Legal research in a nutshell /
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| Author / Creator: | Cohen, Morris L., 1927-2010, author. |
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| Edition: | Eleventh edition. |
| Imprint: | St. Paul, Minnesota : West, [2013] |
| Description: | xii, 347 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | West nutshell series Nutshell series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9124578 |
| Summary: | Finding and using legal resources effectively is an essential skill for lawyers. This comprehensive but succinct guide covers major Internet resources as well as online databases and library materials, with almost a hundred illustrations of print and online sources. Several hundred websites are discussed and placed in context for effective and productive use in research. Discussion includes coverage of legislative history, administrative law, specialized and interdisciplinary resources, and research in international and comparative law. Appendices list state research guides and treatises and services by subject. |
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| Item Description: | This is the first edition of Legal Research in a Nutshell without illustrations of the resources discussed. The illustrations have been moved from the text to the Nutshell's companion website <lib.law.virginia.edu/nutshell>. The book covers a wide range of government and commercial websites in addition to printed resources and Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law databases -- Pref. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 347 pages ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-335) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780314286659 (pbk.) 0314286659 (pbk.) |
