The LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Source Directory lists all sources available as part of the Quicklaw service. The directory is updated regularly.

The directory is in PDF format and requires Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader^®. (If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe's web site.)

Quicklaw Source Directory (April 2006) (File Size 1.98 MB)
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Broaden your perspective with an extensive collection of full-text decisions from 185 federal and provincial administrative tribunals, including a wide range of materials in French. The Quicklaw tribunal decisions collection includes regulatory and adjudicative decisions and policy documents from boards, tribunals, government entities, and non-governmental organizations across Canada. The LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Administrative Tribunal Decisions content guide lists the tribunals by jurisdiction and provides source IDs and coverage dates.

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Administrative Tribunal Sources Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 98 KB)
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Expand your frame of reference with a rich collection of informed commentary and legal analysis that provides explanations, guidance, and context. The Quicklaw legal commentary collection covers 50 legal treatises by eminent authors; 15,000 journal articles, newsletter articles, and research papers; and indexes to secondary literature with 111,000 references to English and French Canadian legal literature since 1985, links to 5,300 law journal articles, and references to 64,400 papers presented at seminars and legal education workshops since 1986. A list of treatises and article collections organized into 48 legal topics is provided in the LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Legal Commentary content guide.

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Legal Commentary Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 104 KB)
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Stay on top of the law with exclusive current awareness sources that give you immediate access to the latest legal news and developments. The Quicklaw current awareness collection covers the Supreme Court of Canada Service, the LAW/NET™ Legal Update Service, topical NetLetters™ in a wide range of subject areas, and legal and general news. Use our legal and general news sources to read today’s news, monitor legal media coverage, and retrieve law-related information from current and archived sources. LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Current Awareness Sources lists the sources and their source IDs.

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Current Awareness Sources Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 109 KB)
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The QuickCITE case citator provides comprehensive case history and treatment coverage to enable researchers to validate the authority of cases. QuickCITE provides access to parallel citations, case histories, citing cases, and judicial treatments. The LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ QuickCITE™ Case Citator content guide provides information on coverage, features, and case treatment indicators.

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QuickCITE Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 1.0 MB)
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Access a complete collection of federal, provincial, and territorial statutes, regulations, and court rules and retrieve provisions that support your case. Use the Quicklaw Point-in-Time search feature to find out what the law was at a particular time. The Quicklaw legislative collection includes up-to-date legislation for all jurisdictions; enhanced collections for Canada (English and French), Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario; and topical collections for Canada, British Columbia, and Ontario. The LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Legislation content guide lists legislative content by jurisdiction and provides source IDs and coverage dates.

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Legislation Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 149 KB)
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Broaden your perspective with an extensive collection of full-text decisions and case law summaries from all Canadian courts. The Quicklaw court decisions collection includes Supreme Court Reports and additional Supreme Court of Canada judgments since 1876; Privy Council decisions from 1873 to 1959 (when appeals from Canada ceased); federal, provincial, and territorial judgments from as early as 1823; Canadian Case Summaries, including more than 382,000 unique lawyer-written summaries of cases since 1574; law reports and digest services; and 40 topical law reports. LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Court Decisions lists the sources, source IDs, and coverage dates.

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Court Decisions Content Guide (May 2005) (File Size 136 KB)
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The LexisNexis^® Quicklaw™ Training Manual is written for users of the Web Browser Interface (WBI), available via the Quicklaw sign-on page.

The manual provides step-by-step, illustrated instructions on how to search and navigate Quicklaw. Topics include using Find by Citation; topical NetLetters™ and other current awareness services; selecting a source; using search templates; viewing search results; the QuickCITE™ case citator; searching statutes, regulations, and bills; and printing and saving documents.

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Training Manual (Web Browser Interface (WBI)) (August 2005) (File Size 3.0 MB)
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The Training Guide: Introduction to Quicklaw with QUICKLINK PRO provides step-by-step instructions on how to use Quicklaw. Topics covered include selecting a source, constructing a search, examining search results, saving, and printing.

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Introductory Training Manual (Classic Interface) (File Size 2.2 MB)

The Advanced Training Guide: Quicklaw with QUICKLINK PRO is intended for experienced Quicklaw users who wish to enhance their knowledge of Quicklaw and learn tips for more efficient searching. Topics include using advanced connectors, formulating complex searches, finding statutes judicially considered, saving search sets and strategies, and creating user global sources.

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Advanced Training Manual (Classic Interface) (File Size 1 MB)

United States Materials on Quicklaw: Introduction to the United States Legal System for Canadian Researchers introduces Canadian Quicklaw users to the U.S. legal system and explains how to search Quicklaw's U.S. statutes, regulations, and federal and state caselaw.

Part One outlines the structure of the federal government and summarizes the legislative and administrative processes. The U.S. system is compared with the Canadian system. The training and reference manual covers the codification of Public Laws and regulations into the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations, and teaches users how to search and examine the Codes.

Part Two examines the U.S. federal and state court structure and describes Quicklaw coverage of decisions from the United States Supreme Court, the 13 United States Courts of Appeals, and appellate courts from all 50 states. The manual provides search tips that apply specifically to the Quicklaw U.S. collection.

The training and reference manual is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe's web site.)

United States Materials Training and Reference Manual (Classic Interface) (File Size 245 KB)

The Quick Reference Guide: Quicklaw™ provides brief instructions for common research tasks using the Web Browser Interface (WBI), available via the Quicklaw sign-on page.

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Quick Reference Guide (Web Browser Interface (WBI)) (August 2005) (File Size 1.5 MB)
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The Quicklist of Commands for the Quicklaw service provides brief instructions for common research tasks.

The Quicklist is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe's web site.)

Quicklist of Commands Card (Classic Interface) (File Size 164 KB//)

The poster, entitled The Judicial System of Canada, explains Canada’s court system in detail, with charts illustrating court system structure by jurisdiction. The poster includes Quicklaw case law collection source IDs.

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QUICK is published twice each year. It contains news on all the latest Quicklaw developments including detailed information on new sources, services, and features.

QUICK is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you don't have Acrobat Reader, you can download it free of charge from Adobe's web site.)

You can download a copy of any of the following issues of QUICK:

Fall 2003 (Vol. 7, No. 2) (File Size 1.81 MB) *
Summer 2003 (Vol. 7, No. 1) (File Size 1.8 MB) *
Fall 2002 (Vol. 6, No. 2) (File Size 1 MB) *
Summer 2002 (Vol. 6, No. 1) (File Size 1.9 MB) *
May 2002 (CALL Conference Special Edition) (File Size 267 KB) *

* Also available in French.

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