Member Benefits

• Publication year: 2022
• Pages: 0056
• Citation: Vol. 27 No. 5 Pg. 0056

Member BenefitsNo. Vol. 27, No. 5 Pg. 56Georgia Bar JournalApril, 2022

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In this article, we will look at secondary materials that are available as part of your free Fastcase subscription that could benefit all attorneys, whether seasoned or newly barred.

BY SHEILA BALDWIN.

Information overload was a term made famous in Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock," which spoke to the growth of information as the result of the role of knowledge and technology in affecting changes. Even the writer of Ecclesiastes 12:12 commented, "Of making books there is no end." By definition, information is the knowledge obtained from investigation, study or instruction. Not surprisingly, as the knowledge is published, the information increases. With this in mind, it is important to determine the most relevant information quickly and that is what Fastcase is designed to do. Secondary sources help researchers analyze the question or questions of law that your case raises and helps you determine primary sources that speak to your case. Fastcase users who practice in a specialty area are likely to focus on Georgia cases and the O.C.G.A. due to their knowledge base while general practitioners would be more inclined to search secondary sources like treaties, law reviews and...