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Government Documents Librarian
Rita Wilson
Contact:
UTSA Libraries -- Main Campus
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, Texas 78249
210-458-7572
Paralegal Program
Nexis Uni Database
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Nexis UniNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides full text access to 15,000 news, business and legal sources including U.S. Federal and State case law, statutes and regulations; law journals; U.S. and international news; and company and industry financial information. Create a free Nexis Uni profile in order to access personal folders, alerts, and a collaborative workspace. Updated daily.
Legal section of Nexis Uni contains:
State and Federal (Supreme Court, U.S. Appellate, U.S. District) case law decisions (no state trial courts, no jury trials); State and Federal Codes, Regulations and Constitutions; law reviews; Shepardizing for all cases; as well as extensive U.S. and int'l news and business sources. Check All Sources Directory for complete list of available sources and date ranges. Updated daily.
Legal Reference Sources available in Nexis Uni
> Ballentine's Law Dictionary (3rd edition)
> Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary
> American Jurisprudence (2nd ed.)
> Attorney’s Dictionary of Patent Claims
> Attorney’s Dictionary of Medicine
> Dictionary of Occupational Titles
> Intellectual Property Law Dictionary
> The Law Dictionary (7th edition)
Nexis Uni Webinar training for Paralegal 1 and 2 classes
Be sure to log on to Nexis Uni with your UTSA abc123 id and passphrase before course if you want to follow along.
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Nexis Uni Webinar ClassesOnline courses on using Nexis Uni. You can sign up for a live webinar session or scroll to the bottom of the page for pre-recorded classes. Sessions are presented by LexisNexis instructors. Webinars are free and open to anyone but only current UTSA students, faculty or staff can log on to Nexis Uni. Courses through WebEx. The dates are for the recommended archived recordings.
Recommended webinar courses below:
General Legal Research
>>> Nexis Uni® for Legal Research (1 hour) recorded April 14
Case Law
>>> Searching Cases on Nexis Uni® (40 minutes) (Webinar for Students) recorded April 20
>>> Finding Cases by Party Name using Nexis Uni® ( 24 minutes) recorded March 27
Statutes and Codes
>>> Searching Federal and State Statutes/Code on Nexis Uni® (32 minutes) (Webinar for students) recorded April 23
>>> Browsing Federal and State Statutes/Codes on Nexis Uni® (20 minutes) recorded April 30
Secondary Sources:
> >> Using Nexis Uni® to Search Secondary Legal Sources (20 minutes) recorded April 9
Handouts and Guides for UTSA Paralegal class
Nexis Uni Tip Sheets from LexisNexis
Help Sheets prepared by LexisNexis:
Nexis Uni Mini Tutorials prepared by LexisNexis on YouTube
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Nexis Uni: Searching from the Home Page (3 minutes)Using Boolean connectors (and, or, w/5) and filtering options when conducting a search.
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Nexis Uni: How to Use Advanced Search Form (4 minutes)Different search options when using the advanced search form.
Bluebook, Greenbook & APA
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The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation by Call Number: KF245 .B58 2015 (JPL Info Desk & DT Stacks)Publication Date: 2015 (20th edition)For more than eighty years, The Bluebook has provided authoritative guidance to legal citation for American students, professionals, and scholars. -
Texas Rules of Form (The Greenbook)Call Number: KFT1275 .T4 2010 (JPL Info Desk, JPL & DT Reserves)Publication Date: 2015 (13th edition)A citation style guide that complements The Bluebook by setting forth the decisive citation form for Texas legal authorities.
see Development and Evolution of the Greenbook for a history.
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Legal Citations to Legislation (Texas)Basic examples from the Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological AssociationCall Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010 (JPL & DT)Publication Date: 2009 (6th edition)Appendix 7.1: References to Legal Materials (pages 216-224) (in 6th edition) based on the Bluebook. The major difference between the two, according to the APA Style Guide, is Bluebook lists references as footnotes but APA uses a reference list instead. Books and periodicals (other than law reviews) are cited in regular APA style. For specific Texas examples, see The Greenbook.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style.Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2020ISBN: 9781433832161Publication Date: 2020 (7th edition) -
U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual
Publication Date: 2017An official guide to the form and style of Federal Government printing
is a standardization device designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment, and aiming for economy of word use. The Style Manual has served Federal printers since 1894, and with each new edition, the traditions of printing and graphic arts are carried forward into new technologies.
HeinOnline (Trial)
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HeinOnline AcademicHeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. With more historical content than any other database, HeinOnline provides access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world. Among the many databases included, HeinOnline’s journal collection features nearly 2,800 periodicals relating to a variety of subject areas, with all coverage dating from inception to the most currently published issues in most cases.
Note: Temporary access to this resource will remain available until December 31, 2020.