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Pennsylvania Research
September 29, 2023

Tracing Back Pennsylvania Codes

Wondering how to trace back a code to its prior versions? Or to see how it read during a certain time period? Check out our example below using 61 Pa. Code § 815.49 . Say you have to find the 1980 version of 61 Pa. Code § 815.49, which covers the "procedure for claiming and payment of prizes" for...
HeinOnline
January 28, 2021

Hein's New Topic Taxonomy: Enhanced Searching in the Law Journal Library

HeinOnline recently introduced an enhanced “topic taxonomy” to its Law Journal Library, making searching by topic more “intuitive, discoverable, and user friendly,” according to Hein’s December 28, 2020 blog post . For context, each article in Hein’s Law Journal Library is essentially ‘tagged’ with...
Search Tips
December 17, 2019

Understanding Legal Search Algorithms

Ever wonder why the same search across different legal databases can produce results with different relevancy rankings? It's because of the unique algorithms each database uses. In order for researchers to better understand how the databases cultivate their specific algorithms, representatives from...
General OneFile
May 19, 2015

Jenkins On Your Desktop: New Interface for General OneFile & LegalTrac

You may have noticed that General OneFile and LegalTrac look a little different lately. Read on to learn about the new Gale interface.
NewsBank
August 11, 2014

Jenkins Law Library Video Tip (Episode 201403): NewsBank's New User Interface

As of the end of July 2014, NewsBank sports a new user interface. This video illustrates some of the changes, especially with regard to searching specific newspapers. NewsBank is a 24/7 benefit for Jenkins Law Library members.
Gmail
November 19, 2012

Tip of the Week (Episode 201247): Searching Gmail Attachments

In October 2012 Google introduced searching within the full text of files attached to Gmail messages. In this video we'll search within 2 attachments: an Adobe Acrobat PDF and a Microsoft PowerPoint.
LLMC Digital
October 1, 2012

Tip of the Week (Episode 201240): Searching LLMC Digital

LLMC Digital's new interface (as of July 2012) now lets you search the underlying MARC records for its archive of older legal materials. Get tips on Boolean operators, phrases, using the wildcard, how to handle words with punctuation, and more.
Browsers
September 18, 2012

Tip of the Week (Episode 201238): Firefox and Search Privacy

The search box in Firefox is convenient, but your search query remains in the box even after you've moved to other pages. It’s also redundant -- you can search via Firefox's Awesome Bar -- so you can remove it by customizing your toolbar.
PA Legal Forms
July 17, 2012

Tip of the Week (Episode 201229): Searching PA Legal Forms By Title and Category

Generally you should search PA Legal Forms by Title. Sometimes you'll retrieve a forms package containing the list of forms and instructions but not the forms themselves. Review the list, then go back and search by Category to retrieve the ones you want.
Google
January 5, 2012

Tip of the Week (Episode 201201): Google's Proximity Operator

Tip of the Week: Google's proximity operator lets you specify how close you want your search terms to appear.