Use of connectors, operators and symbols in selected electronic legal databases: A comparative study

Nagpal, Ritu and Radhakrishnan, N. (2020) Use of connectors, operators and symbols in selected electronic legal databases: A comparative study. Library Philosophy and Practice, 2020 (4247). ISSN 15220222

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Abstract

In the present state of fear and anxiety due to this pandemic outbreak, the life of humans has an abnormal impactof it. The whole world is facing this crisis where in the libraries belonging to the service community are continuously offering resources, working on additional opportunities and advancing towards collaborative information dissemination‘virtually’. Embracing this digital world, the libraries have become the hope from hardships for everyone. This study aims to be a vital source for any legal researcher, student or practitioner along with librarians in the present digital age and ascertains a tabular comparison of connectors/symbols/ operators used in prominent electronic databases which are worthwhile. The present study focuses on the introduction to legal research, its purposes need and importance. This research paper is intended to support in Legal Research as a proper research strategy which plays an important factor in legal research. There is a detailed discussion of the historical development of different electronic databases as well. This guide will prove to a quick reference and will bring out a clarity to refine the search strings used during the exploration through the prominent Legal databases i.e. Lexis Advance, Westlaw, HeinOnline, Manupatra and SCC Online.As these databases are huge set of knowledge and resource, to assimilate and reach to the scrutinized outcome during the legal research the comparison of connectors, symbols and operators given in the study willbe extensively usefulby the researchersto get the desired outcome all through the search attempts.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Legal Research |Search Strings | Legal Databases | Electronic Databases | Lexis Advance | Westlaw | HeinOnline | Manupatra | SCC Online
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Library and Information Science
JGU School/Centre: Global Library
Depositing User: Amees Mohammad
Date Deposited: 28 Dec 2021 05:28
Last Modified: 28 Dec 2021 05:28
Official URL: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4247?ut...
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/416

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