1. Library Resources for 1Ls Foundations for Legal Study Gallagher Law Library September 2007

2. Goals Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes Learn how to read a legal citation format Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation on Westlaw and LexisNexis

3. Do You Have? Coffee Mug from Gallagher Law Library Westlaw Password LexisNexis Activation Code CALI Card

4. Gallagher Law Library Website http://lib.law.washington.edu/ Start Here!

5. Save Time & Improve Comprehension Legal Dictionaries Hornbooks Nutshells Commercial Outlines Legal Encyclopedias  Find them in the Library’s Reference Area

6. Black’s Law Dictionary What’s a “certified question”?

8. Hornbooks What’s the history of the law on hazardous waste pollutants?

9. Nutshells Briefly, how do torts relate to environmental law?

10. Commercial Outlines What are the elements of the case for nuisance?

11. Legal Encyclopedias Examples: – Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS ) – American Jurisprudence (AmJur) – Washington Practice

12. Finding Books in the Library Law Library Catalog (Marian) – http://lib.law.washington.edu/ http://lib.law.washington.edu/ – Limit search to the Reference Area Bookmark Guide to Reference Area

13. Legal Citation The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18 th ed. (KF245.U5 2005 in Reference Area) Going Beyond Casebooks Exercise, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/beyondcase.htm

14. Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981).

15. Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981). Party 1 v. Party 2 Volume Number Reporter Name Page Number Pinpoint a Particular Page Parallel Citation Year of Decision

16. Law Review Article Citation Format Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997).

17. Law Review Article Citation Format Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997). Author Title of ArticleVolume Number Journal Title Page Number Year

18. LexisNexis and Westlaw Register your Passwords and IDs online this week! LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ Westlaw https://lawschool.westlaw.com/

19. CALI 690 online tutorials and podcasts Includes first-year subjects and basic legal skills http://www.cali.org UW Law School Authorization Code card

20. Need Help? Ask a Reference Librarian! – Visit the Reference Office – Call 543-6794 – Email lawrefst@u.washington.edulawrefst@u.washington.edu

21. Coffee Break Downstairs in the Law Library