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Why should I plan?

• To save time
• To locate accurate information (cases, legislation and journal articles)
• To locate current information (cases, legislation and journal articles)

The UOW Library subscribes to hundreds of databases. Law databases contain a variety of information types: cases, case citators, legislation, encyclopedias, journal articles and other commentary.

To retrieve material on your topic you will need to be clear about

• the words you type into the database (keywords)
• which connectors you will use to join these words (search strategy)
• which databases to target

Activity 1: A Legal Research Strategy worksheet is provided here to help you plan your research. A completed worksheet with a sample topic is also included to guide you. Print a copy of these worksheets (PDF - opens in a new window).

Identifying keywords

Planning Your Research | Legislation | Case law|
Finding Journal Articles | Citing while Writing | Quizzes

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