CLE @Jenkins Law Library

Power Web Searching (1.0 Hour)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Learn how to select effective query terms for use with Google, Yahoo and other search engines. Covers the following important concepts:

What are you looking for?
Which terms should you use?
Who might have the information you want?
What format do you want?
You don't have to go for the home run

During the last part of class students will participate in a Web "scavenger hunt" to find the answers to a few interesting questions.

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Practical Encryption for Attorneys (0.0 Hours)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

You spend most of your day lugging around stuff like laptops, USB flash drives, CD ROMs, and more. What would happen to the client information on those devices if they were lost or stolen? Attorneys in larger firms can dump security-related responsibilities on their IT departments, but you can't -- you're a solo. Can you find easy ways to encrypt your sensitive information? This one hour seminar will demonstrate free encryption services such as Cryptainer, HushMail, Open PGP, TrueCrypt and more.

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Lexis for Solo Practitioners (1.0 Hour)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

This 60 minute free CLE training program is designed for the Lexis Thru Jenkins remote access program. Learn how to maximize your research time on Lexis Thru Jenkins. During the session, you will learn how to:

Utilize secondary sources by jurisdiction or area of law to start your research.
Find supporting authority on an issue without having to build a search query.
Refine searches using advanced connectors, search commands and segment searching to reduce time spent reviewing research results.
Minimize the number of searches with combine source set searching.
Download forms and jury instructions to create customized documents.

For information regarding the Lexis Thru Jenkins remote access program, please contact our Membership Department at membership@jenkinslaw.org or 215-574-7901.

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Advanced Lexis.com (1.0 Hour)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Save time and maximize efficiency. This session builds on the techniques presented in the Basic Lexis class and emphasizes time efficient and cost effective legal research. You will learn how to narrow searches with segments, focus on specific word(s) within your original search, refine searches with advanced connectors, and use headnotes to find additional cases on your legal issue. Use the "Learning LexisNexis" guide to review what you learned in class.

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Google... Beyond the Basics (2.0 Hours)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Google is the most popular search engine available today. In this 2 hour hands-on CLE class, you will expand your legal research capabilities by learning how to effectively use Google Web Search, as well as Google Blog Search, Google Book Search, Google Earth, Google Finance, Google Image Search, Google Maps, Google News, and more.

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Advanced Internet Research (3.0 Hours)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT

Hands-on class that provides techniques for narrowing your search results so that you do not retrieve thousands or millions of hits. Also introduces the concept of the "hidden web" -- information that is not indexed by search engines such as Google and Yahoo -- and shows you how to access this content.

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Great Web Search Engines to Cure Your Google Fixation (1.0 Hour)

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:32:49 EDT

Date & Time: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

There is surprisingly little overlap in coverage among search engines. And though Google dominates the search market in the U.S., other search engines are carving out their own niches. This one-hour, hands-on CLE class will introduce you to unique useful features available from Ask.com, Alexa Web Search, Clusty, Exalead, Rollyo, Yahoo and more.

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