Casemaker

• Publication year: 2009
• Pages: 0068

Casemaker No. Vol. 14 No. 7 Pg. 68 Georgia Bar Journal June, 2009

Basic Searching With Casemaker 2.1

by Natalie R. Kelly

While a majority of Bar members grow accustomed to the new navigation of Casemaker 2.1, there are still many who do not know how to use this free online legal research tool. Some of the initial steps in performing basic legal research with Casemaker 2.1 are outlined below.

Starting a Basic Search

Enter the Casemaker database by going to www.gabar.org and logging in to the members only area. When you access Casemaker through the appropriate link, you will be taken directly to the Georgia library under the "State Libraries" tab. Here one can select case law and begin a basic search (see fig. 1).

Casemaker's new navigation screens do not utilize the old basic and advanced search tabs. Instead, users are provided with one entry screen for all searches (see fig. 2). With only a few minor changes based on what portion of the library is being searched, users will find that this basic search screen is the same throughout Casemaker 2.1.

It is also all-important to note that the "Browse" tab has now been placed inside of this new search module. This means that users are able to both search and browse from the same screen (see fig. 3).

Under the full document section of search screen, members are able to enter terms and click on "Search" to get the results (see fig. 4). As...