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Research Tips for BPST 314:
Business Legal Environment
Paul BogerCGPS Reference Librarian
Where do I begin?
How do I find the library’s database?
Databases – 24/7 Database A-Z list Databases by Subject Research Guides
• Click the drop-down menu by “Research by Subject”
• Click on Professional Studies (BPS) – to access suggested research resources
• Click “GO”
Databases – 24/7
Company and business research
Legal research & news
• Click on the name of a database to begin searching
Can I use the databases from home?
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Business and Legal Information:
• Access to business, corporate and legal information
• Different databases will provide different information
• Perform a “Company Dossier” search
• Enter your company name or ticker symbol
• Click Search
: Company Dossier Search
• Click the name of your company to find detailed business information
• Under “Company Type”, note the differences for parent vs. subsidiary, and public vs. private companies
Click here to perform another search
: Company Dossier Search
: Company Dossier Results
• Use the Reports menu to locate additional legal and financial information
• Use the Business search menu to locate different business information
• Select SEC Filings
: SEC Filings
• Enter a company name or ticker symbol to retrieve full text corporate SEC filings
• Use “Select Sources” to search for a specific SEC form
• Limit your searches by time period
: SEC Filings
• Navigate between subject searches by using the tab selections in the red menu
• Click the “Legal” tab to search the Legal Section of the database
: Legal Search
LexisNexis Academic: Federal & State Cases
• Use the Legal Searches menu (on the right) to navigate to different legal search options
• Click on Federal & State Cases
• Enter your legal citations
• Spacing and punctuation are important
• Use the “Select Sources” menu to limit your results to federal or state information
• Click “Search”
: Legal Citation Search
: Legal Citation Results
• Search by litigants
• Only one name required
• You can even search by keywords
: Case Search
LexisNexis Academic: Federal & State Codes
• Use the Legal Searches menu (on the right) to navigate to different legal search options
• Click on Federal & State Codes
LexisNexis Academic: Federal & State Codes
• Enter your keywords
• Use quotation marks for an exact phrase
• Select the correct legal sources
: Results List
• Full text links
• Print, email, save
• Results breakdown
• Editing searches and new searches
• Different portals – business, legal, news
• Full text
• Searching:
• Boolean operators (AND, NOT, OR), phrase searching (“”), truncation (!)
• Natural Language – form of a question
• Save, print, email
: Search Tips
Legal Dictionaries:
• Oxford Dictionary of Law – online through the “Oxford Reference Online” database
• Black’s Law Dictionary – in print in the CGPS Library (KF156 .B53 2004 REF)
Legal Dictionary:• Start at the Databases A to Z page
• Click on the letter “O”
Legal Dictionary: Oxford Reference Online
Click the Law selection
Oxford Dictionary of Law:
Will all of my books and articles be available in the CGPS Library?
Use the Journal Finder Illiad – Document Delivery Create an Illiad Account
Online forms Books are free; $2 per article 48-72 hours from Simpson Library
Go to Simpson and use your EagleOne Card
What if UMW doesn’t have what I need?
Use the Journal Finder Illiad – Interlibrary Loan
Create an Illiad Account Online forms 10 requests free: $2 each beyond 10 1-2 weeks from another Library Delivered to CGPS Library
Need help? Have Questions?
Come to the Library Mondays - Thursdays 1 p.m. -
9 p.m. Fridays 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact the Library Staff [email protected] 540-286-8025
Set up a Research Appointment [email protected] 540-286-8066