Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Digests are fundamentally published by:
a. | West | b. | Lawyer’s
Cooperative | c. | BNA |
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2.
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Digests take the place of:
a. | supplements in Reporters | b. | indexes in Reporters | c. | advance sheets in
Reporters |
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When using Westlaw, what system, created for the Digests,
could be used as a research tool?
a. | the Total Client Service Library | b. | the Key Number System | c. | The Westlaw
System |
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4.
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When researching within a digest in the law library, the
researcher should begin where?
a. | in the reporter | b. | in the table of contents | c. | in the
index |
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An index for a digest will always provide the researcher
with what information that leads the researcher to the main volumes?
a. | a topic | b. | a
number | c. | both of the above |
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Which of the following describes the function of a
digest?
a. | a collection of headnotes arranged in topical
order | b. | acts as an index to statutes | c. | both of the above |
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Digests and the online Key Number System are best used to
locate what kind of authority?
a. | case law | b. | statutes | c. | both of the
above |
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Digests are updated by:
a. | separate volumes | b. | supplements | c. | both of the
above |
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Digests would be considered:
a. | primary authority | b. | secondary authority | c. | non-authority |
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If a researcher has obtained a Key Topic and Number from one
digest, does s/he have to use the index in other digests?
a. | yes | b. | no | c. | only if using the Decennial
Digest |
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11.
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Digests are arranged:
a. | chronologically | b. | topically | c. | by
Circuit |
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12.
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If a relevant Key Number is found in the headnote of a case,
using Westlaw, the researcher may click on it to search in other databases.
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