EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH TEACH-IN
TRAINING KIT
compiled and edited by
Kristin B. Gerdy
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Legal Research Guides....................................................... ......................................................................1
Electronic Legal Research for Beginners.................................................................3
Learn WestLaw & Lexis/Nexis Essentials!
(Or, What They Will Tell You Maybe Only if You Ask)..........................................9
KeyCite: Westlaw’s New Citator..........................................................................17
WestLaw’s "Field Searching" Capability................................................................21
Legal Research Strategies......................................................................................27
Rod Borlase, JD, MLS, Head, Public Services, & Adjunct Professor, Advanced Legal Research, University of Houston Law Center & Library
Law Library Orientation Checklist............................................................................................................31
Kimberly Gazzo, Law Librarian, Paul, Frank & Collins, Inc., President, Vermont Law Librarians
Online Statistical Sources in Litigation: Instruction for Law School Litigation Students.......................33
Katherine Lamothe, JD, MLS candidate, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, Circulation Assistant, D’Amour Library/Western New England College, Springfield, MA
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe: A Quick Tutorial.............................................................................47
Sharon Blackburn, Associate Law Librarian, Texas Tech University School of Law Library
Purdon’s Training Manual..........................................................................................................................53
Margaret J. Ross, Information Center Manager, McNees, Wallace & Nurick
Hands on Internet Legal Research: An Introduction................................................................................75
Christine M. Herz, Reference/Internet Librarian, and Connie Smith, Head of Collection Services, Jenkins Law Library
Shepard’s Training Script...........................................................................................................................89
Corrin Gee-Alvarado, MLS, JD, Regional Information Managers, Lexis Publishing Librarian Relations Group
Sighting in on Hardware: Introductory Training Module for the Library and Networked Information Systems Department.................................................................................................................................................97
David Armond, Information Technology and Database Librarian, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University
Electronically Formatting Your Research Lesson One: Formatting Briefs.............................................115
David Armond, Information Technology and Database Librarian, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University