As the semester begins to wind down, many students are working hard to finish their ALWR papers. During this time, students often come to me for help with properly citing articles discussed in their paper. Often, the students have multiple articles that discuss the same topic and issue, and they want to know how to find out which article has been cited the most. How can they find out? When using HeinOnline, students can simply enter both article citations in the search box, and when the PDF of the article appears, there is a HeinOnline ScholarCheck icon that appears at the top center of the page if the article has been cited. The ScholarCheck icon has a number beside it that indicates the number of times the article has been cited. Find out more about HeinOnline’s ScholarCheck by viewing their Wikipage-HeinOnline:ScholarCheck. You can also find out information about ScholarCheck on HeinOnline’s blog. You can get to HeinOnline by selecting the HeinOnline link from the Library’s subscription database page-remember if you are off-campus you must log-in to access HeinOnline.
Tag Archives: ALWR Research
Checking the Accuracy of a Tweet
last weekend I saw this tweet: 
Of course I had to know more! I went to the source cited (@TheWeek) and scrolled down to find what they referenced. I found no reference to the tweet on their twitter page. On their website, I searched Florida Panther. The first result was an article titled A Little Warning Would Have Been Nice. The article has a link to an article from WPTV giving me the details I need to find the case.
But case filings are not available online from the Broward County Clerk of Court. so I’ll have to wait until the case is decided. Most likely it will show up in the Florida Law Weekly Supplement, which is available form our subscription database page. If you’ve never used Florida Law Weekly (FLW) or Florida Law Weekly Supplement (FLWS), it can be a bit confusing. At the top of the screen, select which you want; FLW has Florida Supreme Court and District Court of Appeals opinions while FLWS has Florida Circuit Court and County Court opinions. At the top of the page, select which you want. From the next page, below the publication names, select search FLW or FLW Supplement. This will bring you to an advanced search page. A pretty neat way to find cases not normally found in Westlaw or Lexis.
In the Library this Week (September 17th – 23rd)
- Secondary Sources Workshops;
- Researching for your ALWR Workshops.
New Library Resources – What’s New – August 2012 Edition
Hello everyone, and welcome to another exciting edition of “New Library Resources” – it’s chock full of What’s New!
To view a table listing the new print resources that the library received in August 2012, click Continue reading below. All of the items listed there can be found in the General Collection and checked out for up to three weeks by members of the Coastal Community.
Guess what? Hein has added some new Legislative Histories to their U.S. Federal Legislative History Library Collection including Congress and the Tobacco Industry: A Legislative History of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009,Expanding SCHIP: A Legislative History of the Child Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009,Semiconductor Chip and the Law: A Legislative History of the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984! Check out HeinOnline’s August Content Release and remember, you can access HeinOnline through the Library & Technology Center’s Subscription Databases page.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to stop by the Reference Desk on the third floor of the Library & Technology Center or contact the Reference Librarians via email, telephone (904.680.7612
), or the Ask a Librarian form.
Check back here for monthly updates on what is being added to the Library & Technology Center collection. Updates will be published on the second Tuesday of every month.
If you think we should consider adding something to the collection, please feel free to recommend it here (Coastal ID login required).
New Library Resources – Acquiring Minds Want to Know – March 2012 Edition
Hello everyone, and welcome to another exciting edition of “New Library Resources” – because Acquiring Minds Want to Know!
To view a table listing the new print resources that the library received in March 2012, click Continue reading below. Most of the items listed there can be found in the General Collection and checked out for up to three weeks by members of the Coastal Community.
We also now have access to Covington & Burling’s prestigious collection of Congressional Hearings via HeinOnline’s U.S. Congressional Documents Collection. You can access HeinOnline through the Library & Technology Center’s Subscription Databases page.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to stop by the Reference Desk on the third floor of the Library & Technology Center or contact the Reference Librarians via email, telephone (904.680.7612), or the Ask a Librarian form.
Check back here for monthly updates on what the Library & Technology Center is adding. Updates will be published on the second Tuesday of every month.
If you think we should consider adding something to the collection, please feel free to recommend it here (Coastal ID login required).
The Lighter side of Research!
Hope you enjoyed your spring break and are ready to get back into the swing of things!
Still working on your ALWRs, MSJs, or other legal research projects? Next week, we are offering Workshops in low cost legal research because sometimes Westlaw and LexisNexis do not provide all the answers.
Here is a fun look at legal research: Research tips; Why you should take breaks!; Westlaw vs.LexisNexis
In the Library this Week (March 19 – 25)
- Advanced Bluebooking for Memos & Briefs Workshops;
- Bluebooking for your ALWR Workshops;
- Navigating Lexis & Secondary Sources Training (700 LN Points);
- Cases & Statutes in Lexis Training (700 LN Points);
- Lexis ALWR Help Training (700 LN Points);
- Lexis Certification Training (700 LN Points for Certification);
- Possible Noise from the Atrium at lunch time on both Thursday and Friday.
Workshop and Training schedules and sign-up links are avaialble at http://www.fcsl.edu/ltc/services/workshops.
In the Library this Week (March 5 – 11)
- Researching for your ALWR Paper Workshops;
- Bluebooking for your ALWR Paper Workshops;
- Researching Federal Administrative Law Workshops;
- Researching Federal Legislative History Workshops;
- Possible noise from the Atrium on Thursday, 5:30pm-7:30pm.
Please note the Library and Reference Desk Spring Break Hours at: http://www.fcsl.edu/ltc/about/hours.
Two Blawgs You Should Be Reading
What’s a blawg? A blawg is a legal blog. there are a few directories of blawgs including a directory from the ABA.
The first blawg everyone should be following is Law and the Multiverse. James Daily and Ryan Davidson look through the world of comics, sci fi, and other fiction to answer the legal issues presented. For example, see the post on alter egos. It’s a fun way to review legal issues and to see there are legal issues everywhere!
Second, a more serious blawg is Jotwell, where recently published law journal and law review articles are reviewed. A great place to start looking for recent articles in your ALWR topic area!
In the Library this Week (February 6th-12th)
-Researching for your ALWR Workshops;
-Secondary Sources Workshops;
-LPI Mandatory Basic Lexis Trainings;
-LPI Mandatory Basic Westlaw Trainings.