CiteNet Quick Start …

                                    CiteNet Quick Start 

       CiteNet allows you to find a synopsis ("digest" or "scope note") of relevant issues 
found in Board and court decisions digested for a publication called Classified Index of 
NLRB Decisions and Related Court Decisions, since February 1, 1992 (Board volume 
306 to present).  The Classified Index was last published as a blue hardbound volume in 
October 2005.  This search tool does not provide you with a link to the decision itself. 
You can find any Board decision in www.nlrb.gov. 

       1.  If you are not familiar with our classification system 

        To get an overview of the structure of the classification system, click on "search 
headings."  This will display all 74 classification chapters.  Scroll down the list of the 74 
classification chapters to find the chapter you need, e.g. 530  "Employer Obligation to 
Bargain".  Click that chapter heading, leave blank the other boxes (classification detail, 
heading search string), leave maximum records box at "2000", and then click search 
headings at bottom of screen.  This will bring you to a list of all sub classifications listed 
under the general classification chapter you chose.  HINT: If you are not familiar with 
the Classification System, and do not have access to the hardbound Classified Index (blue 
books), you may prefer to print a hard copy of any chapter (Chapter 512 is 28 pages 
long).  ANOTHER HINT:  The "300" chapters involve representation issues, and the 
"500" chapters involve unfair labor practice issues. 

          When you find a relevant classification number, e.g. 530202533172500 
(demand for recognition or to begin negotiations), click on that number if it is 
underlined (numbers not underlined have no online cases in that category).  If desired, 
fill in the boxes that allow you to limit the kinds of cases listed (e.g. limits by Regions, 
case type, decision type), and then click search digest, at bottom of screen.  You will be 
given all cases and scope notes for all cases since 1992 that have been classified under 
that heading, one case per page.  To view the entire list and/or print the entire list, click 
"list all results in new window." 

        Another way to use the search headings is to limit your search by word(s).  Thus, 
once you find the classification chapter you need, e.g. 530  "Employer Obligation to 
Bargain", you can also type in a word or phrase in Heading Search String.  This will 
cause the search results to display only classification headings that contain the word(s) 
entered.  Thus, if you are looking for cases digested under "Employer Obligation to 
Bargain" that have to do with "discharge", and you don't know the exact detail number, 
scroll down to "530" under classification chapter, leave the classification detail number 
blank, and insert "discharge" in Heading Search String.  Please note, however, that 
because this is a search of index headings, a particular word may not be in a heading, but 
may be found by doing a word search (digest search string) within a scope note, as 
explained at  # 2 below.
        Chapter 440 (Determinations of Scope of Unit) contains pages of SIC (standard 
industrial classification) codes for unit placement purposes.  Unless you are familiar with 
the SIC system, we recommend scrolling past those classifications. 

       2.  If you already know the classification number 

         Go directly to search digest.  Type in the classification number, e.g. 5302075 
67173300 (single purpose designation of representative).  Dashes are optional.  If you 
are looking for a particular word or phrase in the digests and want that word highlighted, 
type it in "digest search string."  As noted above, you can also limit the search by 
Region, case type, decision type.  Hint: The "digest search string" does not have an 
exact match capability at this time.  Thus, the search results will bring up all words 
containing the word requested, e.g. "rat" will also bring up "ratified" and arbitrator". 

       3.  If you are searching for a particular case and know the case name 

        Go directly to search case name and type in the name, e.g. Electromation.  You 
will be given a list of all cases with that name.  Click details to be shown pertinent 
information about that case (name, case number, decision date, etc.), plus all case digests 
and classification numbers for that case.  If you click on a digest number given for your 
case, you will be shown all other cases that have been digested under that number, by 
clicking "search digest" at the bottom of the screen. 

       4.  For more detailed help, see the online "User Guide".