Cost-Effective Legal Research: Resources and Strategies 3/22/2013 Brian Detweiler, Faculty Services...
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- Cost-Effective Legal Research: Resources and Strategies
3/22/2013 Brian Detweiler, Faculty Services Librarian Mike Martinez
Jr., Head of Student Services Sarita Kenedy East Law Library, St.
Marys University School of Law
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- What we will be covering this morning: Free Federal Resources
Statutes Regulations Free Texas Resources Statutes Regulations Free
Local Resources Municipal Codes Free Caselaw Resources Casemaker
LexisNexis Academic Lexis and Westlaw $ trategies Recommended
Publications Law Libraries
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- Federal Statutes
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- Federal Regulations
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- Searching the e-CFR
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- Navigating the e-CFR
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- Updating the CFR Online
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- Looking Backwards in the CFR
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- Free Public Site Challenging Functionality Texas Statutes
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- Texas Legislation
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- Texas Regulations
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- Municipal Codes
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- Free Caselaw Caselaw Resources
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- Casemaker Citator Accuracy Issues?
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- St. Marys Libraries (on campus only)
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- LexisNexis and Westlaw: Dealing with The Dynamic Duopoly
Everything is negotiable! Print resources may be more
cost-effective Call your sales rep before you buy anything Westlaw
Pricing: starting around $100/mo. LexisNexis Pricing: $63-125/mo.
for 1 st 18 mos. $125-255/mo. for next 3 yrs. 5% annual price
increase
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- Recommended Books Texas Legal Research (2012) List Price:
$26.00 The Greenbook List Price: $11.00 The Bluebook List Price:
$34.00 Legal Research in a Nutshell List Price: $39.00 Amazon:
$28.50
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- Obligatory/Shameless Law Library Plug Sarita Kenedy East Law
Library Bexar County Law Library
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- Contact Information Brian Detweiler Westlaw and Lexis Sales
Reps: LL 110 ( near Reference Section ) (210) 436-3011 ext. 1374
bdetweiler@stmarytx.edu LL 131 (near Circulation Desk) (210)
431-8070 mmartinez17@stmarytx.edu LexisNexis Ryan Quinn (210)
317-1475 ryan.quinn@lexisnexis.com Westlaw Jacqueline Moyer (210)
428-3200 jacqueline.moyer@thomsonreuters.com Mike Martinez Jr.