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=== Clicklaw & HelpMap === | === Clicklaw & HelpMap === | ||
http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca | http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca | ||
Website that provides access to hundreds of public legal education and information resources in BC. | Website that provides access to hundreds of public legal education and information (PLEI) resources in BC. | ||
Contributor model – PLEI producers collaborated on the concept development for the site, and provide information about their own resources on the site. | Contributor model – PLEI producers collaborated on the concept development for the site, and provide information about their own resources on the site. | ||
Why it’s a good place to start – trusted, current content, kept up to date by [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners contributors] and Clicklaw editors. | Why it’s a good place to start – trusted, current content, kept up to date by [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/content/partners contributors] and Clicklaw editors. | ||
Tip: | Tip: Provide an example of a time you used Clicklaw to provide legal information to a client - try to use an example that resonates with your audience. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
==== | ==== Five ways to search for legal information using Clicklaw ==== | ||
# Keyword search | # Keyword search | ||
# By topic | # By topic | ||
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Acknowledge that everyone is different, people have different search preferences for online information. | Acknowledge that everyone is different, people have different search preferences for online information. | ||
Tip: Before your presentation, test out some examples that resonate with your audience. If you’re not | Tip: Before your presentation, test out some examples that resonate with your audience. If you’re not getting the search results that you’d expect during your test, contact editor@clicklaw.bc.ca and we can work together to improve the findability of the resources for your example. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
'''Keyword search''' | '''Keyword search''' | ||
* Searches the resource details page (not the actual resource | * Searches the resource details page (not the actual resource) | ||
* Good if you already have a particular term in mind | * Good if you already have a particular term in mind | ||
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'''Common questions''' | '''Common questions''' | ||
* From home page, or from search results teaser | * From home page, or from search results teaser | ||
* | * Preferred by many users – provides a very brief overview of the legal topic, and suggests good starting points. Helps to knit together the resources produced by multiple contributors, and provide a pathway to the information. | ||
* Remind your audience that we welcome suggestions for more common questions – if there’s a question you get all the time, let us know! | * Remind your audience that we welcome suggestions for more common questions – if there’s a question you get all the time, let us know! | ||
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== Clicklaw Wikibooks == | == Clicklaw Wikibooks == | ||
[link to clicklaw wikibooks about page?] | [link to clicklaw wikibooks about page?] | ||
Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are | Clicklaw Wikibooks are collaboratively developed, plain language legal publications that are published online and can be easily printed. | ||
They resemble Wikipedia because they use the same platform. They can only be updated by pre-approved lawyers and other writers (not just anyone can go in and change something). This means the content can be kept very current. | |||
Single digital source is | Easy to search content | ||
Single digital source is a more efficient way of producing multiple formats - one source for the digital/online version, pdf, book on demand and ebook formats. As the information on the wikiplatform changes, the pdf/ebook versions are automatically updated every 2 hours, so you’re getting the most current version. Makes it easy to have multiple formats from a single digital source. | |||
== LawMatters == | == LawMatters == | ||
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Examples of books in your local public library | Examples of books in your local public library | ||
Other ways LawMatters supports communities – training for public librarians, community forums, etc. | Other ways LawMatters supports communities – training for public librarians, community legal information forums, etc. | ||
== Courthouse Libraries BC services == | == Courthouse Libraries BC services == | ||
At locations, services include: | At locations, services include: | ||
* Public access computers | * Public access computers | ||
* Access to subscription databases | * Access to subscription databases to look up case law and other legal tools | ||
* Access to collection – public can use during hours that we’re open (but can’t borrow…) | * Access to collection – public can use during hours that we’re open (Can pay for photocopying, but can’t borrow…) | ||
Our goal is to get you started in a good direction and help you use tools and our collection to find legal information that will help you with your legal issue. | Our goal is to get you started in a good direction and help you use tools and our collection to find legal information that will help you with your legal issue. | ||
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* Know how to contact Clicklaw with feedback/comments. | * Know how to contact Clicklaw with feedback/comments. | ||
Tip: One way to do this is by asking people to tell you what they’ve learned. Who can name one way to search for legal information on Clicklaw? | Tip: One way to do this is by asking people to tell you what they’ve learned or to share one take-away from today. For example, ask "Who can name one way to search for legal information on Clicklaw?" Chocolate incentives work well. | ||
Tip: Invite questions and feedback – if you can’t find the answer or don’t know the answer, just say that and ask if we can follow up with them. | Tip: Invite questions and feedback – if you can’t find the answer or don’t know the answer, just say that and ask if we can follow up with them. |