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LexisNexis® AU Quick Start
LexisNexis® AU Home Page .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Explore by Topic ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Finding Cases .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
What is CaseBase? ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Using Connectors .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Finding Legislation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Finding Commentary .................................................................................................................................................................................12
Finding Forms or Precedents .................................................................................................................................................................13
Browsing a Source ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Your Results ....................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Research Manager ......................................................................................................................................................................................22
Knowledge Network .................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
LexisNexis Practical Guidance ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Contents
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Welcome to your research partner. Let’s get started.
• Go to www.lexisnexis.com.au/legal
• Type in your ID and Password.
• To save your login details tick the box below the password fi eld.
Quick Find.
The Quick Find search template provides access to a variety of common research tasks and enables you to locate cases, commentary, legislation, journal articles, forms or precedents.
My Sources
My Sources is your bookshelf and allows you to either Browse or Search individual titles by clicking the preferred option to the right.
LexisNexis® AU Home Page
Tip: Want to quickly browse or search a specifi c publication? Use the Source by title fi eld – simply type in the publication name, click on Find and select your title from the Source Directory.
Tip: To return to the Homepage at any time click on the LexisNexis logo.
Tip: To customize your list? Simply click on Add/remove/sort sources
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Search Navigation Bar
Specialty Search templates are available by content type LNAU Homepage on the search sub-tab.
For example, if you need to research a negligence issue in cases:
• Click on the Cases sub-tab.
• Type your desired terms in the appropriate fi elds.
• To search specifi c publications only, use the drop down list in the Sources fi eld [1].
• Click on Search to view your results [2].
NOTE: For research across multiple source types (i.e., cases, legislation & commentary) use the General [1] sub-tab and select the source type [2].
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Tip: Click Search Tips for an entire list of helpful proximity connectors for a more effi cient search.
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• Simply click on the Explore by Topic [1] tab located along the task bar.
• A List of Topics will appear, and simply tick off the respective boxes next to the topic title [2].
• Click on (+) symbol [2] to expand the sub-topics hidden in each topic.
• Once you have ticked off various boxes, the corresponding topics/sub-topics you have ticked will then appear in red [3].
• Select a Source Type [4] that you want to narrow your search. Note: not selecting any boxes in the source type will automatically search across all source types.
• You have the option to add search terms in the Search Terms box [5].
• Click the Search [6] button to generate your results.
Explore by Topic
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• Research cases by clicking your preferred case law resource from within your My Sources list on the Homepage (OR)
Click the Cases sub tab from the Search navigation bar
Select the search fi elds which you wish to use for your research. For example:
• Search terms [1] searches the full text of the case source for your terms.Click search tips for help using the connectors for precision searching.
• Case name [2] searches the name of the case only (not the text). Helpful when you know the exact name of the case you require, e.g. hill and van erp
• Legislation judicially considered [3] fi nds cases discussing your requested piece of legislation. For better results, type your request in the fi eld as: Corporations Act w/p 588g
• Catchwords/summary [4] restricts your search to the catchwords, headnotes, digest or summary of a case.
Finding Cases
Tip: Not every judgment contains catchwords, so you may need to enter your terms in the Search Terms fi eld.
Tip: You can enter information in multiple fi elds. This will assist in refi ning your search to generate more relevant results.
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What is CaseBase?
Have you ever read a 50 page judgment and got to the last page to discover the case was not relevant to your research?
Read the CaseBase entry.
CaseBase is a great place to begin your case law research. It provides a succinct summary of cases with various tables to assist in gathering more information about the case.
• Litigation History enables you to track case’s prior related litigation.
• Cases referring to this case checks whether the current case is still good law by looking at subsequent treatment of the primary case
• Journal Articles referring to this case lists articles that discuss the primary case. It is helpful for locating academic contributions or expert opinions regarding the primary case.
• Cases considered by this case lists cases that were referred to in the primary case.
• Legislation considered by this case lists legislation that were discussed in the primary case.
Tip: You can simply access the full text judgement by clicking on the hyperlinked citations located underneath the case name.
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Using Connectors
Constructing an effi cient search for faster results.
To research an issue using key words and phrases on LNAU, fi rst have a clear understanding of what terms closely relate to your issue. Next, type these key words or phrases into the search terms fi eld. Finally, select strategic connectors for the exact relationship in which you desire your terms to be.
Tip: Start your search broadly by using the AND connector between your terms. If you retrieve too many documents, narrow it down by replacing AND with w/p or w/s
Commonly used connectors:
and Mandatory that both terms are discussed within the same document.Example: professional and misconduct fi nds documents that contain both the words professional and misconduct anywhere in the document. This is the broadest connector available.
w/p Finds the two terms within the same paragraph. Example: corporations act w/p 588g fi nds Corporations Act in the same paragraph as 588G.Note: The w/p connector cannot be combined with the w/n connector.
w/s Finds the two terms within the same sentence.Example: professional w/s misconduct fi nds professional in the same sentence as misconduct.
w/n Finds both terms within n words of each other. n can be any number between 1 and 255. Example: professional w/5 misconduct fi nds professional within fi ve words of misconduct (either word fi rst).
or Finds either term requested. The or connector helps fi nd alternative forms of expression, synonyms, acronyms, etc.Example: contract or agreement fi nds documents that mention the term contract or documents that mention the term agreement.
and not Excludes documents that have the requested term.Example: murder and not manslaughter fi nds documents that discuss murder, but does not retrieve any documents that mention manslaughter.
Tip: Use this connector with caution as it excludes items. Always use this connector at the very end of your search string as everything listed after the connector ‘and not’ will be excluded from your results list.
Wildcards:
! The root expander replaces any number of characters at the end of a word for more effi cient searching.Example: neglig! fi nds negligent, negligently, negligence and negligible.
* The asterisk is a single character wild card and can be used at any point within a word. Example: maximi*e fi nds both maximise and maximize.
Tip: Having trouble spelling the name of a party to a case? Po!ski will locate Popovski, Pomiechowski, Podhaski, Polanski etc.
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Search tips containing detailed information and examples on how to use the connectors is located below every Search terms box.
Tip: This information can be found in Search tips under the search term box.
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Searching Legislation
There are two ways to access the legislation search template.
• Via your MySources list on the Homepage. Click on LawNow or your preferred case law resource (OR)
• Click on the Legislation sub-tab from the Search Navigation Bar
Select the search fi elds which you wish to use for your research. For example:
• Search terms [1] searches the full text of the legislation source for your terms.Click search tips for help using the connectors for precision searching.
• Legislation Title [2] searches the names of the legislation only (not the text). Helpful when you know the exact name of the legislation you require, e.g. Corporations Act 2001
• Part/Order/Chapter [3] will fi nd the part/order/chapter number and is used in conjunction with Legislation title: e.g. 6.
• Sec/Reg/Rule [4] will fi nd the section/regulation/rule number and is used in conjunction with legislation title. For better results, type your request in the fi eld as the number, e.g. 70.
• Defi ned Terms [5] allows you to fi nd words which have been defi ned by legislation.
Finding Legislation
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Tip: To obtain historical versions of a legislative instrument, select LawNow – Historical Acts from the Sources List.
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Browsing Legislation
Locate LawNow Legislation on the My Sources list on the Homepage.
Click on Browse [1] located next to LawNow Legislation.
Choose your relevant jurisdiction.
Select from the table, the type of legislative instruments that you wish to use for your research.
For example:
• Acts [1] contains all acts in the relevant jurisdiction. To obtain the most current version of acts, choose the Current Acts option.
– Choosing Current Acts will generate a horizontal alphabetical list of the relevant jurisdiction’s current acts by title.
– Click on the respective alphabet of which your intended act begins with.
• Subordinate Legislation [2] contains all subordinate legislation.
• Progress of Bills [3] enables you to link to bills and its relevant information.
• Other Jurisdictions [4] allows you to link back to the other jurisdictions.
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Finding Cases and Commentary on Legislation
Want an easy way to look up all cases and commentary relevant to a particular section of legislation?
• When you have found a particular provision in legislation that is relevant, click on the Express Search [1] button.
• Express Search allows you to get from legislation to cases and commentary by one click of a button.
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Use the Commentary tab to access all commentary.
Searching Using Key Words
• Click on the Commentary tab.
• Input your key words in the Search Terms fi eld [1].
• You may wish to use Search Connectors found in Search Tips to assist you.
• You can restrict your search to a singular service by clicking on the Sources fi eld [2] and choosing the respective service listed.
– Search Terms [1] will search across the full text of your source(s). This will search for words wherever they appear in a commentary service.
– Select Sources [2] you can select an individual source to conduct your research.
– Legislation Title/Part/Section [3] is used only for annotated services, that is, legislation with commentary directly following each section/provision.
Finding Commentary
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Tip: The References to Legislation fi eld will search for legislation within the whole document including the body of the commentary, footnotes and headings.
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• You can search for a form or precedent by its title using Quick Find, located on the Homepage. (OR)
• You can click on the Forms & Precedents Tab on the toolbar [1].
• Input the relevant information in the respective fi elds. For example:
• Search Terms [2] will search across the full text of your source(s). This will search for words wherever they appear in a service.
• Sources [3] you can search across different individual sources by clicking on the dropdown.
• Form Title [4] will search only within the title of all Forms or Precedents.
• Forms/Precedents Only [5] will restrict your search exclusively to form/precedents. This will exclude any commentary or legislation.
Finding Forms or Precedents
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Browsing a Source is like accessing the table of contents or index of a book
Browsing a Source
• From My Sources on the Home Page, you can click on the Browse [1] link next to the source (OR)
• You can do this by clicking on Browse [2] through your individual commentary source.
• By default, the browsing function will display the Table of Contents.
• Click on the [3] symbol to expand each topic, revealing the sub-topics.
• Keep expanding the tree until you fi nd the relevant paragraph or sub-topic.
Browsing a Source
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Table of Contents
To access the table of contents:
• Click on the Commentary [1] Tab on the toolbar.
• Click on Browse [2] on the left side of the screen.
• Click on the (+) symbol next to a particular Source [3] to view the Table of Contents.
• Click on the (+) symbol [4] next to each topic to view the sub-topics
• Click on the Heading [5] within the publication to view the corresponding document
Index
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• To browse the Index for a selected source:Click on the dropdown next to View [6] after you have selected the source you want to browse
• An alphabetical list will appear where you can click on the (+) symbol for the corresponding prefi x to expand to a pertinent keyword.
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Narrowing Your Results
There are four ways to narrow your results:
1. Narrow by Source Type or
You can fi lter your results according to a particular Source Type [1]:
• Select the type of source by clicking on the tabs running from left to right.
• For instance, click on “Commentary”, if available, to view the respective documents from your publications classifi ed as commentary.
2. Narrow by Source Name or
You can fi lter your results according to a particular Publication [2]:
• Select a particular publication by clicking on hyperlinked publication title.
• Click on Show all source, if available, to view the full list of publications that contain your results.
3. Narrow Search with addition Terms or
You can refi ne your search results by using the Narrow Search [3] function. This allows you to search for a word or phrase within your set of results.
• Simply type a word or phrase in the Narrow Search fi eld and click Go.
• You can also use connectors to locate terms appearing within a designated proximity if required.
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Tip: Bracketed numbers following each listed publication or category indicate the number of results that lie in that nominal source or topic.
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4. Narrow by Court (Case searches only)
You can also fi lter your results according to a particular jurisdiction when searching Cases only:
• Select a particular Jurisdiction by clicking on hyperlinked Court.
• Click on Show all court [4], if available, to view the full list of courts that contain references to your search.
• You can change the order in which the result list is displayed by clicking on the Sort results by dropdown [5].
Tip: Sorting by Relevance is based on the number of occurrences your search terms in the document.
Go Back
You are able to return to your search form and edit your search query.
• Click on Go back to edit you search [6].
• You will return to the initial search form containing your previous search query.
• Modify your search query and click Search to conduct the search again.
Next Excerpt
Each document displays a short excerpt [7] displaying where your search words appear in the document.
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Are you a LNPG subscriber?
You can now seamlessly view results from your LNPG subscription whilst still maintaining your research on LNAU results page.
• To view results from your search simply click into the LNPG tab [1].
• Results will only appear if you are an LNPG subscriber and does not affect your overall results from the All Results tab.
• If you wish to view a result, click on the blue title hyperlink [2]. This will open a new Practical Guidance window
Please note, should you opt for using our classic Results, this LNPG tab will no longer exist.
Classic Results option
You can always switch back to our Classic Results version but selecting the hyperlink [1]
To make the Classic Results version default result layout:
• Click on the Preferences link [2]
• Click on the Search and Results Settings tab [3]
• Choose classic results [4] and save
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Document Delivery
The Delivery Folder [1] is your repository for printing, emailing and downloading documents from your search.
Simply add selected documents from your list of results to the delivery folder. Click on the Delivery Folder [2] at the top of the webpage to view its contents.
To Print, Email, or Download [3] your search results click on the respective icon. You have the option to change the font, or the format (Microsoft Word, Pdf etc.), included notes etc.
Link to this Search
You are able to create a link to the results for the search.
• Click on Link to this search [4]. A new window will open that contains the hyperlink for the search.
• You can copy and paste this link in an email that will allow the recipient to view your results.
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Research Manager allows you to effectively manage your research in LexisNexis.
Click on the Research Manager tab, located along the task bar next to Source Directory.
Research Manager allows you to manage your research through three functions; History, Saved Searches and Alerts.
History
The History feature automatically archives recent search and documents viewed.
• Simply click on Recent Searches [1] to access all your searches in the past seven days (up to a limit of 100 searches). It allows you to re-run a search, edit the search and also set it as an alert.
• Click on Recent Documents [2] to retrieve documents that you have viewed in the past 48 hours (up to a limit of 100 documents).
Saved Searches
The Saved Searches tab archives all your searches you have nominated to save while researching.
To save a search:
• Run a new search
• Select Save this Search [1]
• Enter a title for the Saved Search
• Click on Save
To delete a Saved search, simply select the saved search and then click on the Delete Selected Items link. You will then need to click on OK to confi rm in the popup window.
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Alerts
There are two functions in the Alerts tab.
Legal Updates notifi es you of new journal and newsletter issues and cases from the Australian Current Law Reporter. To set up Legal Updates, follow the prompts in the Legal Update Wizard [1].
Schedule Searches allows you to track new documents appearing on the database for any search run.
Click on Create an alert [1] to save the search as a Scheduled Search:
When creating a Scheduled search you are able to save your search and enable LexisNexis to re-run the search when needed:
• Give the schedule search a name [2].
• Select the frequency of running the search [3].
• Enter an email address for the alert to be sent [4].
• Choose your notifi cation and results format preferences [5].
• Click the Save button [6].
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Conveniently access time-saving training resources including videos, podcasts and reference guides via LexisNexis Knowledge Network at: www.lexisnexis.com.au/knowledge-network
• Click on Learning Resources [1] to view available Videos, Podcasts, Guides, and Top Tips. You can also take the opportunity to ask an expert regarding a research question.
• Click on Public Webinar to register for one of many Public Webinars [2] hosted by a LexisNexis Research Consultant.
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Learning via Video
Quickly access iLearning and iKnowledge product specifi c modules by selecting your video by product.
• iLearning Modules begin with as an overview and quickly move through to more complex functionality.
• iKnowledge Modules are generally 90 second refresher videos that offer a quick review of core functionality.
Interested in further training? Contact us at [email protected]
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Need to fi nd out the keys issues to a legal topic? Access Checklists to guide you through specifi c procedures in a particular practice area? Find Precedents related to a specifi c practice area that is downloadable as a Word Document? Start your legal research with LexisNexis Practical Guidance.
Accessing LexisNexis Practical Guidance via LexisNexisAU
• Log on to LexisNexis AU at: www.lexisnexis.com/au/legal
• From the tab titled Search, click on the General Tab (1)
• Click on the link titled, LexisNexis Practical Guidance from the left-hand pane (2)
If you subscribe to LexisNexis Practical Guidance (LNPG) only:
• Log on to LNPG at: www.lexisnexis.com/au/practicalguidance
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If you subscribe to more than one LNPG module you can select the appropriate module via Practice Areas located at the top of the screen.
Browsing in LexisNexis® Practical Guidance
LNPG is designed so you can fi nd information through intuitive browsing.
• Click on View all topics under the Browse Topics heading to instantly see all sub-topics contained within a general topic of interest [1].
• Next, click on the blue, hyper-text link of a desired sub-topic [2] to instantly access practical commentary, cases, legislation, forms and precedents, as well as other helpful resources on your chosen sub-topic.
Searching in LexisNexis® Practical Guidance
You can also search in LNPG by using the Search box. You can search across All content [3] or search by Guidance, Commentary, Cases, Legislation, Forms & Precedents and Legal Updates individually.
Checklists and Precedents
• Checklists & Precedents feature on the homepage. If you do not see your desired checklist, you can click on View more checklists [4] to view all of the available checklists for that Practice Area.
• If you cannot fi nd your desired precedent on the homepage, click on View more precedents to view all of the available precedents for that Practice Area.
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