Need help using PLI PLUS?  If so, you’ve come to the right place.  Whether you are an expert or a novice, you’ll find something on this page to help you get the most out of PLUS.  In addition to the training materials below, we provide in-person and Web-based training upon request.

PLI PLUS Webinars

• PLI PLUS Webinars:  Join us for an upcoming webinar to learn more about PLI PLUS.

About PLI PLUS 

• PLI PLUS Fact Sheet: This handy one-page PDF lets you know what’s included in your PLI PLUS subscription and what it’s enhanced with.
• PLI PLUS Booklet:  The official marketing booklet provides an overview of the database and the PLI Press resources available to you.
• Enhancement Timeline: This PDF outlines new features added to PLI PLUS since its launch in 2012.

Getting Started

• Getting Started with PLI PLUS Video: This 3:28 minute tutorial highlights a few easy ways to use PLI PLUS.
• Getting Started with PLI PLUS PDF: This PDF outlines how to search across PLI’s online research database.

Features and Functionality

• Answer Books Video: This 1:30 minute video provides tips and pointers for accessing PLI Press Answer Books on PLI PLUS.
• Archival Titles Filter Video: This 3:27 minute video shows you how to use the archival title filter to narrow your results to the most current content available on PLI PLUS.
• Citation Guide: This three-page PDF outlines how cite a document found on PLI PLUS using The Bluebook format.
• Ever Current Links Video: This 2:30 minute video teaches you how to easily ensure the title you link to is always the latest edition available on PLI PLUS.
• Forms & Checklists PDF – This flyer provides an overview of the forms & checklists on PLI PLUS and highlights a handful of popular examples.
• Highlighting, Annotating, and Bookmarking Content on PLI PLUS: This 1:46 minute video explains how to use our eReader functionality to save text and access it again and again.
• How to Find a Title on PLI PLUS: This two-page PDF shows how to retrieve a specific title using the Jump-to-Title command line.
• My Preferences Video: This 1:52 minute video shows users how to tailor their PLI PLUS experience with custom search, browse, and homepage settings.
• My Research Tools: This two-page PDF shows you how to personalize your research by creating bookshelves, notes, highlights, bookmarks and more.
• Search Alerts Video: This 1:35 minute video shows users how to create and manage Search Alerts on PLI PLUS.
• Search Alerts PDF: This one-page PDF shows users how to create and manage Search Alerts on PLI PLUS.

Open Access Resources

• Open Access Resources Flyer: This two-page PDF highlights PLI’s array of open access resources including podcasts, periodicals, and more. These resources are available to everyone and do not require a subscription. 

For Administrators

• Administrator’s Guide: This one-page PDF compiles tools and services available to help successfully launch and manage your PLI PLUS subscription within an organization.
• Guide for Professional Development Directors & Training Staff: Structure your internal training program around the expertise of leading legal practitioners using PLI publications with this seven-page guide.

PLI PLUS App for iOS

• App Flyer: This two-page PDF reviews key features on the PLI PLUS app.
• App Quick Reference Guide: This two-page PDF highlights the PLI PLUS app for iPads and iPhones.
• PLI PLUS App Video: This 45-second video is a high-level overview of the PLI PLUS app.

PLI Press Catalog

• PLI Publications Catalog: The 2024 catalog includes over 200 of PLI’s most recognizable and popular print titles, all of which are available on PLI PLUS.

PLI PLUS Content Guides

• Banking Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Banking law content on PLI PLUS.
• Corporate & Securities Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Corporate & Securities law content on PLI PLUS.
• Employment Law Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Employment law content on PLI PLUS.
• Intellectual Property Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Intellectual Property law content on PLI PLUS.
• International Law Research Center: This one-page PDF highlights international law titles on PLI PLUS.
• Litigation Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Litigation content on PLI PLUS.
• Real Estate Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Real Estate law content on PLI PLUS.
• Tax & Estate Research Center: This two-page PDF highlights the Tax & Estate law content on PLI PLUS.

PLI PLUS Research Topic Guides

• PDFs created for researchers interested in learning more about legal issues from leading practitioners.
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Blockchain Technology
  • Cell Phone Evidence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Legal Operations
  • Metaverse

Paralegal Center

• Paralegal Center PLUS Content  – This PDF lists and links to course handbooks and transcripts on PLI PLUS associated with PLI’s Paralegal Center.

Law Schools

• PLI PLUS Content for Law Students: This two-page PDF highlights content that matches law school courses and links to each title on PLI PLUS.
• PLI in Law Schools Flyer: This PDF details the ways PLI partners with law school faculty, administration, librarians, and students to support professional development during law school and beyond.
• Law School Learning Hub – Learn more about the variety of engaging and informative PLI programs available to supplement the law school experience and prepare students for healthy and rewarding legal careers.

PLI Ever Current Podcast

• The Practising Law Librarian: Part of the PLI Ever Current podcast, this series features conversations with law librarian professionals from an array of backgrounds and organizations.

PLI Librarian Blog

• PLI Librarian features frequent postings about new PLI Press treatises, updated editions, upcoming Webinars, new PLI PLUS features, search tips, and more.