1. Workers’ Compensation Resources at the Anchorage Law Library Catherine Lemann January 2008 clemann@courts.state.ak.us

2. 2 Library Hours Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday noon – 5:00 p.m.

3. 3 Contact us Call the Reference Desk: 907-264-0585 Email us: library@courts.state.ak.uslibrary@courts.state.ak.us Fax a request: 907-264-0733 NEW Toll-Free Number for Alaska callers: (888) 282-2082

4. 4 What are your research needs? What are the biggest challenges in workers comp law today? Do you use a current awareness service? How do you research issues? What tools and resources do you use? What tools and resources would you like to see in the library?

5. 5 Resources in the Law Library Things you still can’t get online – Books! Treatises and Law Reviews can be checked out by Bar members We can mail them to you if you’re not in Anchorage

6. 6 Finding Aids Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual- Svengalis Descriptions and pricing for legal titles arranged by subject matter Workers’ Compensation Good for cost saving tips

7. 7 Alaska Resources Legislative history 1988 Act AK workers compensation board Superior Court decisions 1983-1992 AK Workmen’s compensation board decisions and orders 1989 – present No paper index

8. 8 Alaska Division of Workers’ Compensation www.labor.state.ak.us/wc/legaldir.htm Bulletins, forms Employee/employer information BAD links: statutes (old version), admin code (wrong place)

9. 9 Alaska Division of Workers’ Compensation Workers compensation board decisions & orders: Searchable/browsable (clunky) Workers compensation appeals commission decisions: www.labor.state.ak.us/WCcomm/home.htm - not searchable www.labor.state.ak.us/WCcomm/home.htm

10. 10 Treatises – Workers’ Comp Larson, The Law of Workmen’s Compensation The Law of Maritime Personal Injuries, 5 th ed. Workers’ Compensation in a Nutshell Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5 th ed. (6 th expected soon) Understanding the AMA Guides in Workers’ Compensation, 3 rd ed.

11. 11 HeinOnline  Law journals – 1,100+  Coverage often begins with volume 1 CFR, Federal Register, Statutes at Large Only available in the library But, we can email law review articles

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14. 14 FREE Westlaw at the Library All State/Federal cases & statutes USCA, USCCAN ALR 2 nd – 6 th, Journals and Law Reviews Am.Jur., Forms, Proof of Facts, Trials Keycite AK workers compensation board decisions: AKWC-ADMIN

15. 15 Alaska Case Law Database http://government.westlaw.com/akcases Alaska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals All published opinions back to 1960 Unpublished decisions (MOJs) back to 1991, with older decisions being added No headnotes, keyciting, or page numbers

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18. 18 Casemaker Alaska Caselaw 348 P.2d (1960) – current With reporter page numbers Attorney General Opinions From 1995 Alaska Law Review Volume 14 – current No Alaska Administrative decisions

19. 19 Casemaker Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Seward, Kenai Borough Codes Statutes Court rules Citator? Identifies cases, you analyze them

20. 20 Casemaker – Federal U.S. Supreme Court 1893 - Current U.S. Circuit Opinions 1 F.3d - current U.S. District Courts (F.Supp.2d) F.Supp.2d Vol. 401 - current adv. sheet U.S. Bankruptcy Opinions Begin: Vol. 334 B.R. (2005) U.S. Code Titles 1-41, 46 are complete through 01/02/2006 Titles 42-45, 47-50 are complete through 01/03/2005 Title 11 USC Bankruptcy Reform Act Contains all changes made by the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 Public Laws Includes laws passed by the 2005-2006 109th Congress and 2007 110th Congress to date Code of Federal Regulations Titles 1-16 complete through 1/1/2007 Titles 17-27 complete through 4/1/2007 Title 28-31 complete through 7/1/2007 Titles 32-41 complete through 7/1/2006 Titles 42-50 complete through 10/1/2006 U.S. Constitution Federal Court Rules

21. 21 Casemaker Basic search is natural language Advanced Search Fields: Citation, Docket Number, Attorney, Judge, Date Word Form – exact, wildcard * Proximity – word, sentence, document, within 500 or 1000 characters

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32. 32 Free PACER access All law library locations Two year trial project

33. 33 Need help? Call the library reference desk: (907) 264-0585 or (888) 282-2082 Email: library@courts.state.ak.us Reference librarians can walk you through searching or finding a website to help Interlibrary loan Catalog is on-line: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/library.htm http://www.state.ak.us/courts/library.htm You can check out treatises for 3 days We will mail them to you if you live outside Anchorage