FREE/COST EFFECTIVE RESEARCH ON THE WEB



FREE/COST EFFECTIVE RESEARCH ON THE WEB

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ALTERNATIVES TO LEXIS AND WESTLAW

1. Computing Westlaw Costs, an example

• Florida Briefs Multibase

• Click I for rate

• Select rate = $11.03/min --- See Subscriber Agreement ,attached

• Click Subscriber for per search cost (Won’t work on law school plan)

• Add communication charges - .22/min

• Add print/download costs – .04 per line or $20 per document--- See Subscriber Agreement , attached

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FREE/COST EFFECTIVE RESEARCH ON THE WEB

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ALTERNATIVES TO LEXIS AND WESTLAW

Cost Saving Tips for Lexis & Westlaw:

See Efficient /Cost Effective Legal Research

• Ask librarian re. price plan

• Use print or cheaper databases first

• Before go online: Create search, figure cost

• Call Lexis/Westlaw reference attorney

• Use most specific database

• Start general & use focus/locate to narrow

• Decide transactional or hourly, print line or print document

• Use get or find instead of searching, if have cite

• Table of contents, documents in sequence no charge

• Use CheckCite® and WestCheck to check citations.

• Print with Web browser or cut & paste for free.

Cost Saving Tips FROM Lexis & Westlaw---

LexisNexis Cost Effective Research Strategies



Cost Effective Research Tips - Westlaw



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