Survey for Class!

[Kevin]

I'd have a few requirements:

1) Color highlighting -- in law school, I had this 8-color system for book briefing cases. It worked very well. To this day, when I'm briefing something, I still highlight the holdings of the cases I'm working with in orange and the pertinent facts in pink, etc. And I'll print from Westlaw just so I can do that. If you flip through one of my old case books, it's a very ROYGBIV experience.

2) Notation which appears in the margins. I like to write margins in the notes.

3) Able to do my own indexing.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'd have a few requirements:

1) Color highlighting -- in law school, I had this 8-color system for book briefing cases. It worked very well. To this day, when I'm briefing something, I still highlight the holdings of the cases I'm working with in orange and the pertinent facts in pink, etc. And I'll print from Westlaw just so I can do that. If you flip through one of my old case books, it's a very ROYGBIV experience.

2) Notation which appears in the margins. I like to write margins in the notes.

3) Able to do my own indexing.

My thoughts exactly. I did something very similiar to get through undergrad, and margin notes are a must.

Not to mention, I'd get tired of staring at a screen all day.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Kevin

I'd have a few requirements:

1) Color highlighting -- in law school, I had this 8-color system for book briefing cases. It worked very well. To this day, when I'm briefing something, I still highlight the holdings of the cases I'm working with in orange and the pertinent facts in pink, etc. And I'll print from Westlaw just so I can do that. If you flip through one of my old case books, it's a very ROYGBIV experience.

2) Notation which appears in the margins. I like to write margins in the notes.

3) Able to do my own indexing.

This.

I also like being able to have multiple books in front of me when doing research. You can't really do that with Kindle and such.

I don't mind an e-book if I'm just reading for pleasure, but in terms of academic/professional work, I need a physical copy.

[amanda6035]

I'm taking grad classes online. While I think it's great that for a flat fee per class that is included in our tuition, an E-book is provided, I like to be able to highlight as well, and I cant unless I print. So every week, I have to print the current lesson on my own printer at home, and ink is NOT cheap. While we are certainly more than welcome to buy the printed copy on our own dime, we are not able to opt-out of the e-text available with the class.