Legal Information
Now, at last, there is a comprehensive and readable guide designed to help librarians, scholars, and the general public quickly find the legal information they need. While most legal research books focus on the needs of beginning law students or litigants, Legal Information takes a broader view of the law, including its value in other disciplines. It explains why legal information exists in certain formats, and describes how to get the most out of the major legal reference tools. It also...
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Now, at last, there is a comprehensive and readable guide designed to help librarians, scholars, and the general public quickly find the legal information they need. While most legal research books focus on the needs of beginning law students or litigants, Legal Information takes a broader view of the law, including its value in other disciplines. It explains why legal information exists in certain formats, and describes how to get the most out of the major legal reference tools. It also suggests the best sources for different kinds of information and explains how these resources compare to other available materials. Booknews Offers clear and detailed descriptions of what major types of legal information sources are available, where to locate each source, and how each can be most effectively used. Traditional as well as Internet resources are addressed along with the strengths, weaknesses, and advantages of each. Covers such topics as finding data on attorneys, locating law books and journals, the Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, multistate information sources, state constitutions and legislatures, and city and county governments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
List of ExhibitsList of TablesPrefaceIntroductionOverviewThe American Legal SystemForms of Legal InformationUnderstanding Legal InformationDictionaries and Guides to Legal LanguageLegal Citations and AbbreviationsResearch GuidesGetting StartedGeneral Reference SourcesLibrariesEncyclopediasConsumer GuidesWeb SitesLegal CompendiaFormbooksLaw BooksTypes of Law BooksFinding Law BooksJournals and PeriodicalsLaw ReviewsBar JournalsDirectories of Law Reviews and JournalsLegal NewspapersNewslettersLoose-Leaf ServicesAccess to ArticlesFinding Lawyers and InstitutionsLawyersExperts and ConsultantsOrganizations and InstitutionsFederal Law Administrative LawThe Constitution and the Supreme CourtReference WorksThe Text of the ConstitutionSupreme Court OpinionsOther Supreme Court ResourcesFederal LegislationStatutesCongressional MaterialsFederal CourtsReference SourcesSources for Federal Court DecisionsFinding Cases by Number or NameCase ResearchOther Information on Courts and the Judicial SystemFederal Administrative LawReference SourcesPresidential LawmakingRegulationsOther Sources of LawmakingState LawState Legislation and Administrative LawMultistate Reference SourcesConstitutionsStatutesLegislative InformationAdministrative LawCounties and CitiesState CourtsReference SourcesCourt DecisionsCase ResearchRules and ProceduresLawyer ConductIndex
\ BooknewsOffers clear and detailed descriptions of what major types of legal information sources are available, where to locate each source, and how each can be most effectively used. Traditional as well as Internet resources are addressed along with the strengths, weaknesses, and advantages of each. Covers such topics as finding data on attorneys, locating law books and journals, the Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, multistate information sources, state constitutions and legislatures, and city and county governments. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
