bridge the gap alerts

Bridge the Gap:

Research Alerts and Updates

March 26, 2014

Andrew Winston

I. Alerts

Uses of Alerts

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Receive regular, automatic

updates on legal and/or news

developments on issues

Be notified of new citations to

a case

Be notified of pending legislation

that affects an existing statute

Receive articles on a topic from a

specified publication

Example

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A. Lexis Advance

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Search Alert

Shepard’s Alert

Specific Publication Alert

Pending Legislation Alert

Topic Alert

More Information:

http://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/westlawnext/a

bout/awareness/alerts/default.aspx

1. Search Alert

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Run search

Refine using filters to retrieve desired results

Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert; select

content type, delivery method, and other recipients

1. Search Alert

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2. Shepard’s Alert

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Shepardize an item

Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert to be

notified of new negative or other analysis of the item

3. Specific Publication Alert

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Select a publication using Browse Sources and add to search

Enter search terms and run search

Click the Alert icon above results to set up an Alert for articles

in that publication that meet search criteria

4. Pending Legislation Alert

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Retrieve federal or state statute by citation (or otherwise)

Click the Alert icon to set up an Alert for pending legislation that

could amend or repeal that statute

5. Topic Alert

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Select Browse Topics

Search for particular topics and select relevant practice areas

from search results

Click on a subsection and set an Alert

6. Manage Alerts

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B. WestlawNext

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Set up various alerts via WestlawNext’s Alerts Center (or

when viewing particular search results):

WestClip

KeyCite Alert

Court Wire Alert

Docket Alert

Publication Alert

More Information:

https://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/pdf/wln2/L-

381793_Alerts_brochure2.pdf

B. WestlawNext

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B. WestlawNext – Alert Center

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Create new Alert

1. WestClip

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Name the Alert

1. WestClip

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Select type(s) of materials

1. WestClip

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Set search terms

1. WestClip

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Specify delivery

1. WestClip

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Schedule Alert

2. Other Alerts on WestlawNext

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KeyCite – monitor new negative and other citations to cases,

statutes, and regulations

Court Wire – monitor new cases in multiple courts based on

specified criteria

Docket – receive updates on new filings on a specified case

Publication – receive alerts on new documents from a specified

publication that meet search criteria

3. Manage Alerts

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4. Westlaw Classic

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4. Westlaw Classic – Alert Center

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C. Bloomberg Law

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Search Alerts

Citation Alerts

More Information:

http://www.bloomberglaw.com/help/AL_Saved_Searches__

_Alerts_Overview.htm

1. Example – Docket Alert

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1. Example – Docket Alert

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2. Example – Legislative Search Alerts

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3. Example – Citation Alerts

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4. Manage Alerts

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D. CCH Intelliconnect

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Trackers – daily news updates on particular topics via email or

RSS reader

More Information:

http://support.cch.com/productsupport/solution.aspx?id=rp2275&

prodpath=%2FTopics%2Fproduct_support%2Fintelliconnect&pro

dname=CCH%20IntelliConnect

D. CCH Intelliconnect

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D. CCH Intelliconnect

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D. CCH Intelliconnect

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E. Bloomberg BNA

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Email alerts on various Bloomberg BNA newsletters

1. Bloomberg BNA

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1. Bloomberg BNA

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1. Bloomberg BNA

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2. Bloomberg BNA on Bloomberg Law

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2. Bloomberg BNA on Bloomberg Law

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F. Some Other Databases Offering Alert Services

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Law360

Index to Legal Periodicals

LegalTrac

JSTOR

SSRN

II. Legal Blogs

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A. Some Examples

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SCOTUSBlog

FCPA Blog

Concurring Opinions

Prawfsblawg

Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog

Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s VLW Blog

B. Finding Other Legal Blogs

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ABA Journal’s Blawg Directory

Justia’s BlawgSearch

Law Professor Blogs

Search with Google

Review blogrolls of

other blogs

C. RSS Readers

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Some examples:

Feedly

Digg

GR2Reader

NewsBlur

The Old Reader

Note: Many blogs also post links to new posts on Twitter.