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LRAC Legal Research Class Site (Gotschall)

Objectives for Class 5.1

The objectives of Class 5.1 are for students to:

  • Retrieve a document using the citation 
  • Understand the purpose and organization of a subject index
  • Understand the purpose and organization of a table of contents
  • Locate information in a database using the index, table of contents, and a search
  • Understand the purpose of keywords
  • Understand how to think of useful keywords
  • Understand how to run a natural language search
  • Follow the research process to locate information
  • Understand the importance of keeping track of your research