bloomberg law, lexis advance & westlawnext
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Professor Lisa Smith-ButlerCharleston School of LawSol Blatt Jr. Law Library
Fall 2014
Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance & WestlawNext
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Introduction
Using both Bloomberg, Lexis Advance, and WestlawNext, today we’ll review:
how to locate cases; how to locate statutes; and how to update with citators.
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How do I find a case?
Cases can be located in one of three ways: party name (Harris v. Forklift); citation (477 U.S. 57); or subject/keyword searching.
This is true regardless as to whether print or electronic resources are being used.
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Party Name
If you know the names’ of the parties involved in a case, you can: key in the parties names’ in the search bar on
Bloomberg, Lexis & Westlaw after selecting the appropriate jurisdiction/database for searching; or
use the Table of Cases volume of the appropriate digest, in print, to obtain a citation to the decision.
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Citation
Key the citation into the search bar on Bloomberg, Lexis Advance, and WestlawNext.
Pull the book off the shelf when using print.
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Subject or Keyword Searching
If you lack a party name or a citation, you will need to do a subject search either in an electronic database such as Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance or WestlawNext or you will need to a consult a print resource such as a case finding tool.
Case finding tools include, but are not limited to, digests, legal encyclopedias, American Law Reports, and other sources.
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What search terms do I use? Where do I look?
When you receive a research project, you should answer three questions before beginning either print or electronic research:
What is the issue in dispute between the parties? What search terms should be used? What database or book should be selected?
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Locating a Case by Party Name
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Bloomberg Law
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Locating a Case by Citation
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Bloomberg Law
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Locating a Case by Subject
Lacking a citation or party name requires you to locate a case by subject.
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How do I locate a case by subject?
Define the issue.From this, create your search terms.Decide which database or print resource
needs to be consulted.Create your search query, including terms
and Boolean connectors if appropriate.Only after completing the above, should you
log onto Bloomberg Law, Lexis Advance, or WestlawNext.
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Boolean Connectors
Boolean connectors allow you to either expand or limit your search.
Boolean connectors include: And (contracts search) Or (expands search) Not (excludes items so contracts search) Within (requires items to be located near each other
so contracts search)
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Boolean Connectors
To use a Boolean connector with WestlawNext, click on Advanced Search next to the search bar.
To do a Boolean search with Lexis Advance, use Boolean operators/connectors as you usually would although use lower case letters and do not use an ampersand (&).
Field searching on Bloomberg Law is possible once a library is selected with a pre-existing template. Boolean connectors can also be used in the template’s keyword search box.
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Defining our Query
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Bloomberg Law
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Editing your search terms & limiting your results
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How do I get my case?
You can: download the case directly to your hard drive; email it to your email address; Place it online in a personal folder, storing it on
WestlawNext, Bloomberg Law, or Lexis Advance; or print it to the library’s printer room on the Lexis
printer.
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Statutes
While cases are a primary source of American law, statutes are also a primary source.
Cases are decided and published by the judicial branch of the government while statutes are enacted and published by the legislative branch of the government.
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How do I locate applicable statutes?
As with cases, statutes can be located in three ways.
They can be located via:
Citation (17 U.S.C. §107); popular name (Patient Protection & Affordable Care
Act); or subject/keyword searching (authorizing war in Iraq in
2002).
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Locating statutes by citation
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Bloomberg Law
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Get a statute by popular name
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Bloomberg
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Getting a statute by subject/keyword
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Bloomberg Law
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Lexis Advance
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WestlawNext
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Updating Your Research
You should always update your research.On the Bloomberg Law system, this means
that you Bcite your cases and statutes.On the Lexis Advance system, this means you
Shepardize your cases and statutes.On the WestlawNext system, this means you
Keycite your cases and statutes.
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Citing: BCite, Shepard’s or KeyCite
What information should you be looking for when you Shepardize or Keycite your case? You should be checking to see if your case was later
reversed or overruled. You should be checking to see how later cases have
treated your case. You should be checking to see if the legislature
amended or repealed your statute. You should be checking to see if secondary articles are
available that cite to your case or statute.
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Bloomberg Law: BCite
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Lexis Advance: Shepard’s
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WestlawNext: KeyCite
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Help!
Bloomberg Law tutorial videos are available @ http://www.bloomberglaw.com/help/Videos_Overview.htm
Lexis Advance tutorial videos can be found @ https://www.youtube.com/user/LexisNexisLawSchools/videos
WestlawNext tutorial videos are @ https://www.youtube.com/user/WestlawInsider
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Conclusion
Remember: the best researchers use a mixture of sources and formats.
Questions? Stop by the Sol Blatt Jr. Law Library Reference Desk, located in Room 120 on the 1st floor of the library.