Residential Institute

M.S. in Employment Law Program, Summer 2014

Avery Le

Emerging Technologies & Institutional Repository Librarian

Shepard Broad Law Library & Technology Center

ale@nova.edu

(954) 262-6203

Shepard Broad Law Library & Technology Center

Reference Desk (research help, passwords)

(954) 262-6201

Circulation Desk (library hours, borrowing materials, interlibrary loan)

(954) 262-6202

Create a Research Plan

Stay Organized Throughout the

Research and Writing Process

• Lexis Guide to Law Review Research: http://w3.lexis.com/lawschoolreg/tutorials/lawreview/

• University of Washington Guide - Writing for & Publishing in Law Reviews: Finding & Developing Topics• https://lib.law.washington.edu/content/guides/

lawrevs-top• Keep a research log with notes and citations• Use organizational tools on Westlaw Next, Lexis Advance,

and Bloomberg Law, e.g., folders

Select a Topic, Narrow Your Topic, and Recognize When to Consider a New

Topic Preemption Checking

Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library

http://library.law.yale.edu/preemption-checking

Selected Topic Selection Web Sites

Westlaw Next, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law (News): e.g., on Westlaw Next, BrowseAll Content tabNews

Newspapers: Go to http://www.nova.edu/library/main/databases.html, select “Students, Faculty, and Staff, scroll to “Browse by material type”, and select “Newspapers”

SSRN (Social Science Research Network, working papers and forthcoming papers in areas of specialized research): http://ssrn.com/

Check out Blogs and Newspapers for Ideas

• Blogs:• SCOTUSBlog (http://www.scotusblog.com) • JustiaBlawg Search (http://blawgsearch.justia.com ;

Employment Law category)• Law Professors Blog --- (http://

www.lawprofessorblogs.com ; Workplace Prof Blog)• Newspapers and Newsletter Databases

• Westlaw/Lexis• Bloomberg Law – Employment and Labor Practice• BNA – BNA Law Reports• ABA Journal• US Law Week (available electronically)• National Law Journal• Use key term – “circuit splits” for controversial or hot

topics

Generate Effective Search Terms & Use Advanced

Search Options

Natural Language Search v. Boolean Search

Example: (using Westlaw Next)

You are interested in researching whether or not current employers or potential employers should have the right to know the passwords for your social media

profiles (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.?)

Natural Language Search: facebook passwords and employers

Boolean Search; (go to advanced): (employers /s ask) & “Facebook passwords”

Note: When searching in an online database, make sure the proper jurisdiction is selected and remember to use a citator, e.g., KeyCite or Shepard’s.

Resources and Services at the Law Library &

Technology CenterShepard Broad Law Library’s Collection

NovaCat (to search for library materials): www.novacat.nova.edu

Employment Law LibGuide: http://nova.campusguides.com/employment

Electronic Resources:Databases & Journal

FinderGo to: www.novacat.nova.edu

• Click on “Electronic Resources”

• In the “Electronic Resources” menu, you will find a link for both Databases and Journal Finder

Electronic Resources:Databases

To access databases provided by the NSU libraries, select “Databases” from the menu under “Electronic

Resources” on NovaCat.

• Click on “Students, Faculty, and Staff”

• Browse databases alphabetically, by subject (e.g., law) or by material type (e.g., newspapers,

statistical sources).

Electronic Resources:

Journal Finder

Journal Finder has two primary uses for researchers: (1) to check whether you have access to an electronic journal through the NSU libraries; or (2) to locate the full text of an article when you have a

citation.

Select “Journal Finder” from the menu under “Electronic Resources” on NovaCat.

Search for titles using the search box and search options.

Google Scholarhttp://scholar.google.com/

*If you use Google Scholar on campus (when connected to the NSU network), you will see links to full text articles available to NSU students through the library. If you are not on

campus, these links will not appear. So, if you run a search on Google Scholar, but the full text of the article is not available, you can use “Journal Finder” to see whether you can

access the article through a database.

Example: Google Scholar Search for Articles

Westlaw Nextwww.lawschool.westlaw.com

1-800-WESTLAW (937-8529)

Topic Search Tools:

Go to “News” and “Secondary Sources” and look at Law Reviews & Journals, Legal Newspapers &

Newsletters. From the “Secondary Sources” link, you can also look at Westlaw Bulletins & Topical Highlights,

which discuss recent developments in a variety of legal areas.

Lexis Advancewww.lawschool.lexis.com

Customer Support: 1-800-45-LEXIS (53947)

Bloomberg Lawhttp://www.bloomberglaw.com/

Register for an account (using your NSU email address; no activation code required): http://bloomberglaw.com/activate

24/7 Help Desk: 1-888-560-BLAW (2529)

Suggested Resource: On Bloomberg Law, under the Practice Center tab, click on “Labor & Employment”

Source Selection & Evaluation

You should pay special attention to source evaluation when you are researching on the Internet. For some general information about selecting and evaluating online sources, see:

http://virtuallylegal.net/how-to-determine-if-a-website-is-a-credible-source-of-information/

Citations, Style, and Proofreading

The Bluebook:

Understanding and mastering The bluebook : a guide for students and practitioners / Linda J. Barris

http://novacat.nova.edu:80/record=b2129918~S13

OWL Online Writing Lab, Purdue University

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Florida Style Manual, Florida State University

(Bluebook supplement for Florida specific citations)

http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/lawreview/downloads/floridastylemanual.pdf

Publishing

Resources: BooksFajans, Elizabeth & Mary R. Falk. Scholarly Writing for Law Students: Seminar Papers, Law Review

Notes and Law Review Competition Papers. St. Paul, MN: West, 2011.

Volokh, Eugene. Academic legal writing : law review articles, student notes, seminar papers, and getting on law review. New York: Foundation Press, 2007.

Strunk and White. The Elements of Style. New York, NY [u.a.] : Longman, 2012.

NovaCat:

http://novacat.nova.edu:80/record=b2247776~S13

http://novacat.nova.edu:80/record=b1838667~S13

http://novacat.nova.edu:80/record=b2331192~S13

Resources:Library Guides

Library Guides

Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Library

Nova Employment Law LibGuide: http://nova.campusguides.com/employment

University of San Francisco, Dorraine Zief Law LibraryFinding a Topic for Your Law School Paper or Law Review Comment/Note:

http://legalresearch.usfca.edu/FindingATopic

To find other law library guides on your topic,

run a search using Google for “employment law” and “library guide”.

Questions?Rob Beharriell

(954) 262-6224beharriellr@nsu.law.nova.edu

Carolyn Brown(954) 262-6171

cbrown3@nsu.law.nova.edu

Becka Rich(954) 262-6237

richr@nsu.law.nova.edu

Alison Rosenberg(954) 262-6215

rosenberga@nsu.law.nova.edu

Mitchell Silverman(954) 262-6223

silvermanmi@nsu.law.nova.edu

Mary Paige Smith(954) 262-6213

smithm@nsu.law.nova.edu

Eric Young(954) 262-6211

younge@nsu.law.nova.edu

Reference Desk(954) 262-6201

Circulation Desk (954) 262-6202