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BestCase Library – Tips
Accessing the BestCase Library
Select BestCase Library from the My Subscriptions section of the WestlawNext Canada Home page.
Figure 1: WestlawNext Canada Home page
Select BestCase Library from the LawSource start page.
Figure 2: LawSource start page
Composite Search
Search across the entire collection of reporters within the BestCase Library.
1. Select BestCase Library from the WestlawNext Canada Home page.
2. Enter your plain language or Terms & Connectors query into the search box at the top of the page and
select Search. Alternatively, select Advanced to search using a customized template.
Figure 3: BestCase Library
3. On the results list page, select a specific reporter from the View section to display the results for that
reporter and to retrieve customized filters to further narrow your results.
Figure 4: View section followed by filters in the Narrow section
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Case Views and PDF of Original Decisions & Law Reports
After running your search, you may choose to view a different case view from the list located in the Case Views
section next to the full text decision. The Case Views available include one or more of the following:
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Source – Carswell’s view with Abridgment classifications and headnotes.
L.A.C. – Labour Arbitration Cases with C.L.B. classifications and headnotes.
C.L.A.S. – Canadian Labour Arbitration Cases with C.L.B. classifications and headnotes.
A.C.W.S. – All-Canada Weekly Summaries with C.L.B. classifications and headnotes.
D.L.R. – Dominion Law Reports with C.L.B. classifications and headnotes.
Supreme Court of Canada – English and Supreme Court of Canada – French.
Figure 5: Case Views
To access the PDF of the original decision, select Source from the Case Views section and then select the PDF
Original button located on the toolbar.
To access the PDF law report of another decision, select the applicable Reporter from the Case Views section and
then select the PDF Law Report button located on the toolbar.
Searching the Headnote only
Using the Advanced search template, enter your keywords into the Headnote field. (You may use this field in
combination with the others on the template.) Select Search.
Figure 6: Advanced search template - Headnote field
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Where can I find Help?
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Contact Carswell Technical or Reference Support, 24/7 at: 1-800-387-5164.
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Access online Help and the Getting Started tutorial located at the bottom of any WestlawNext Canada page.
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Go to the Customer Learning Centre (www.carswell.com/learning) to access User Guides, Quick Reference
Cards and video tutorials or to sign up for a live public Webinar facilitated by a Carswell Certified
Professional Learning Consultant.
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Go to WestlawNext Canada (www.westlawnextcanada.com) to learn more about the service.
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