Washington State Legal Research For SMA 550A September 20, 2005.

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Washington State Legal Research For SMA 550A September 20, 2005

Overview Purpose Subjects covered Hands-on practice Questions

Subjects Covered Research guides Secondary sources Constitution Bills & laws Regulations Local government & tribal legal sources

Legal Research Guides Washington Legal Researcher’s Deskbook 3d Gallagher’s legal research guides legal research guideslegal research guides Gallagher’s Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal ResourcesInternet Legal Resources

Secondary Sources What are they? Articles, books, websites Articles, books, websites Why are they useful? Discuss, describe, review, cite Discuss, describe, review, cite When should they be used? Early & throughout Early & throughout How can you find them? Periodical indexes, library catalogs, web searching Periodical indexes, library catalogs, web searching

Tips Be flexible & creative when selecting search terms & keywords Follow subject headings & cross references Take notes on sources & search terms used

Practice Articles Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts LegalTrac PAIS Books > Summit Summit Government agency website Google Access Washington Access Washington

Primary Law Constitution Bills (pending legislation) Acts / laws / statutes Statutory code Proposed regulations In-force regulations Municipal codes Tribal constitutions & codes

Constitution Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Utter & Spitzer, The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide The Washington State Constitution: A Reference GuideThe Washington State Constitution: A Reference GuideArticles LegalTrac LegalTrac LegalTrac PAIS PAIS PAIS Books > Summit Summit

Revised Code of Washington Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Books > Summit Summit Articles Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts LegalTrac LegalTrac LegalTrac LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic

Bills Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Committee hearings > TVW TVW News Washington State Newstand Washington State Newstand Google News Google News

Regulations Washington Administrative Code Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Washington State Register Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Agency lists Agency lists Agency lists Agency lists Annotated versions of Revised Code of Washington provide WAC cross references

Local & Tribal Governments City & county codes & ordinances Internet Legal Resources Internet Legal Resources Indian law Gallagher’s Indian Law Research guideIndian Law Research

Public Policy Resources OCLC WorldCatOCLC WorldCat & web search engines OCLC WorldCat Federal & state government documents Federal & state government documents Public interest organizations Public interest organizations Intergovernmental & nongovernmental organizations Intergovernmental & nongovernmental organizations Request loan of print material via UW Libraries Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan

Questions

Review Start with a research guide or secondary source Identify & locate relevant legal provisions & proposed actions Take notes of sources consulted, search terms used & details needed for citation Contact the Gallagher reference librarians for assistance with law-related questions

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