Orientation Quiz Winners & Answers

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Four students had all ten answers correct on the orientation quiz, so we drew two names to receive the Understanding Series study aids.  The two lucky winners are Sarah Cigic and Stephen Moore.

Quiz Answers:

#1 Using Scholar, the library catalog, find the record for the latest edition of the nutshell on environmental law. In what year was this edition published? (Hint: nutshells are popular study aids.).  Correct answer: 2010

#2 Using WestlawNext, find the U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines by its citation: 393 U.S. 503. Pull up Citing References by clicking on the tab at the top. Then click on Secondary Sources on the left to pull up secondary sources that cite the Tinker case. The first Secondary Source in the list is: (Hint – make sure sort by is set to Depth:Highest First) Correct answer: Validity and Construction of Public School Regulation of Student Distribution of Religious Documents at School, 136 A.L.R. Fed. 551

#3 There are a lot of other databases out there besides LexisNexis and Westlaw. Where would you find a list of them off of the Law Library’s homepage? Go to that page, and find the name of a database dealing with intellectual property. What is the name of the database? Correct answer: You would find a list on the Law Databases page.  The name of the database is Intellectual Property Resource Center (BNA).

#4 In a legal case citation, what do the numbers on the left and right side of the reporter name refer to? Correct answer: Left – number of reporter volume; right – page number case starts on in reporter volume.

#5 Using LexisNexis, go to the database OH – Page’s Ohio Revised Code Annotated, which is a database of Ohio statutes. Type this search in the search box: landlord repair air conditioning. BE SURE TO SELECT NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCH. (Also be sure to Full-text of source documents is selected, NOT Table of Contents (TOC) only) The first result you get is: Correct answer: ORC 5321.04

#6 In LexisNexis, select the database Ohio State Cases, Combined and, do a natural language search with the terms “Does a landlord have a duty to repair an air conditioner? ” (see this page for instructions on how to do it https://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/orientation/onsite/lexis ) Where does Howard v. Simon appear in the search results? Correct answer: Hit number 7

#7 A typical Boolean search might look like this: Correct answer:

#8 What CALI lesson would help you learn about the civil procedure concepts of jurisdiction and venue? Correct answer: Jurisdiction and Venue, by Roger Park and Douglas McFarland

#9 Using BNA’s US Law Week/Supreme Court Today, find the 2011 case dealing with whether federal anti-spam legislation can apply to messages posted on a social networking site, such as Facebook. The name of the case is: Correct answer: Facebooknext hit Inc. v. MaxBounty Inc., N.D. Cal., No. CV-10-4712-JF, 3/28/11.

#10 Go to the Library Home Page . On the left hand side, click on For Students, and then Research and Writing Help. What information can you find about research or writing help on the Research and Writing Help page? Correct answer: D.  A and B only

 

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