The suggestion has been made here that first-semester
students just be handed their IDs for LEXIS and
WESTLAW during the first few weeks of class, with the
idea that they can experiment with the services during
their first semester (and, I guess, go ahead and load
the software on their home computers), but then get
the actual training during the second semester, as
they are now. So - IDs, software, everything but actual
training during the first semester.
I'd like some feedback on this. Without giving my actual
opinions on it, here are my questions:
1 - Will students learn manual research as well as they
should during the 1st semester, if computer research is
available to them?
2 - Will this method encourage them to use the computers
more, and more efficiently, once they do get training?
3 - This might be the most important one - has anyone
tried doing this before, and if so, what have been the
LEXIS & WESTLAW responses?
Any responses would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Sally G. Waters, Queen of Reference / "Dignity.
(waters@suvax1.stetson.edu) / Always dignity."
Stetson Univ. College of Law Library /
1401 61st St. S. / --Don Lockwood
St. Petersburg, FL 33707 /
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