MC 7018 Legal Problems of the Mass Media: Research Tools
Research Tools
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text online news, business, legal, legislative, and regulatory information, updated daily.
FAQs:
Q. How do I find a document when I know the citation?
If you know a case's citation, you can use that citation to find the related case document in Nexis Uni®.
To do this:
- Enter the citation in the search box.
- Click the search button
Q. How do I Shepardize a document when I know its citation?
When researching and citing cases, you often want to validate that the case is valid and citable. By Shepardizing a case, you can determine whether the case is still "good law."
Retrieving a Shepard's® report by citation can be done in a variety of ways.
The most common method is to enter "shep:" in the search box, followed by your citation, then press ENTER or click the search button.
You could also enter just the citation name in the search box, then click the Shepard's Signal™ indicator next to the document name.
Q. How do I restrict my search to a specific source?
To restrict your search from the search box:
- On the Nexis Uni® home page, type the name of a source into the Search box.
As you type, possible source names are displayed beneath the search box, next to Add Source as a Filter.
- Select the source you want to use.
The source name is added next to Narrow By under Filters.
To restrict your search by selecting from a list of all sources:
- On the home page, select the Menu drop-down list at the top of the page.
- Select All Sources.
- Do one of the following:
- When you see the source you want to use, select it.
- From the menu that appears, select Add source as a search filter.
***Need further assistance searching Nexis Uni? Select Help at the top right side of the Nexis Uni site to access their full menu of help topics. You can also schedule a research appointment with the mass communication librarian.
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is Heins premier online product with more than 138 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,300 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, HeinOnline also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700s, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more.
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- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowOffers full-text online news, business, legal, legislative, and regulatory information, updated daily.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowAccess World News is a comprehensive resource that includes a variety of news publications worldwide. These sources include major national and international newspapers, as well as local and regional titles as well as newswires, blogs, web-only content, videos, journals, magazines, transcripts and more.