Real World Research: Advanced Research Strategies September 30, 2009 Ramona Martinez Reference Librarian

Law Library Website Use it as your research portal.  Start exploring here!

Catalogs Law Cat  The most reliable source for material in the Boalt library OskiCat  The catalog for other libraries on Berkeley campus Melvyl  The catalog for libraries on all 10 UC campuses

Finding books in the stacks The location and call number in the catalog record tell you where to find a book in the library.  Maps and call number guide Maps and call number guide

UCB Libraries and beyond A library for every research needlibrary When a campus library can’t provide what you need, look elsewhere. elsewhere

Databases Law library listlist Main library listlist  Subject  Type

Indexes Use an index to search for articles (just one example).index Indexes include links to literature not included in popular full-text databases.

Online Journals The journal of interest to you may be available online.online Another approach: search LawCat for the journal title (not the article title), then link from the record.journal title

Connecting from off campus Use the proxy server to give your computer a UCB IP address.proxy server

Research Guides/Tutorials Many specific areas of research are covered.areas of research Main Library tutorials assist with areas of research and use of particular tools.tutorials

Thesis examples Some LLM and JSD theses are in the library stacks and some are in microfiche : search the subject : university of california berkeley school of law dissertations in LawCat LawCat JSP dissertations are in the JSP library (2440 Piedmont)

Questions? Follow up questions?  me at  Or come to the reference desk in the library M-Th 9-9 F 9-6 Sa-Su 1-5