HCM 440 LP Policy Issues in Health Services Delivery: Legal Research

Kordesh, Maureen Straub. Navigating the Dark Morass: A First-Year Student's Guide to the Library. 19 Campbell L. Rev. 115 (1996-1997), pp. 115 - 130.

Offers comprehensive access to a full-text Law Journal Library, beginning with volume 1 through the most current issue, the Federal Register Library, the U.S. Supreme Court Library, International Treaties and Agreements Library, and other legal resources.
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Excellent summary of how to get the most out of the FindLaw search box.

Phrase search the LEARN ABOUT THE LAW tab for summary information about your topic. Remember, the more precise your vocabulary the better. The search box accepts nesting parenthesis and Boolean operators e.g. (english only) AND (national origin discrimination).

Enter your phrase in the FULL TEXT SEARCH tab. Results listings lead to a READ button that displays the court reporter (Opinion) of the case. Look-up the case on Lexis-Nexis for detailed notes and hyper-links to related material.