Basic legal research : tools and strategies /
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| Author / Creator: | Sloan, Amy E., 1964- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 2003. |
| Description: | xxxi, 377 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4867777 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 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
- E.. Introduction to legal citation
- F.. Overview of this text
- 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
- E.. Sample pages for secondary source research
- F.. Checklist for secondary source research
- 4.. Case Research
- A.. Court opinions
- B.. Locating cases using a digest
- C.. Additional features of digests
- D.. Electronic case research
- E.. Citing cases
- F.. Sample pages for researching cases using a print digest
- G.. Checklist for case research
- 5.. Research with Shepard's Citations and Other Citators
- 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
- E.. Checking citations electronically
- F.. Sample pages for Shepardizing a case in print
- G.. Checklist for case research with Shepard's Citations and other citators
- 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
- E.. Citing statutes
- F.. Sample pages for statutory research
- G.. Checklist for statutory research
- 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
- E.. Citing federal legislative history
- F.. Sample pages for federal legislative history research
- G.. Checklist for federal legislative history research
- 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
- E.. Citing federal regulations
- F.. Sample pages for federal administrative law research
- G.. Checklist for federal administrative law research
- 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 resources
- D.. Subject-matter research in LexisNexis and Westlaw
- E.. Citing subject-matter services
- F.. Sample pages for subject-matter service research
- G.. Checklist for subject-matter service research
- 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
- E.. Citing electronic legal research services
- F.. Sample pages for electronic legal research
- G.. Checklist for electronic legal research
- 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
- Appendix A.. Selected Internet Research Resources
- Index
