Advanced User Scenario - Regulations
Who | Susan, a librarian at City College |
Query | I went to an eye doctor and was fitted for contact lenses. Now I want to order replacement lenses on-line, but my eye doctor never gave me a prescription. Does he have to give me a copy of my prescription? |
Objective | Find Federal regulations governing contact lens prescriptions |
Starting Info | Knows keywords and knows the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probably the regulatory agency she wants |
- Selects Regulations from the navigation bar.
- Since she does not have a specific citation, selects the Keyword Search form and changes the default to Federal Register under the Search Within option.
- Types contact lens prescription in the Enter Search Terms box and FTC in the Restrict by agency name box.
- Selects the final rules option from the Restrict by action box, changes the date restriction to Previous 10 years, and clicks Search.
- When the results list is returned, finds the Contact Lens Rule references the requirement that optometrists and ophthalmologists provide patients with copies of their contact lens prescriptions.
- Prints the citation out for the student.