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Find the right database – no identifier required

March 24, 2010

Westlaw tip: Know the name of a database but not the identifier? You can easily find a database by describing it in plain English in the “Search for a Database” box. Westlaw will display the databases that most closely match your description with links to the search screens and SCOPE icons.

Try typing “Wright and Miller” or “New York Statutes” into the “Search for a Database” box and you will be taken to the pertinent databases.

(Provided by West Reference Attorneys)

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