By Marcus Hochstetler
Myths are a common topic when discussion turns to Leap Year, as we have this month. One of the common myths that we seek to dispel every day is that everything is on the Internet and it is all free. However, in this Google-loving world, it is also true that there remain good reliable resources on the Internet which are useful for re-search.
One of these resources is the Washing-ton State Register (WSR) Web site. The site can be located by going to http://www.leg.wa.gov/LawsAndAgencyRules/ and clicking on the WSR link. The site has new changes that allow for easy searching of filings back to 1997 through use of the index, tables or basic search. If you want to learn more about the rulemaking process, you may be surprised when you check out the “flow chart” in the miscellaneous section or the ever-popular state maximum interest rate chart. To search the text of past WSR sections, simply select “search” at the very top of the page.
Washington provides many valuable primary online resources and shows that some critical legal research materials are readily available for free. If you need help in navigating these sites or are looking for others, don’t hesitate to contact us at 206-296-0940.
Training Classes: The following classes will be held in February in the Seattle Legal Research Training Center:
- Beginning Westlaw and Lexis Searching, February 8, noon to 1 p.m.;
- Advanced Westlaw and Lexis Searching, February 15, noon to 1:30 p.m.; and
- Skip Tracing, February 25, 4:30-6 p.m. Contact us at 206-296-0940 to sign up as these classes fill up quickly.
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Marcus Hochstetler is the King County Law Librarian. Please direct comments or questions to him at 206-296-0940 or marcus.hochstetler@metrokc.gov.
