Using Databases Better
| Author | Emily Allbon/Ian Hunter/Peter Clinch |
| Pages | 395-398 |
Appendix 4
Using Databases Better
The main search connectors and truncators for Lawtel UK, Lexis®Library, Practical Law and Westlaw UK – developed by Peter Clinch and Jon Beaumont from an original prepared by Matt Davies, Subject Librarian for Law, Cardiff University. Reproduced with permission.
Command Function – applies to Lawtel, Lexis®Library,
Practical Law and Westlaw UK unless otherwise stated
Example
Use when all words or phrases must appear
Use when all words or phrases must appear
Practical Law – AND is automatically inserted between words (although the connector does not appear on the screen)
Westlaw UK – a space between words represents the AND connector except when using the Advanced Search screen
EU AND budget
EU & budget
AND
&
OR Use when at least one of the words or phrases must appear
noise OR sound
NOT Lawtel UK – use to exclude specific words. Use this connector only as the last one in a search; it has a negative influence on everything that follows it
Barclays NOT Premier League
AND NOT Lexis®Library – use to exclude specific words. Use this connector only as the last one in a search; it has a negative influence on everything that follows it
Barclays AND NOT Premier League
396 Legal Research: A Practitioner’s Handbook
Command Function – applies to Lawtel, Lexis®Library,
Practical Law and Westlaw UK unless otherwise stated
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