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1. P _ P 4 y E LOW UM z p p a S a 4 mw om B p B ll i bios is International University i J T NR DATASASS USER MANUAL i ve N INITIATIVE OF LEARNING RESOURCE CENTRE SCC ONLINE USER HELP GUIDE gt SLS NOIDA SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL NOIDA Symbiosis International University lI WT PAPAI SXSLS NOIDA sccontine SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL NOIDA User Help Guide Symbiosis International University Copyright SLS NOIDA 1 Concept By Dr C J Rawandale Director SLS NOIDA Compiled By Learning Resources Team Mr Krishna Pathak Network Administrator Mr Shri Ram Sharma Library In Charge Mr Susheel Kumar Office Assistant Credits SCC Online A SLS NOIDA SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL NOIDA Symbiosis International Universit Copyright SLS NOIDA 2 THE SUREST WAY TO LEGAL RESEARCH SCC Online Web EditionUser Guide Welcome to SCC Online Make your legal iresearch easier quicker and more effective Thank you for choosing SCC Online Web Edition as your legal research tool The 2014 edition of SCC Online Web Edition has been thoroughly overhauled to make your research experience even more easy quick and effective than earlier The 2014 edition of SCC Online Web Edition was built keeping our users feedback in mind to ensure you receive the best possible user interface search resources for your legal research and requireme
2. and we would love to hear your suggestions and feedback on how we can help improve your SCC Online amp Web Edition experience further do call us at at our toll free number which is 1 800 102 7227 to speak with our team of friendly customer service representatives and let us know what you think And of course if you need any assistance using SCC Online Web Edition we would be W z rd to help Happy rosea aio The SCC Online Web Edition Team To know more about to click below link http www scconline com Copyright SLS NOIDA s Ap E 120
3. Online Web Edition account 2 Do try and renew your subscription to SCC Online Web Edition before your account expires for seamless service and to ensure that you do not have to face a drop in your legal research This page also displays your contact information as it is on our records 3 and you should try and keep this updated so that we can contact you when it is necessary To update any information on this sheet justtype in the new details in the relevant area and click the Update button 4 We always keep your information secure and do not share it with third parties Copyright SLS NOIDA Apa t ndo Maintaining your account The Search Preferences button 1 opens up a page that displays SCC Online Web Edition s list of databases This is where you can select your preferences for the Preselected Databases option that appears throughout SCC Online Web EN s search pages Just click on the databases that you prefer to search most often and SCC Online Web Edition will remember your preferences until you change them again Sume the password to your account is easy Just click on the Change Password button 2 and 4 you will bep prompted to enter your current password a new password of your choice and to confirm the new password Once you confirm the new password by clicking on the Change Password button your password will be updated and you can start using your new password to ac
4. the screen and then enter the relevant details in the Citation box 2 To make matters easier a set of placeholders that correspond to the appropriate manner of citation for each journal appears automatically when you choose any Journal Clicking on the Go to the Citation button 3 will then ake the appropriate case note or case in the patch Results page It s as easy as that Copyright SLS NOIDA Ap E ngg STATUTES RULES TREATIES AND MORE You may sometimes wish to read through a statue set of rules treaty or Constituent Assembly Debate instead of searching for a particular case note or case You can easily do this in SCC Online Web Edition by clicking on the Statutes function beneath the Enter Search Term text box on the Search page 6 or from the Top Toolbar anywhere else in the site 7 All you need to do is select the particular collection from within which you would like to read a particular item by clicking on the drop down menu next to the Select Collection text 1 and then typing in your search query using wild cards as you think appropriate in the Enter a term to search in title box 3 and clicking the Find in title button 3 A list of relevant results is then displayed in the Suggested Topics list box below 4 select the particular item you wish to read and then click on the Go button 5 You will now be able to read through the entire item in the Search Results page using the
5. NJOR 1 Copyright SLS NOIDA Apa PR CASE INDEX If you already know the name of a party for the result that you are searching for use the Case Index function to conduct a quick and accurate search You can invoke this function by clicking on the Case Index button beneath the Enter Search Term text box on the Search page 9 orfrom the Top Toolbar Cep cde else in the site 2D Once you invoke this function select the particular court that has delivered that particular judgment 1 and then type in the name of the party in the Keyword box 2 and click Find Case 3 You can even use this Qon if you do not know the full name of the party or may not have an accurate spelling SCC Online Web Edition will search through the databases corresponding to the court you have selected and offer suggestions based on whatever search text you have entered you can then browse the list of suggestions and select the case that you are interested in Clicking on the Go button 4 will take you to the Search Results page where you can go TH the notes and Judgmsnis i the case that you were user for FINDBY CITATION If you already know the the Find b Citation function which you can invoke by clicking on the Find by Citation button beneath the Enter Search Term text box on the Search page i or from the Top Toolbar RM ere pise in the site li Simply select the appropriate journal from the drop down list 1 that appears on
6. be able to add additional clients details at any time you wish to do so from the same interface Once you do enter these details they are stored in your account and you can easily access them the next time you want to start an SCC Online Web Edition session for that particular client these details will appear on the right of your screen under the Your Client List title bar 5 Simply select the client for whom you wish to start a particular session and SCC Online Web Edition will automatically start tracking the time spent researching for that client You will see a small timer appear below the Left Panel that shows you the real time status of the duration spent on that client session TO Tto a DariiBular client session just press the End Session button that now appears on the Top Toolbar 6 You will then be prompted to add billing details for that client this step is optional and you can choose to add these details or simply end the session by pressing the End button at the lower end of this screen MAINTAINING YOUR ACCOUNT Maximising the potential of your SCC Online Web Edition account is easy there are a number of things you can update and manage through the gear EA shaped My Account button 1 on the Top Tomos Let s take alook at these Your profile The Account Details button will lead you to a page that displays the expiration date and the remaining number of hours and minutes in your SCC
7. can use the Sort by drop down menu 1 to arrange your search results in the manner you prefer For example if you are looking for results from larger benches choose the Coram Largest First option to arrange your search results in descending order of bench strength Aside from the title and a snippet from each result this list also displays the status of the result and the bench strength 2 The numbers in the box represent the bench Sirefdif coram for each judgment Ared circle indicates that the note has been overruled In addition a tick mark appears next to results that you have read so that you do not have to duplicate your effort The first result is olin in the section on the right and so is ticked by default Copyright SLS NOIDA Apa ull Search Results Page The section on the right of the Search Results page displays the result that you select from the section inthe middle Your search result appears in the main section and your search query is highlighted in yellow box wherever it appears in the result 3 You can use the arrows icons 1 to go through these highlights or to go through the list of results the outer arrows take you to the previous or next result and the inner arrows take you to the previous or next highlight An additional set of functions 2 makes your legal research even more powerful 1 The Case Reference icon on the left will take you to a list of search results that display
8. cess your account To change your Login just click on the Change Login ID button 3 and you will be prompted to enter the email address or mobile number that you wish to use to login to your SCC Online Web Edition account You can start using the new login ID as soon as you click on the Submit button Your account details also include a password reset challenge question and answer that can be used to verify your identity and to create a new password that you can use to access your account Just click on the Change Password Question button 4 to set a challenge question and answer of your choice that is associated with your login ID and password if you do forget your password you will be shown the question that you have added here and as soon as you enter the answer that you set here a new password will be senttothe email address or mobile number associated with your account If you wish to check your login and renewal history all you need to do is to click on the Login History 1 or Renewal History 3 buttons from within the Account Details on the Left Panel You could use this to monitor your usage of SCC Online Web Edition analyse your research activities or for any other reason you wish to E You can also renew your SCC Online Web Edition subscription from within the SCC Online Web d Edition Itself if you so choose The Renew button 2 within the Account menu on the Top Toolbar helps you do this and we
9. desynonyms and word stems inyour search Search Results Page Once you conduct a search SCC Online Web Edition will display your search results in the Search Results nagp This page has been Ur cep lesesigned eeping user feedback in mind and is divided into three main sections Let s look at these carefully The left most section 1 displays the list of databases with results for your search query You can refine your search using the options in this section without having to go back to the Search page and conducting a fresh search The section in the middle 2 displays a list of your search results Each item contains a few details that you can use to quickly scan through your results so that you only have to view the details of the results that match your requirements The section on the right of the page 3 contains the details of the search result that you may have chosen from the section in the middle Let s understand the functions in each of these sections in a little more detail now Copyright SLS NOIDA i E ul0 RET Results Page Left Section In addition to displaying your search results SCC Online Web Edition lets you refine your search from within the Search Results page itself You can do this by using the options in the left most section of the Search Results page Use the Search within results text box 1 to refine the list of your search results with more precision and accuracy Simply enter t
10. he text you want to search for in this box and press the magnifying glass icon next to it and that s it SCC Online Web Edition will go through your search results and create a fresh setof results that contain your original search term and the text you entered in the Search within results text box just like that The Results tree 2 displays the databases that contain your search results and the number next to each database represents the number of results found within that database You can choose to look at results from paredar databases by clicking on the checkboxes next to them Clicking on the Only icon that appears next to a database when you hover your cursor over it restricts the search results displayed to only that databases red Ine on the All Results will refresh the search results list to display all search results that SCC Online Web Edition found for your search query You can also use the Year function 3 towards the lower end of this section to narrow your search results to a date range that you can define from the two drop down menus that appear next to it Search Results Page The central or main section of the Search Results page displays the contents of each search result where the data of the note selected from the results listis shown This list has a number of details that you can use to scan through your search results even without going through the full text of each result You
11. hout the site and understanding how they work can be very helpful in maximising the potential that SCC Online Web Edition brings to your legal research 1 The Top Toolbar area where you can navigate quickly to the main Search Sia start a Client Session or get Help at any time 2 Your Account section denoted by a gear sprocket which you can use for the following a See your Account Details Set your Search Preferences to make your legal research even quicker Change your Password or your Password Question b C d Change your Login ID or view your Login History p Renew your Account and see your Renewal History f Switch to the 2013 version of SCC Online Web Edition or g Logout 3 The search section of the page where searches are defined and results are displayed Use the Search section Use the icons in the eui Bling Go to your Account section tosearch through SCC SR BRE PHHITI IO byclicking the gear sprocket Online amp Web Edition s the SearchPage start a iconon the top right to view extensivedatabases You Client Session orobtain youraccount password can conductsimple random helpful tips onoptimising login andrenewal details to searches oradvanced your legal set yourSearch Preferences searches directlyfrom this researchexperience ortologout section Copyright SLS NOIDA i 7 SEARCHES Starting a search on SCC Online Web Edition is really simple all you need to do is type i
12. list box displayed atthe lower end of your screen 1 2 3 Access the expertise of theexperienced board of SCCeditors who have carefullyprepared a list of topics andstatutes that you could use toconduct specifc targetedlegal research You can do thisby clicking on the TopicGuide button in the Toolbarbeneath the Enter SearchTerm text box on the Searchpage or from the Top Toolbaranywhere else in the site If you already know the nameof a party for the result thatyou are searching for use the Case Index function toconduct a quick and accuratesearch Use the Find byCitation function if youalready know the citation ofthe particular case that youare looking for Copyright SLS NOIDA If you want to read through astatue set of rules treaty orConstituent Assembly Debateinstead of searching for aparticular case note or case click on the Statutes functionbeneath the Enter Search Term text box on the Searchpage or from the Top Toolbaranywhere else in the site 15 CLIENT SESSION If you wish to track the time that you spend on SCC Online Web Edition for a particular client or matter look no further than the clock shaped Client Session button 1 inthe Top Toolbar When you press this button for the first time you will be prompted to add a client s name 2 and the client s address 3 Click the Add to your client list button 4 to quickly add the client to your Client List You will also
13. n your search query inthe Search Text box in the central area and click Search The newly redesigned Search Area has a number of powerful options that you can use to get the dig ake A you re optag for and this section of the guide will show yu how to do exactly that There are two main types of searches that you can conduct right from the members home page Easy search and Advanced Search Let s start with Easy Search first Easy Search You can n invoke the Easy Search function by either clicking on the Search button on the Top ToolbaE E from anywhere within the site You would notice that there is a drop down menu next to the text Your Previous Searches 1 beneath and to the right of the Search Text box Clicking on the double arrowhead on this drop down menu will display a list of your most recent twenty SONOS To re execute one of these searches just click on the link for the desired search and SCC Online Web Edition will execute that search for you with the same parameters as the initial search You can also modify one of your previous searches by selecting it from the drop down menu and then making such changes to your previous set of preferences as you wish To conduct a search just type in your search query in the Enter Search Term box 2 and click the magnifying glass icon next to the Enter Search Term box 3 That s it SCC Online Web Edition will now search through its extensive database
14. nts This guide will help you understand how to navigate through the SCC Online Web Edition user interface and how you can leverage the powerful features that SCC Online amp Web dition offers to help you in your legal research SCC Online amp Web Edition is quite simple and chances are you won t need to use this guide too much but for now let s get started Copyright SLS NOIDA 4 CONTENTS Logging In Members Area Searches Easy Search Advanced Search Search Results Page Topic and Statutes Guide Case Index Find by Citation Statutes Rules Treaties and More Client Session Maintaining Your Account Subscription Copyright SLS NOIDA LOGGING IN USERNAME AND PASSWORD BASED The first thing that you will probably want to do when with your new SCC Online amp Web Edition membership is to log in and see SCC Online amp Web Edition s extensive databases and understand its features To do this simply open a browser window such as Internet Explorer Google Chrome or Firefox type in Www scconline co in in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard You will then be taken to the SCC Online home page where you will be prompted to type in your Login ID 1 and password 2 The email address that you used to create your SCC Online amp Web Edition account also acts as your Login ID you would also have received the password for your account at the same email address oimply type in your Login ID and pa
15. ou select the Advanced Search option you will see a list of options that you can use to refine your search when you select the Advanced Search function The picture on the left shows the list of options that appear when you click the Advanced Search function Let s understand these in detail 1 Search in Years You can use this option to narrow down the search to a range of years within which you would like the search conducted Simply select the Start Year and End Year from the drop down menus next to the relevant text before you click on the Search button and SCC Online Web Edition will only search for results from within the time period you selected 2 Near Search Sometimes the term you re searching for may be fairly generic and you may get a long list of search results that may not be of much help In order to get a more relevant list of results all you need to do is type i in the search query then the word NEAR in capital letters and finally another term that helps correlate your search query more appropriately Suppose for example you would like to research on the doctrine of negligence in tort law In order to avoid seeing results relating to the doctrine of criminal negligence you could type out your search query as follows negligence NEAR tort This will ensure you only see results that relate to the doctrine of negligence as it applies to tort law By default SCC Online Web Edition wil only display those results
16. our toll free number which is 1 800 102 7227 to get in touch with our sales team if you wish to use this method of activation and do not have a card with you ii A credit card or net banking once you select this option you will be asked to fill in your details in the subscription form and then taken to our secure payment gateway 1 92 3 To track the time that youspend on SCC Online WebEdition for a particular clientor matter just click the Click Renew in the Account menu from the Top Toolbar orthe Subscribe h d link below thelogin boxes on clock shaped Client wren bbe Bra St ale al the SCC Onlinehome page session buttonin the Top yourpass wang rasel to renew youraccount Click Toolbar fromanywhere in the question andto manage the Subscribe link below the site your renewals Justo the login boxes onthe SCC Ez Slee An si e Online home page tocreate Scio ert del Br A Mea as a new account Youcould Toolbar from anvwhere inthe 4 use an access card orpay Eie by Debit Credit card orNetbanking Or just call1 800 102 7227 for assistance To update and manage youraccount details set yoursearch preferences Copyright SLS NOIDA 19 We are constantly trying to improve the SCC Online Web Edition experience to make your legal research quicker easier and more effective for you The new edition of this world leading legal research software has been completely redesigned based on user feedback
17. owerful set of technological features it also allows you access to the human expertise of the experienced board of SCC editors who have carefully prepared a list of topjes and statutes that you could use to conduct sngene targeted legal research All you 251 to do is select this Tite and the type a word or part of a word or use wild cards that you feel represent your search query most accurately in fne Search Text box 3 on the Topic Guide page Now click on the Find button 4 and SCC Online Web Edition will PSP results from within the I and Statutes guide in the PEIUS box The results are displayed in a tree format that represents the context they appear in with the appropriate higherlevel headings included in the results This representation i IS by default expanded 4 up to two levels you can choose to show greater depth if you so wish by clicking on the sign wherever appropriate so you have geta bird s eye view ofthe layout of topics Once you have identified the topic for which you wish to view notes select it using the mouse You now have two methods to search through the databases for the selected topics 1 The first is to search for the selected topic regardless of the higher level headings which you can do by clicking on the Search in General button 2 2 The other method is to search for the selected topi with respect to the higher level headings which vey can do by clicking on Ie Search in Specific PE
18. rm Kindly remember to save this email for future reference as it contains EDO AE information about Mu subscription What if forget my assword If for any reason you have forgotten the password to your SCC Online Web Edition account don t panic All you need to do is click the Forgot Password link 1 that appears underneath the login details boxes and you will be shown a form where you can enter the email address or mobile phone number associated with your account You will then be shown the password reset challenge question that you added for your account and as soon as you enter the answer that you had set earlier a new password will be sent to the email address or mobile phone number associated with your account You can then use that new password to access your apponi and start doing your legal research right away nx ir Copyright SLS NOIDA Apa E 118 Renewing your subscription You can renew your existing SCC Online Web Edition subscription at any time by logging in to your account and selecting the Renew option from within the Account menu on the Top Toolbar or by clicking on the Renew Subscription link 1 on the SCC Online home page If your account has already expired you will automatically be taken to the renewal page You can use this page to renew your account by using i A printed scratch card bearing an activation code which can be purchased from our sales team or dealer network Please call
19. s all the items where that particular case has been mentioned 2 The second icon helps you resize the font size for the search result according to your convenience and comfort 3 To printa search result just click the printer icon in the middle of the toolbar 4 Youcanuse the envelope icon can be used to email the search result as PDF 5 hediskette icon at the end of the toolbar lets you save the search result for later viewing The left most section in theSearch Results page displaysthe list of databases whereyour search query appears Use the checkboxes the Search within results and Date functions to further refine your search results The Results List in the middleof the Search Results displaysinformation about each result so you do not have to gothrough each result to fndwhat you re looking for Copyright SLS NOIDA Your search query is highlighted wherever it appears in the result in the Search Result section on the right of the page You can also resize the font print or email the result and jump to a list of results that displays the items where that particular case has been mentioned 1 TOPICAND STATUTES GUIDE You can access the Topic and Statutes Guide page by clicking on the Topic Guide button in the Toolbar beneath the Enter Search Term text box on the Search page 1 or from the Top Toolbar anywhere else in the site 2 Not only does SCC Online Web Edition bring you a p
20. s and display alist of search results that match your query Easy isn tit The Search All Databases option 1 which you will see below the Enter Search Term box is selected by default here but you can make a quick refinement to your search by selecting the My Preferred Databases option 2 you can modify your list of preferred databases to search through by clicking on the My Account link on the Top Toolbar and then on the Search Preferences link This displays a list of all the databases that you can search through and all you need to dois select those databases that you want SCC Online amp Web Edition to search through whenever you select the Search Preselected i Databases option You only need to do this once and SCC Online Web Edition will remember your preferences until you decide to change them again Copyright SLS NOIDA Ap Ps Click the Search icon in Enter your search query in Use the My theTop Toolbar to navigate to the EREA qus box PreferredDatabases option theSearch page from andclick t A d YING to searchthrough a pre anywherewithin the site glass nextto it to start your defnedselection of eae databases thatyou can refne through theAccount Search Preferenceslink Advanced Search If you would like to be more selective in your searches you can use the Advanced Search function which youc can invoke by clicking on the Advanced Search tab 1 3 Once y
21. ssword and that s it you re ready to go If you haven t created an S SCC Online Web Edition account yet please skip ahead to the Subscription section of this guide to understand how you can activate your account Thediagram below will guide you through the login process in easy to remember steps I Z 3 Open a browser window On the SCC Online The email address that suchas Internet Explorer homepage you will be youused to create your GoogleChrome or Firefox R E NO r eee SCCOnline Web Edition type in www scconline co in Login ID andpassword do accountalso acts as your in theaddress bar and press uu Login ID youwould also Enter on your keyboard have received thepassword for your account atthe same email address Simply type in your Login IDand password and that s it you re ready to go Copyright SLS NOIDA 6 MEMBERS AREA Once you ve logged in to SCC Online Web Edition you will be taken to the redesigned exclusive members area ofthe site This is where you can search through the extensive databases that SCC Online Web Edition brings to you and where legal research will become quicker easier and more effective than it has ever been before This section of the guide will walk you through the various features and functions of the members area of SCC Online Web Edition The pages in the members area have been redesigned for your convenience these pages have some features that appear throug
22. where the word negligence appears within ten words of the word tort You can refine how near the terms you enter in the search query should be by clicking on the drop down menu next to the Near Means Words option and selecting the word range that you prefer Copyright SLS NOIDA 9 3 You can also refine the portion of each item within the database that you would prefer to search for To do this simply select the search area from the Search Area menu and SCC Online Web Edition will focus its search only those portions of the items in its database 4 Finally the Search including Synonyms option lets you include synonyms and word stems of the search term in your search results You can use this feature if you are not sure of the exact term that you need to search for or the phrase that your search term forms a part of For example searching for the term Negli with this option enabled will give you search results for the terms negligent as wellas negligence 1 2 3 Click the Advanced Use the Search in Years SearchOptions icon next to optionto defne a date range the EnterSearch Term box for yoursearch Use the to displaythe list of Near Search option to Advanced Searchoptions search for a termthat appears close to anotherword or phrase Use the Search Area option toportion of the databases thatyou want to search through and the Search includingSynonyms option to inclu
23. will look at how to manage your subscription in greater detail in the next portion of this guide Copyright SLS NOIDA Apa E ul SUBSCRIPTION To create anew SCC E Web Edition subscription Click on the Subscribe link 1 in the upper s half ofthe SCC Online Web Edition home page You will then be presented with a payment options page which asks for your mode of activation You can choose from amongst two activation modes 2 i A printed scratch card bearing an activation code which can be purchased from our sales team or dealer network Please call our toll free number which is 1 800 102 7227 to get in touch with our sales team if you wish to use this method of activation and do not have a card with you li You can also choose to pay the subscription amount by credit card or net banking once you select this option you will be asked to fill in your details in the subscription form and then taken to our secure EMER gateway Choose the activation mode you ou r ter and click the Continue button and that s all you need to do to get started using one of the most powerful legal research tools in the world If you need any assistance through process please feel free to call our toll free number which i is 1 800 102 7227 and you will be guided through this process When you fill in the subscription form your account details including your password will be emailed to you at the address you indicate in the fo

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