[blindlaw] Westlaw student inquiry

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Hi Deborah,
 
Welcome to the list.  On previous occasions, people have expressed  their 
preferences for either the standard site or the text only version.   Personally, 
I can't stand the text only version and find the standard site very  
accessible.  Westlaw does occasionally rearrange the site, but I've never  had any 
problems navigating it after a change.  You're very lucky to have  access now.  
Many of us had limited access our first year because of law  school policies 
aimed at teaching "library research."  Westlaw's toll free  research help line is 
a great resource because you can call them and they'll  walk you through a 
particular search if you're having trouble.  I've never  needed them to talk me 
through an inaccessible portion of the site, but I  imagine they could if the 
situation arose.  Westlaw also provides each law  school with an on-site 
representative who conducts training and workshops.   When I took a job as a 
research assistant for a professor, I asked for some  extra training, and the 
representative showed me some really handy ways to skip  some of the navigation 
steps.  You might consider training too
 
Congratulations on getting into law school.  
 
Regards,
Ronza
 
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Hi Deborah,
 
Welcome to the list.  On previous occasions, people have expressed their preferences for either the standard site or the text only version.  Personally, I can't stand the text only version and find the standard site very accessible.  Westlaw does occasionally rearrange the site, but I've never had any problems navigating it after a change.  You're very lucky to have access now.  Many of us had limited access our first year because of law school policies aimed at teaching "library research."  Westlaw's toll free research help line is a great resource because you can call them and they'll walk you through a particular search if you're having trouble.  I've never needed them to talk me through an inaccessible portion of the site, but I imagine they could if the situation arose.  Westlaw also provides each law school with an on-site representative who conducts training and workshops.  When I took a job as a research assistant for a professor, I asked for some extra training, and the representative showed me some really handy ways to skip some of the navigation steps.  You might consider training too
 
Congratulations on getting into law school. 
 
Regards,
Ronza