1 FINDING SOURCES FOR CITE CHECKING August 2008

2  Ann Chase  Foreign & Comparative Law Librarian  Room S-171  

3 Link to this Presentation  h/Pages/workshopmaterials.aspx h/Pages/workshopmaterials.aspx  Link to our page with research guides for student journal topics  ages/default.aspx ages/default.aspx

4 WEBSITE TOUR

5 Website Tour – Overview  “Library Information” tab (Home, with general info)  Catalogs tab includes e-resources  Tabs for user groups  Navigation changes depending on the tab  To get to the tab “home” page, click on the tab again  Links may be repeated in multiple locations

6 Website Tour – Law Students Tab  Main page  Catalog box  Selected Research Resources “Workshop Materials” like this PowerPoint “Book Lists” (lists of major books and treatises by subject)  Audio Tours and Online Tutorials  Ask a Law Librarian  Jobs info (when we’re hiring)  New and Notable (changing content)

7 Website Tour – Law Students Tab  Navigation (on the left)  Law School Home  Ask a Law Librarian  Research: Guides and Info Workshop materials are in here  E-Resources (link brings you to e-resources part of Catalogs tab)  Reserves and Exams  Getting Books, Carrels, Copiers, Computers  Tours and Tutorials (duplicates banner link)  Book Move Info

8 Website Tour – Other Patron Tabs  Law Faculty tab is for U of M Law Faculty—this has info about our faculty services (document delivery and research), etc.  UM and Public tab is for non-law UM affiliated patrons, undergrads, patrons from other schools, other patrons not affiliated with a school  Our services to these patrons are slightly different  Their level of access to the library is somewhat more limited  May not have access to certain e-resources

9 CATALOGS

10 Catalogs  UMich Law Library Catalog (Law Library) UMich Law Library Catalog  Mirlyn (University Library System) Mirlyn  Kresge Catalog (Business Library) Kresge Catalog  WorldCat (International Union Catalog) WorldCat  All of these are under the “Catalogs” tab on our website (In the “Research” box, click “Search other Catalogs” for the complete list)

11 Example UMich Law Library Catalog Search Results

12 E-RESOURCES

13 E-Resources Generally – Law  UMich Law Library Catalog UMich Law Library Catalog  Our E-Resources Page Our E-Resources Page  Free resources that are not in Lexcalibur  Individual aggregators (HeinOnline, LegalTrac, ProQuest, JSTOR, etc.)  Individual journals alphabetically  Resources arranged by subject  “Find an Article”Find an Article  Journal Indexes—great for incomplete citations Journal Indexes

14 E-Resources Generally – Non-law  Mirlyn Mirlyn  University Libraries’ “Search Tools” University Libraries’ “Search Tools”  University Libraries’ E-Journals and Newspapers page University Libraries’ E-Journals and Newspapers page

15 Other E-Resources  Government Documents (including statutes)  Cases and Briefs  E-books  Internet sources

16 Other E-Resources: Government Documents  GPO Access (free database) GPO Access  HeinOnline (subscription) HeinOnline  LexisNexis Congressional (subscription) LexisNexis  US House website, has US Code US House website  State legislatures’ websites for session laws  Administrative regulations—agency websites  Statutes at Large from the Library of Congress Statutes at Large

17 Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs GPO Access  Bills and resolutions introduced in Congress, 103d Congress, Bills and resolutions  Code of Federal Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations  Congressional Record, daily editions, vol. 140, Congressional Record  Federal Register, vol. 59, Federal Register  Public and private laws enacted by Congress and signed by the President, 104th Congress, Public and private laws  Public Papers of the Presidents, Public Papers of the Presidents  Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 29, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

18 Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs Hein Online Gov’t Docs  the Code of Federal Regulations, 1936-Code of Federal Regulations  the Federal Register, vol. 1, 1937-Federal Register  U.S. Attorney General opinions, U.S. Attorney General opinions  the U.S. Reports, the official reporter for U.S. Supreme Court opinions, vol. 1, 1754-U.S. Reports  the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 1, 1965-Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents  and several U.S. treaty seriesseveral U.S. treaty series

19 Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs LexisNexis Congressional

20 Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs  US Supreme Court Website US Supreme Court Website Slip opinions Bound volumes (entire volumes in PDF—huge files)  Supreme Court Briefs in Making of Modern LawMaking of Modern Law  Westlaw, West Reporter Images (PDF link)  Using Google Domain plus Filetype Search to find slip opinions for lower courtsGoogle Domain plus Filetype Search  PACER—a fee-based resource PACER

21 Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs Westlaw

22 Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs Google Advanced Search

23 Other E-Resources: E-Books  UMich Law Library Catalog and Mirlyn  You will find links to individual titles in Making of America Making of Modern Law Early English Books Online LLMC Digital NetLibrary And others

24 Other E-Resources: Internet Sources  Google Books Google Books  Google Scholar Google Scholar  Amazon.com “Search Inside” Feature Amazon.com “Search Inside” Feature  Creating PDF’s from Screenshots  Adobe Professional or CutePDF (free)CutePDF  Internet Archive (“Wayback Machine”) Internet Archive  Google cached copies

25 INCORRECT CITATIONS

26 Dealing with Incorrect Citations (1)  Remove suspect elements (page numbers, possibly misspelled words)  Rearrange words in journal titles  Michigan Race and Law Journal, or Michigan Journal of Race and Law?  Use keyword searches instead of title searches  WorldCat

27 Dealing with Incorrect Citations (2)  Bieber’s Abbreviations (behind reference desk)  Lexis or Westlaw Combined Journals databases (or full-text journal indexes)  Search using a direct quote instead of citation information  Search SSRN for unpublished articlesSSRN  Google – good for misspelled authors’ names, unpublished articles, conference proceedings  Remember filetype search for PDF’s

28 Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (1)  Unusual sources covered by the Bluebook:  Court documents (briefs, motions, transcripts, etc.)  Most abbreviations, and what NOT to abbreviate  Internet sources  Check out the examples in the Bluebook for these citation forms

29 Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (2)  Bluebook does not cover everything  Follow rules for analogous sources, create a hybrid of two or more rules to fit the situation  Find out how others have cited similar sources  Search in combined law journals databases in Lexis or Westlaw, follow the example of a trusted journal  But note that not all journals use Bluebook form  Remember the purpose of the Bluebook—to give readers enough information to find the source

30 LIBRARY SERVICES

31 Inter-library Loan  Be sure the item is not available on campus – remember to check for microfiche, ex. CIS  Verify your citation info before you request an ILL  Use WorldCat to check that the title is correct  Include the ISBN or ISSN in the notes field of the form  ILL Forms ILL Forms  When filling out ILL forms for a journal both the name and ID# will be: Journal AuthorName (e.g. MJRL Thompson)

32 Getting PDF’s of Print Resources  Circulation staff will scan print articles and book chapters, etc., for you  Circulation staff can upload PDF’s to your CTools site if you authorize them to (contact Law IT to set this up)

33 Reference Assistance  Come to the reference desk in person, staffed 9AM to midnight 7 days a week  Ask a Law Librarian – Reference Ask a Law Librarian  Call the reference desk:  Schedule an individual research consultation with a professional librarian

34 Questions?