Online Research Sources

• Author: Arlene Blatt/JoAnn Kurtz
• Pages: 105-117

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Online Research Sources

Learning Outcomes

After reading this chapter, you will understand:

• The differences between subscription (pay-for-use)

online sources of legal information and free online

sources

• The differences between dedicated online sources for

legal research and general online sources

• The advantages and disadvantages of online legal

research

• The main dedicated online sources of legal

information and how these sources are organized

• The differences between primary sources, general

secondary sources, and specialized secondary

sources, and the role of each in online legal research

• The updating tools for online legal research

• The main general online sources of legal information—

search engines, websites with law-related information,

legal research sites, general legal sites, and bookmark

lists

Introduction 106

Working with Online Sources 106

Dedicated Online Sources: Subscription

(Pay-for-Use) and Free 107

An Overview of the Blended Online

Sources 107

General Secondary Sources 109

Specialized Secondary Sources—Finding

Tools 109

Primary Sources 110

Updating Tools 111

General Sources on the Internet—All Free 111

Search Engines 111

Websites Containing Law-Related

Information 112

Concerns When Using Free-Access Online

Sources 116

Key Term 117

Exercises 117

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