BAILII, AUSTLII and LexisOne
| FUNCTION | BAILII | AUSTLII | LEXISONE |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVERAGE | British, Irish and Scottish cases and statutes | Australian cases and statutes, with citators and links | US cases for the past 10 years and full coverage of US Supreme Court |
| TEMPLATE AND FIELD SEARCHING | Simple search
on main page defaults to AND between each word. Advanced search uses Boolean and proximity operators described below. Case law search template allows selection of collection to be searched, permits search by name or citation, permits refinement by date. Template allows search for all words, phrase, any words and also permits Advanced query containing Boolean and proximity connectors. Commands below apply only to Advanced query. |
Simple search
on main page defaults to OR between each word. Can override by using Boolean
operators or quotation marks in query, or typing query recognized as style
of cause or name of statute. Advanced search allows user to select databases and has a drop-down search menu for any words, all words, phrase, Boolean search or search in document name. Commands below apply only to Boolean searches. |
Can search by keyword or by citation. Can restrict search by court, jurisdiction, date, parties, judge, counsel. Commands below apply to keyword searches. |
| PHRASE | no quotations required unless phrase contains a connector or a stopped word | no quotations required unless phrase contains a connector or a stopped word | no quotations required unless phrase contains a connector or a stopped word |
| AND | AND | AND | AND |
| OR | OR | OR | OR |
| NOT | NOT | NOT | AND NOT |
| SPACE | defaults to phrase search | defaults to phrase search | defaults to phrase search |
| PROXIMITY | NEAR finds words within 50
/n/ finds words in any order within the number specified by n |
NEAR finds words within 50
W/n finds words in any order within the number represented by n PRE/n finds words in specified order within the number represented by n |
/n (finds
words in any order within the number represented by n)
/S (within the same sentence) /P (within the same paragraph) W/SEG (within the same segment or field) PRE/n (finds words in specified order within the number represented by n) |
| PLURALS | regular plurals searched for when using singular form and vice versa | regular plurals searched for when using singular form and vice versa | regular plurals searched for when using singular form and vice versa |
| TRUNCATION | * for truncation | * for truncation | ! for truncation |
| WILD CHARACTER | ? | ? | * |
| PARENTHESES | permitted | permitted | permitted |
| ORDER OF EVALUATION | phrase
proximity connectors and, not (in order from left to right) |
phrase
proximity connectors and, not (in order from left to right) |
1. phrase or proximity using quotation marks 2. terms in parentheses 3. NOT 4. OR 5. AND |