Comparison of Low Cost Alternatives to Lexis and Westlaw
Contents
|
Unannotated
Statutes |
Cases
w/o
Headnotes |
Unannotated
Regulations |
“Shepard’s –Like
Feature” |
Other |
| Loislaw |
Yes |
Yes –
Ohio unreported
1997- |
Yes |
Yes |
Treatises |
| Casemaker |
Yes |
Yes– OH Supreme Ct (1894-); Ohio App.(1934-); Ohio Misc.(1999)
Ohio unreported 1981- |
Yes |
Yes |
Some Jurisdictions - Jury Instruc., Jury Verdicts,
More |
| Fastcase |
Except 11 states – Internet links |
Fed App 1968-, Ohio 1950 -, Ohio unreported 2000-.Coverage |
Mostly Internet
Links |
Yes |
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Versuslaw
- See help, Content/
Features |
Fed if pay more, no state |
Ohio 1950 -. Ohio unreported 1995 -.
Older Fed District More $ |
Fed if pay more, no State |
Yes |
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Searching
|
Boolean |
Natural Language |
Fields |
Search databases together |
Saves Searches,
Alert Searches
|
| Loislaw |
Yes - near2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Saves Searches and
Alert Searches |
| Casemaker |
Yes - w/n, w/sent, w/para |
No |
Yes |
Fed together, State CASES together |
No |
| Fastcase |
Yes - w/n |
Yes |
Date, cite look-up only
|
Yes |
Saves last 10 searches |
| Versuslaw
|
Yes - w/n |
Yes default connector is ADJ |
4 fields, see help |
For addtional fee |
No |
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