1. Introductory Legal Research Southern States University

2. Introductory Legal Research
LIRN consortium:
Open Gale-Infotrac module
Find Legal Trac in the list of Gale-Infotrac databases

3. Subject Guide Searches
Begin a subject guide search
Enter term(s) on “find” line

4. Subject Guide Searches
Since a “default” is a foreclosure, use this result, with its subdivisions.

5. Subject Guide Searches (subdivision results)

6. Law Journal Results Law journal results can be limited to “full text.”
The first tab shows academic journals.

7. Do You Have a Citation? Use a publication search— Enter title
Full-text holdings appear at the bottom of the entry: use dropdown

8. 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)

9. Supreme Court Cases

10. Bankruptcy Courts
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11. Legal Dictionaries

12. Legal Forms http://www.freelegalforms.net/

13. State Laws/Legal Topics

14. 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.

15. 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 - Campbell University’s reference guide would be another excellent resource for reviewing these concepts.
o - And Berkeley Press, makes it even easier with 15 short examples.

16. 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.

17. Law school bibliographical guides:
Citing of Sources
Law school bibliographical guides:

18. Contact
For more information, contact: Svetlana Kondratenko, SSU Librarian: