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October 2, 2015

New WestlawNext Classes

New WestlawNext classes are open for registration through the winter - and just in time for our transition away from Westlaw Classic here in the library.

Sign up for any of our free CLE classes, offered monthly.

Introduction to WestlawNext
Tuesday, November 17, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room
Learn how to best use WestlawNext in this course by: Finding Specific Cases, Statutes and Regulations by citation; Learning how to quickly find and search specific resource; Learning about plain language searching on WestlawNext; Utilizing result list filtering to narrow your search results; Exploring document features, including new "Copy with Reference"; Learning about new WestlawNext history; Reviewing the basics of the WestlawNext Citator - KeyCite.
Intermediate WestlawNext
Tuesday, December 15, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room
Learn how to best utilize WestlawNext in this course by Discovering the power behind WestSearch plain language searching; Utilizing "Find a case by party name" feature; Learning about result list sorting and advanced filtering techniques, such as "search within results"; Exploring headnotes and other editorial enhancements, such as notes of decisions and statutes index; Covering advanced options for filtering Citing References; Learning about content category pages in the "Browse" menu.
Advanced WestlawNext
Tuesday, January 19, Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Wisconsin State Law Library training room

Learn how to best utilize WestlawNext in this course by: Learning about advanced search and field searching on content category search pages; Harnessing the power of advanced annotation features such as highlighting and foldering; Incorporating Key Numbers and Key Number Searching into your research; Exploring headnotes and other editorial enhancements, such as notes of decisions and statutes index; Covering advanced options for Alerts and Automated searches; Utilizing advanced customization features for "Copy with Reference", Highlighted terms, Result list display, and Document Delivery; Learn how to access WestlawNext from other devices.

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