƥ Identify exact phrases (these can be entered as is). Ƥ Add connectors (e.g., AND, /p, /n). Ƥ Expand your words (e.g., OR, !, *).

• Start basic and broad, then use the Narrow search box in the upper right-hand corner of the results screen.

2. SEARCH SECONDARY SOURCES — Click the Commentary search subtab:A. Halsbury’s® Laws of Canada — This encyclopedia contains the black-letter statement of the law.B. All Canadian Legal Journals — This source (also available under the Journals subtab) contains full texts of academic

journals.C. All Canadian Legal Literature Indexes — This source contains indexes to research papers, journals and texts.D. Canadian Legal Words & Phrases — This source contains definitions of major legal words and phrases.E. Dictionaries — This source contains the full text of Barron’s Canadian Law Dictionary, 6th Ed.

3. SEARCH LEGISLATION — Click the Legislation search subtab, fill out search fields and click the Search button:A. Note up legislation — Click the Note up with QuickCITE link.B. View a different version if necessary — Select Versioning from the drop-down list.C. View more than just one section — Click the link to the desired section in the View More box.

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C. QuickCITE® Case Citator — Click the link and enter search information.

Other ways to note up cases include the following:D. From within a case — Click the Note up with QuickCITE link in the upper left-hand corner.E. From the Home search subtab — Enter the citation in the Note up with QuickCITE box and click the Go button.

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6. USE THE TOOLS ON THE RESULTS SCREENA. Do a quick scan of your cases — Change the View to display List with keywords or Search terms in context.B. Narrow your search — Enter more search terms in the Narrow search box and click the Go button.C. Pull out groups of cases — Click a category from the Result Groups in the left-hand panel.D. Change the order of your list — Change to Sort by relevance, date, court, jurisdiction or source order.E. Document delivery — Create an alert; print, email or download documents; or copy results link.F. Delivery Documents to Cloud Service — download up to 500 of your documents into your Dropbox or Google Drive

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