IT S NOW EVEN EASIER TO SEARCH WITH JURIS.DE

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1 Ihre juris Kurzanleitung IT S NOW EVEN EASIER TO SEARCH WITH JURIS.DE Your quick guide to juris Welcome to your juris search On the following pages we would like to give you some assistance with searching the juris database. In particular, we would like to show you how you can find the information you need effectively and quickly and use it for your own purposes. Good luck with your successful searches! Contents Login/register 02 Copying text extracts 18 Intuitive operation of the research interface 04 Permalinks 19 Intelligent search functions, list of suggestions 06 Additional search fields 07 Personal search fields 08 Use of logical operators 09 Categories, selection of works 11 Results list 13 Quick access 14 Document view 15 Memo function 16 Single document 17 Version comparison 20 Editing options in the document 21 Print list 22 Subscribe to info services 23 History 24 Bookmarks/favourites/search profiles 25 Save search as search profile 26 My files 27 Products 30 Settings 31

2 02 Log in to search with personal access details There are two input fields for logging in at where you can enter your personal identification data consisting of a user name and password. Please enter both in the appropriate boxes. Please make sure you enter your password exactly (upper case/lower case). Please confirm your details by pressing the ENTER key or simply clicking on the login button. 03 Login/registration after connecting via a central dial up link If you are using the juris database via a central dial up link then you do not initially have any access to personalisation functions. Using the button you have the option of registering as a new user and therefore setting up a user name and password. Personalised access has the advantage that useful functions such as subscribing to information services, setting up favourites/search profiles and using files and memos are all possible. Moreover, you have the opportunity to integrate personal search fields into your search and therefore to customise your search. 04 Intuitive operation of the research interface Use any terms you like to start your search. The intelligent quick search function automatically recognises what you have looked for (e.g. ruling, standard or source of information) and displays the number of results and the search terms. You can enter virtually any criteria in the field, just like an internet search machine (e.g. Google). The research interface is essentially divided into four areas: Search section Categories My files Filters

3 05 Intuitive operation of the research interface 1. Search section You can basically search all of the data records by entering any terms you like in just a single search enquiry (cross-research). 2. Categories You can restrict the search to specific categories, depending on your type of subscription. The data records displayed in the categories match your subscription. 3. My files Under My files you can create a collection of information relating to a specific subject using various file references. 4. Filters In addition to the category selection, various filters allow you to limit the results of your search to specific criteria such as areas of law or regions Intelligent search functions, suggestions list For your search, just enter any number of terms or criteria, each separated by a space, in the quick search field. Start the relevant search by clicking on the magnifying glass icon or ENTER. Delete the search by clicking on. Individual search terms can easily be removed from the search field. The suggestions list offers automatic search word suggestions and the option of selecting previous searches to help you with your search. The number of results to be expected is displayed in brackets at the end of the individual entries. When searching with text terms, we recommend that you break compilations down into their individual components and use the basic grammatical form for your search. The data records are not just searched for full text that corresponds to the entered criteria; the system automatically recognises whether you are searching for text terms, a law, a court, a file reference, a date or a source of information. 07 Additional search fields As well as one-line searches, you can also use Additional search fields, where you can assign your search criteria to the relevant search fields. These can vary depending on the selected category. When several search terms are entered in the one-line search or when using the Additional search fields, the system creates an intersection between all found search entries as standard (AND operation). In addition, you can use the logical operator OR to define a set union and NOT to form an exclusion set between several search terms (see also page 9). If, for example, you are specifically looking for one file reference and do not wish to see any results where the file reference you have entered is merely quoted in the text, then please search for the file reference using the relevant Additional search field AZ/ECLI.

4 08 Personal search fields In addition to the one-line search and searching using Additional search fields, you have the option of integrating Personal search fields into your search and thus personalising the search. After opening the Additional search fields, please click on the gear icon alongside the Personal search fields. Select one or more additional search fields in the column Available search fields and move them to your Used search fields by clicking on the arrow in the centre. You can change the order of added fields by using the arrow after highlighting a search field with your mouse. Please confirm your selection when you have finished by using the button. You can enhance every category/sub-category with personal search fields. The added search fields will remain there for you to use until you actively remove them. 09 Use of the logical operators OR/NOT/AND By entering the logical operators OR and NOT, you can obtain a linked search with several criteria, a set union or an exclusion set. The logical operator AND is used automatically as soon as you enter a space in the search field, i.e. the documents, in which all of the search terms appear equally, are found. Please always enter every logical operator in the search field in capitals in order to prevent them from being interpreted as part of the text. 10 Logical operator NEAR With the NEAR search (also known as a contextual search) you can define the maximum proximity within which your entered search terms must occur in the document. Various arrangements and sequences of specialist terms in the document text can thereby be taken into consideration in the search to a certain extent. Entry is similar to phrase searches in that quotation marks must be entered around the terms, supplemented by the logical operator NEAR and any proximity value you like. Instead of the NEAR operator, you can also use a tilde ~. The maximum proximity value is 15.

5 11 Categories, selection of works Categories The various document types available in the database are divided into individual categories. By clicking on the red arrow these can be opened and the sub-categories made visible if required. Example: By selecting the category Commentaries/Books, you can see an overview of all the commentaries, manuals, dictionaries, books of templates and forms included in your results. This overview of works can be limited still further by using filters (in this case, areas of law and works). 12 Selection of works A specific selection of works is possible either by entering a particular work in search field (such as Staudinger) or by using filters. In the category Commentaries/Books you can select the legal area and works filters. The filters may vary depending on the selected category. For example, in the category Case law, you can access the legal areas, jurisdictions, regions and subject areas filters. 13 Results list Once you have conducted your search, the results list displays those documents that match your search enquiry. 25 documents are shown in the results list as standard. The number of documents shown can be set at 50, 100 or unlimited using the drop-down field Display. The results can be rearranged by date in ascending or descending order or type (document type with date) using the drop-down box Sort by. The results list is sorted by relevance as standard. Sorting by relevance not only takes into account the occurrence of a term in the document, it also evaluates which source a documents originates from, how frequently the document is cited and how up-todate the document is. The size of both border areas (category view and quick access) can be modified to display more results or they can be hidden (see also page 17).

6 14 Quick access Important documents are shown in quick access on the right hand edge of the screen. Important documents are statutes or commentaries associated with a search for standards for one thing. In addition, standards which are cited most frequently in the available documents are also displayed automatically (indirect search). Example: When searching for queue, Section 17 of the German Road Traffic Act (StVG), which deals with damage caused by multiple vehicles but does not actually contain the term being searched for, is also offered in the quick access. At the same time, you obtain the commentaries included in the database. 15 Document view To view a specific document, click on it in the results list. The short text version of court decision documents provides you with bibliographic information, such as the court, ruling body, title line, date of the decision, legal effect, type of document and chain of standards. In addition to displaying the leading sentence and, possi-bly, a sentence provided by the documentation body for orientation purposes, you will receive additional important information: 16 all sources of information where the decision was published iall preceding and subsequent decisions in the course of the proceedings all decisions and other documents which are cited in the decision being viewed all decisions which cite the decision being viewed and are assigned to the document Just click on the symbol to hide this information. Just click on to open further information. Memo function You can switch between short text and long text at any time by clicking on the relevant button. In addition to the information mentioned above, the long text version also provides the tenor, facts and reasons behind the decision in the same scope as the original decision. Memo function You can create your own memos relating to any document you like and print them out together with the document, if required. After saving the memo, it will already be displayed in the results list the next time you search for that document. Your memo will remain in the relevant document until you actively remove the memo.

7 17 Single document When searching in the context of laws and directives, the List of contents of the relevant law is additionally displayed after an individual document has been selected. If an individual standard is not immediately visible, you can open the structure of individual bullet points by clicking on the icon to the left. Lists of contents are also provided for administrative statutes, commentaries, manuals and dictionaries, for example. To enlarge the document, the two margins (list of contents to the left and memo display to the right) can be enlarged or reduced. To do this, drag the view to the desired size using the two dashes. To fully hide the list of contents and memo display, please click on the red cross. If you wish to show a hidden area again, click on the relevant tab. 18 Copying text extracts You have the option of copying individual text extracts from a document so you can paste them into your own document, for example a legal document. To do this, please highlight the text you wish to extract with the mouse. Then click on the following symbol. Now copy the text from the new window that opens. The citing suggestion with its precise marginal appears at the end of the copied text. You also have the option of copying the citing suggestion provided in the document header for your own documents. 19 Permalinks A permalink is a permanently valid address (URL) for a document in the juris database. The permalink can be used as a bookmark or as a link (for example, an to colleagues or in a Word file). Permalinks are available for every juris document and a large number of cooperative works in the juris database and are located at the end of the respective document. The following permalinks are available: 1. Permalink to precisely this document In the case of statutes, also: 2. Permalink to the valid version of the statute 3. Permalink to the full edition

8 20 Version comparison Using version comparison, you can compare any version of a standard from federal or regional law with another version of the same standard. Extensive comparison possibilities therefore emerge, especially in the case of laws that are frequently amended. Please call up the standard that is to be compared and select the Version comparison tab. Now select the required versions you wish to compare with each other from the drop-down boxes and then click on. The amendments (deletions and insertions) are high-lighted in colour or struck through respectively. 21 Editing options in the document You have the following editing options within a document: save/print out the document in PDF format save/print out the document in Word format store a bookmark add to print list add to the selected file place in another file print document Within the document you have the option of showing references, additional references, proceedings and citations using the plus sign or hiding them using the minus sign and thus also include them in your print. 22 Print list Using the symbol in the results list, you can add documents to the print list in order to print them out together at a later date. Using the symbol on the right-hand edge of the screen, the results list or individual documents included in the results list can be printed out. Using the symbol, the print list can be opened. This is where you can enter individual print settings. You can send us comments and suggestions for improvement using our feedback button. Please note that we do not see which document you are in when you write to us. We are happy to give you feedback if you let us have your address or telephone number.

9 23 Subscribe to info services Under the Journals category, you have the option of subscribing free of charge to information services relating to a chosen journal. To do this, please just click on Subscribe to info service. You can recognise saved info services by the symbol. You can unsubscribe from the info service in the same way. After setting up a new journal in the database, you will receive the list of contents for the issue by . Please check in your settings that the address saved for you is up to date (see also page 31). Info services are also managed using the settings tab. 24 History Using you can easily retrieve the documents you have viewed or searches you have conducted in the past. The history is retained at the end of a session so that previous actions (maximum 300 entries) are saved in history for 90 days. Using the open symbol next to the relevant date, the history of previous searches or document views can be traced. The symbol indicates searches enquiries you have conducted and the symbol indicates documents you have viewed. The history can be deleted using the button. 25 Bookmarks/favourites/search profiles Bookmarks Frequently needed documents can be set up as bookmarks using the symbol and retrieved in the Settings area when required (see also page 32 Settings). Favourites You can also mark your saved bookmarks as favourites. This has the advantage that your documents/search enquiries can be retrieved very easily using the favourites box. Search profiles If you would like to be notified when something in one of your documents changes, then select Inform me about new results by . The notification interval and time can be set easily and changed at any time using Options. Memos can also be attached.

10 26 Save search as search profile To save a search as a search profile, click on below the search field once you have conducted the search. You have the option of saving the search as a favourite or a search profile. You will be informed about new results by . If you would like to set up a search profile without notification, remove the tick and save your search profile as a bookmark or favourite. You can then call up the latest search results manually as soon as you need them. Using More options you can select an individual name and set the notification periods for your search profile. You also have additional notification options to choose from, depending on the selected category. Please save your search profile. You can manage your saved favourites and search profiles via Favourites or Settings in the header area. 27 My files Use the file feature to collect information about a specific topic. You can manage saved documents there in the file and print them out together using the print list. My files is located underneath the categories on the left hand edge of your screen. By clicking on the last 5 files you have used are displayed for quick selection. By clicking on the gear icon you will arrive at file management. You will find the following options here: Set up new file reference Use file reference in every search Only ever use file reference for documents that incur a charge Search without file reference You can also edit or delete your existing file references in file management. 28 My files First select the required file using the Open symbol or the file management feature. When a new file has been created, this is automatically selected. Fill your file by copying relevant documents in the results list into an already selected file using the symbol. Using you can also quickly copy a document into a file other than the one selected. These two options are also available within a document.

11 29 My files To remove documents from the file, first select the required file and then delete the relevant documents from the file. Use to remove all documents from the file with a single click. Likewise, you can add a document to the print list in order to print it out at a later date possibly together with other documents you have collected. Using the tab, you have the option of sending the entire file to one or other juris users. 30 Products Using the menu, you can limit your search to one or more of your subscribed products or easily enable or disable any available plus option at any time. The options you can select depend on which products you have subscribed to at juris. You can see when a selection has been made by the product being shown with a red cross above the results list. By clicking on the red cross, the selection can be erased at any time. The product selection is not retained at the end of a session, i.e. the product selection must be set up again when you login again. 31 Settings Using on the upper right-hand edge of your screen, you have the option of adjusting various personalised settings. Personal settings: you can adjust your title, name, address, telephone and fax numbers. Changing the password: for your own safety, the password must have at least 8 characters. If the password does not contain any numbers or special characters it may need to contain more characters. The coloured graphic assists you with your choice. It must at least exceed the vertical bar. The previous two passwords that have been used will not be accepted. Using Confirm retrieval of documents that incur a charge you can set up a price warning for documents that incur a charge. If you click on a document that incurs a charge by mistake you will receive a notification of the cost.

12 32 Settings Information services: Our juris information services inform you free of charge by about new legal developments and new issues of journals and publications of rulings. Please select the required information services by ticking them and clicking on the symbol if you wish to delete them again. You can find all of your saved bookmarks, favourites and search profiles under Search/bookmarks. You have the option here of making changes to your options and deleting the documents/searches if you wish to do so. 33 Settings Account display: Here you can see how many documents you have viewed within a specified period of time. The default setting is automatically the past month. The display can be limited to all or one particular file reference/user name. If you need to, you can save your juris account statement as a csv file. You can view existing contracts and conduct user administration using Admin/contracts. Please note that you will need an administrator password to manage various IDs (for example, IDs of colleagues) which we will send you by post when you conclude a contract with us. You can manage your own ID without an administrator password. 34 Memos

13 Invitation Take part in our free webinar on perfect juris searching and learn how to use our intuitive user interface quickly and easily. Conveniently at home online! Register now at We wish you much success in your searches with juris! Call us Mondays to Fridays: 8 am to 6 pm Tel.: Please do not hesitate to contact our customer service if you have any questions. They are available Mondays to Fridays from 8 am to 6 pm: Searches: +49 (0) recherche@juris.de Technical assistance: +49 (0) technik@juris.de juris GmbH Gutenbergstraße Saarbrücken Stand: Oktober 2018