LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

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List of Tables and Figures

Tables

Table 1-1. Examples of Authority in Oregon Research 5

Table 1-2. Overview of the Steps in Research 6

Table 1-3. Generating Research Terms 8

Table 1-4. Boolean Connectors and Commands 14

Table 2-1. Articles of the Constitution of Oregon 24

Table 2-2. Comparison of Constitutional Wording Regarding Unreasonable Search and Seizure 29

Table 3-1. West's Regional Reporters and States Included 45

Table 3-2. Reporters for Federal Court Cases 47

Table 5-1. Chapters in Title 16, Crimes and Punishments 75

Table 5-2. Example Oregon Statute 76

Table 5-3. Requirements for Second Degree Burglary 76

Table 6-1. How a Bill Becomes a Law 98

Table 6-2. Oregon Legislative History Research in Print 109

Table 6-3. Oregon Legislative History Research Online 113

Table 6-4. Comparison of Sources for Oregon and Federal

Legislative History 118

Table 7-1. Example of Relationship between Statutes and Rules 129

Table 7-2. Example of Oregon Administrative Rule Numbering 130

Table 7-3. Example of an Oregon Rule 133

Table 7-4. Example of a Federal Regulation 139

Table 8-1. Outline for Updating Online 144

Table 9-1. Law Reviews and Journals Published by Oregon Law Schools 163

Table A-1. Example Citations Under Oregon Local Rules 192

Table A-2. Comparison of Citation Formats 193

Table A-3. Examples of Citation Sentences and Citation Clauses 196

Table A-4. Examples of Full Citations 199

Table A-5. Common Signals 201

Table A-6. Bluebook Typeface for Law Review Footnotes 204

Figures

Figure 1-1. Finding a Case by Citation on Westlaw 13

Figure 1-2. Finding a Case by Parties' Names on Lexis Advance 13

Figure 1-3. Narrowing Filters for Cases on Westlaw 16

Figure 1-4. Oregon Sources on Lexis Advance 18

Figure 2-1. Annotations to Oregon Constitutional Provision 27

Figure 3-1. Case Excerpt in Official Reporter 40

Figure 3-2. Star Paging 43

Figure 4-1. Selecting Oregon Case Databases on Westlaw 57

Figure 4-2. Restricted Search from Universal Search Bar of Lexis Advance 58

Figure 4-3. Searching Real Property Topic on Westlaw 60

Figure 4-4. Results of Topical Search on Westlaw 61

Figure 4-5. Westlaw Key Numbers for "Adverse Possession" 62

Figure 4-6. West Digest Headnotes on Westlaw 63

Figure 4-7. Linking to Key Number System from a Known Case 64

Figure 4-8. Searching within a Topic on Lexis Advance 66

Figure 4-9. Results of Lexis Topic Search 67

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