[blindLaw] Westlaw searching

[Jorge Paez]

Call the reference desk, and let them know what screen reader you’re using, they can give you a really good training on how to do things quickly specific to your system. I just did one last week.



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> I lost my sight quite a few years ago and since then I have been using
> Westlaw some but relying on law clerks quite a bit which I would rather not
> do.  When I was sighted, it was much faster to do research.  I was able to
> go straight to the relevant portions of cases and statutes as well as doing
> boolian type searches effectively.  Can someone point to a resource and/or
> provide tips for making my research quicker and more productive and
> effective?
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> Thanks!
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> Sincerely,
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> Shannon Brady Geihsler
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