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Teaching WestlawNext: Next Steps for Teachers of Legal Research
Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing (2013)
  • Ronald E Wheeler, University of San Francisco
Abstract
As a follow up to his earlier piece titled "Does WestlawNext Really Change Everything: The Implications of WestlawNext on Legal Research," Professor Wheeler here explores strategies for teaching students to effectively research using the WestlawNext legal research platform. He focuses on challenging law librarians and other teachers of legal research to embrace change, to innovate and to devise research exercises that highlight both the advantages and the alleged pitfalls of WestlawNext. In particular, Professor Wheeler discusses source selection, filters, addressing the volume of results, esoteric content, and Boolean searching.
Keywords
  • WestlawNext,
  • legal research instruction,
  • legal research,
  • legal education
Publication Date
Spring 2013
Citation Information
Ronald E Wheeler. "Teaching WestlawNext: Next Steps for Teachers of Legal Research" Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing Vol. 21 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ronald_wheeler/2/