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General Legal Research
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Finding the Law at the UNT Libraries and on the Internet
(University of North Texas Libraries)
- This tutorial consists of a series of thirteen
self-contained units explaining various aspects of U.S. Federal and
Texas law. You can begin with the first unit and work through all of
them in sequence, or you can begin with any unit that interests you and
work through as many as you wish, in any order.
- Fundamentals of Legal Research,
by J. Myron Jacobstein, et al (Foundation Press)
Call No. KF240 .J32 1994 - Introduces the publication process and
methods for locating court cases, and examines other sources of
primary law and secondary sources useful in legal research. Covers
international law, English legal research, citation form, and federal
taxation.
- Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It, by Kent C. Olson (Oryx Press)
Call No. KF240 .O365 1999 - Integrated guide to using online and print sources to research all aspects of United States federal and
state law.
- Legal Research FAQ (Mark Eckenwiler)
- This document gives an overview of the
standard resources and tools used in conducting legal research on
state and federal law in the United States. It also provides an
overview of the structure of the various state and federal court
systems, and describes the primary legal sources (case reporters,
statutory and regulatory compilations) where the law can be located. It is written for laymen,
not lawyers; no prior legal knowledge or research experience is
assumed.
- Legal Research for the Texas Practitioner, by Brandon D. Quarles and Matthew C. Cordon (W.S. Hein)
Available in Documents Reference on Third Floor of Willis Library under Call No. KFT1275 .Q37 2003 - This
textbook covers the basic skills needed to research cases, statutes,
and regulations, as well as more involved areas such as jury
instructions, briefs and records, and attorney general opinions.
- Research Legal Information (LexisNexis)
- Access legal articles, law message boards, and other legal research resources for many personal and business law topics.
- Research Methodology (Harvard Law School Library)
- General guide to legal research written for Harvard
law students.
- Web Based
Tutorials and Instructional Research Guides
(Cleveland-Marshall College of Law)
- Web-based
tutorials and instructional research guides help students learn new
topics and skills, as well as refresh lessons learned in the classroom.
They provide opportunities for convenient, individualized, self-paced
instruction. This site provides links to a selection of law-related
tutorials and instructional research guides produced by many
organizations.
This page is maintained by
Bobby Griffith
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last modified
Wednesday, July 23, 2008. 02:43 PM
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