Tag: Research
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Finding Historical Cases in HeinOnline
HeinOnline is one of the legal databases the Allegheny County Law Library (ACLL) provides to patrons in the library and remotely to its members. It contains thousands of academic legal journals, case law, federal and state material and historical resources going back centuries. If you’re looking to understand a historical legal case, HeinOnline can be a great resource. Because May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific…
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Practical Law on Westlaw
When searching for information in an unfamiliar area of law or legal procedure in Pennsylvania, a great starting point is Westlaw Practical Law. Why use Westlaw Practical Law? Over 118,000 legal resources are part of this comprehensive source which covers 17 practice areas (divisions of legal work by types of law) including Arbitration, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Health Care, Labor &…
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Explore The PA Law Encyclopedia
The Pennsylvania Law Encyclopedia, Second Edition, published by Lexis, is an in-depth source of legal concepts arranged alphabetically by legal topic. The set is fifty-five volumes and is available at the Allegheny County Law Library (ACLL) in print, through the Lexis online database, and in an e-book version through Lexis eBooks, available on ACLL computers. This volume is a thorough source of introductory material used to…
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A New Legal Guide Made for You
Legal questions tend to show up out of nowhere, and it is not always obvious where to start. We hear that often at the Allegheny County Law Library, and it was clear that people needed a more straightforward place to begin. That is why we created an online guide that brings essential local information together in…
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AND, OR, NOT & BEYOND: Natural Language vs. Boolean Searching with Proximity in Westlaw
What is a Natural Language Search? Natural language searching is as simple as asking a question as you would in normal speech. There are benefits and drawbacks to this method, which are discussed below. Natural Language searches are performed daily by millions of people searching on their preferred search engine and for innumerable reasons! Natural…