Introductory Legal Research Southern States University
Introductory Legal Research LIRN consortium: www.lirn.net Open Gale-Infotrac module Find Legal Trac in the list of Gale-Infotrac databases
Subject Guide Searches Begin a subject guide search Enter term(s) on “find” line
Subject Guide Searches Since a “default” is a foreclosure, use this result, with its subdivisions.
Subject Guide Searches (subdivision results)
Law Journal Results Law journal results can be limited to “full text.” The first tab shows academic journals.
Do You Have a Citation? Use a publication search— Enter title Full-text holdings appear at the bottom of the entry: use dropdown
Notable Research Sites Academic, layperson, consumer, … online directories, forms, and search engines are available Ask your librarian/ Check the list of resources posted on Moodle (Online Research Library)
Supreme Court Cases
Bankruptcy Courts http://www.uscourts.gov/bankruptcycourts.html >>
Legal Dictionaries
Legal Forms http://www.freelegalforms.net/ http://www.legalforms.name/corporateforms.php http://www.ilrg.com/forms/nocompet.html
State Laws/Legal Topics
Monographs Journals Use APA formatting. Citing of Sources Monographs Use APA formatting. Journals Use APA options, which will be available on formatting engines in ProQuest and GALE.
Citing of Sources Legal Case: Citations appearing within a professional/legal journal: cite the periodical first, then refer to the case “in-text.” Follow the rules for in-text citations. * Legal Case: o if the citation appears within a professional/legal journal article, cite the periodical title first, then refer to the case “in-text.” Follow the rules for in-text citations. o if the case is being analyzed wholly, then follow the instructions in Martin’s Intro. to basic legal citation (LII 2007 ed.), as I have referenced (open URL). o http://law.campbell.edu/library/bluebook-citation-guides.html - Campbell University’s reference guide would be another excellent resource for reviewing these concepts. o http://www.bepress.com/til/example.pdf - And Berkeley Press, makes it even easier with 15 short examples.
Citing of Sources The legal case is being analyzed wholly: follow the instructions in a professional citation guide (Bluebook). The Bluebook will supersede the general rules of APA.
Law school bibliographical guides: Citing of Sources Law school bibliographical guides: www.law.cornell.edu/citation/ http://law.campbell.edu/library/bluebook-citation-guides.html http://www.bepress.com/til/example.pdf
Contact For more information, contact: Svetlana Kondratenko, SSU Librarian: library@ssu.edu