Basic legal research : tools and strategies / Amy E. Sloan.
Publication details: New York : Aspen Publishers, c2003.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xxxi, 377 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + teacher's manualISBN:- 9780735527799
- 0735527792
- 340.072073 22 SLO
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Contents;
1. Introduction to legal research
A. Sources of law
B. Types of authority
C. Introduction to the process of legal research
D. Overview of print and electronic sources of legal authority
etc.
2. Generating search terms
A. Generating search terms based on categories of information
B. Expanding the initial search
3. Secondary source research
A. What are secondary sources and why use them?
B. How to use secondary sources
C. Electronic research of secondary sources
D. Citing secondary sources
etc.
4. Case research
A. Court opinions
B. Locating cases using a digest
C. Additional features of digests
D. Electronic case research
etc.
5. Research with Shepard's citations and other citations
A. The purpose of a citator
B. Using Shepard's citations in print for case research
C. When to use a citator in case research
D. Shepard's for additional types of authority
etc.
6. Statutory research
A. The publication of statutory law
B. Researching federal statutory provisions in United States Code Annotated
C. Additional statutory research tools
D. Electronic statutory research
etc.
7. Federal legislative history research
A. The process of enacting a law
B. Sources of federal legislative history
C. Researching federal legislative history in print
D. Researching federal legislative history electronically
etc.
8. Federal administrative law research
A. Administrative agencies and regulations
B. researching federal regulations in print
C. Shepard's for the code of federal regulations
D. Electronic research of federal regulations
etc.
9. Subject-matter service research
A. Overview of subject-matter services
B. Locating subject-matter services
C. Conducting subject-matter research using print, CD-ROM, and internet services
D. Subject-matter research in LexixNexis and Westlaw
etc.
10. Electronic legal research
A. Introduction to electronic legal research
B. Selecting an electronic legal research service
C. Constructing, executing, and reviewing an electronic word search
D. Researching effectively in Westlaw and LexisNexis
etc.
11. Developing a research plan
A. Why create a research plan?
B. Creating a research plan
C. Finding help
D. Sample research plans
E. Research checklists.
Index : p. 361-377
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