A GUIDE TO LIBRARY RESOURCESFALL, 2013

JOAN TAYLOR, REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

PARA 2205 Legal Research and Writing

(T. Fields)

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Research assistance from librarians and PARA 2205

Unique situation for this academic course! Different from other courses..

You are learning about primary and secondary sources in the field of legal studies.

Your approach to the assignment is based on the legal tools, instructions, and strategies that you learn in class each week.

We do not know what steps or strategies you are instructed to follow to complete your assignments.

If you have questions about your paralegal assignments, please contact your instructor.

If you have questions about a resource that is incomplete or missing, please let us know.

Librarians Students

Make sure items are on the shelves, in order, and current.

Provide off campus access instructions for library provided electronic database resources*, and troubleshoot problems.

In some circumstances, suggest other keyword ideas, or remind students about the indexes.

*Library does not have access to Westlaw

PLEASE: Keep and use legal books in the legal research shelves and seating areas.

Return them to the correct shelf. OR

Place them on reference desk truck or give to library staff.

Do not place them where others can’t find them.

Do not remove them from the library.

Photocopy needed pages.

The Legal Research Book Collection for 3 sections of PARA 2205

What are LibGuides?

A research tool Find resources such as (Books, journal

articles, media)Tutorials- such as Get My Library Account

PINLibrary services such as (GilExpress)Course specific guides such as (Eng 1102)Subjects such as (Criminal Justice)Special topics (Letter from the Birmingham

Jail)

LibGuide for Legal Research

Legal Research LibGuide

HIGHLIGHTS

TABs (General, Georgia, U.S., International)Quick Links- Homepage, GALILEO, CSU

Catalog…

Other Suggested LibGuides Criminal Justice Statistical Resources for your Assignments!

General Legal and Reference Books

LEGAL COLL KF154.A42 American Jurisprudence 2d**

**Also available on LexisNexis Academic. This links to "Legal Reference". Select the box next to "American Jurisprudence 2d", and begin your search.

LEGAL COLL KF156.B53 2009 Black's Law Dictionary

READY REF KF245 .U53 2010 The Bluebook: a uniform system of citation

LEGAL COLL KF190.M3 The Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest

LEGAL COLL KF190.H.813 The Martindale-Hubbell Law Dictionary

Georgia TAB

LEGAL COLL KFG35.A35 Official Compilation, Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia

LEGAL COLL KFG47.G4 West's Georgia Cases reported in South Eastern Reporter, 2nd series

LEGAL COLL KFG57.W47 1985 West's Georgia Digest 2d. LEGAL COLL KFG59.S5 Shepard's Georgia Citations LEGAL COLL KFG80.G45 1995 Georgia Jurisprudence LEGAL COLL KFG68.G46 Georgia Forms, legal & business LEGAL COLL KFG529.A194 Georgia Rules of Court Annotated LEGAL COLL KFG530.A65 J46 Georgia Civil Procedure Forms -- practice LEGAL COLL KFG530.G74 2003 Georgia Civil Practice LEGAL COLL KFG551.F56 2002 Georgia Post-Judgment Collection: with

forms LEGAL COLL KFG575.D35 2004-2005 Georgia Criminal Trial Practice LEGAL COLL KFG30 1981.A24 Official Code of Georgia annotated

(O.C.G.A)

US Federal Law TAB

LEGAL COLL KF62 1972.L38  United States Code Service

LEGAL COLL KF101.S8West's Supreme Court Reporter

Suggested Online U.S. Legal Resources

United State Codea consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. Supreme Court of the United Statesview Supreme Court documents, recent decisions, and information about the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Decision Collectiona service of the Legal Information Institute (LII) of The Cornell University Law School US Courtsinformation about the federal Judiciary and the difference between federal and state courts THOMASaccess the Congressional Record, current legislation and committee information

Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions

International Law -TAB

LEGAL COLL K526.5.M37  Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest

LEGAL COLL K68.M37   Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory

Martindale Free Directory Lawyer searching (nationally or internationally)

GALILEO Resources

Search for online articles:Law journalsNewspapersScholarly journal articlesPopular magazinesMedia such as in Films on Demand

Suggested GALILEO Resources

•LexisNexis Academic includes legal news, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews

•Legal Collectiondiscipline of law and legal topics, such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment

•Sociological Collectionsociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture, and social structure.

•Criminal Justice Periodicals Indexany criminal justice topic, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law.

Search State, Statutes, Codes & Regs(Sample Search)

US Legal Reference Tools on LexisNexis

Shortcuts to LexisNexis

◦LexisNexis Legal Reference ◦Federal & State Cases ◦State Statutes, Codes & Regulations ◦Federal Statutes, Codes, & Regulations ◦Landmark US Legal Cases ◦Shepard's Citations ◦Tax Law

Legal Collection- articles in the discipline of law.

Example of a law review article

Details about the articles

Article access –Full text vs. Citation I can’t find my article full-

text

PLAGIARISM

SUMMARIZINGPARAPHRASING

QUOTING

A Quick Review About Using Sources for Your

Work

For tutorials and citation styles…

See this LibGuide page:Cite Information and Plagiarism Tutorials

Ready Reference KF245.U53 2010The Bluebook

Thank you!

joantaylor@clayton.edu

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