b a c kn e x t h o m e Loose-leaf Services By Connie Strittmatter

b a c kn e x t h o m e What are loose-leaf services? n Legal resource that brings together a variety of information on a given topic. n Usually kept in binders for easy updating n Contains primary authority and explanatory information

b a c kn e x t h o m e Benefits of loose-leaf services n Currency n Comprehensiveness –one stop shopping

b a c kn e x t h o m e Types of loose-leaf services n Interfiled n Newsletter n Combination of interfiled and newsletter n Electronic

b a c kn e x t h o m e Interfiled loose-leaf services n Updated by filing new pages and removing superceded pages. n Page numbering v. Paragraph numbering n Transfer binders

b a c kn e x t h o m e Access Points for Interfiled loose-leaf services n Table of cases n Table of statutes n Table of regulations n Topical index –watch for “layered indexing”

b a c kn e x t h o m e Newsletter style loose-leaf services n Information is filed as a unit n Supplements previously received materials n Simple pagination n Very good current awareness tool n Cumulative index every six months to year

b a c kn e x t h o m e Electronic loose-leaf sets n Publishers of loose-leaf sets are creating online libraries or CD-ROM n Lexis and Westlaw

b a c kn e x t h o m e Tips to using loose-leaf services n Read the instructions on “How to use this service” n Check all of the indexes n Verify if index uses paragraph or page numbering

b a c kn e x t h o m e Tips to using loose-leaf services n Don’t confuse commentary with primary authority n Check the currency of set n Be careful when removing pages (a misfiled page is a lost page)

b a c kn e x t h o m e Locating legal loose-leafs n Legal Loose-leafs in Print –Law Reserve KF1.L42 n Browse the collection n Consult the Lexis and Westlaw directories