1. Expanding the Awesomeness of Your Legal Research Abilities with Secondary Resources

2. Can a Tweet be Libelous under Illinois Law?

3. I don’t always do legal research … But when I do, I start with the secondary sources on the Law Library Home Page!Law Library Home Page!

4. Secondary Sources – A Real Fine Place to Start Law Library Homepage – Your gateway to greatness! Law Library Homepage – Your gateway to greatness! Law Library Homepage Law Library Homepage SmartBooks – IICLE – Practitioner oriented guides to Illinois legal issues, by subject. SmartBooks – IICLE – Practitioner oriented guides to Illinois legal issues, by subject. SmartBooks – IICLE SmartBooks – IICLE LegalTrac – Online index to legal periodicals, including law reviews and bar journals. Where to get citations to articles. LegalTrac – Online index to legal periodicals, including law reviews and bar journals. Where to get citations to articles. LegalTrac HeinOnline – Premier PDF repository of legal periodicals and other resources. Where to find articles cited on LegalTrac. HeinOnline – Premier PDF repository of legal periodicals and other resources. Where to find articles cited on LegalTrac. HeinOnline

5. Rockin’ in the Free World – Finding Cases & Articles in No Cost Databases Google Scholar – Free access to legal opinions and journals Google Scholar – Free access to legal opinions and journals Google Scholar Google Scholar Illinois Courts – Home page of the Illinois Court system with Illinois Appellate Supreme Court opinions online (1996 +) Illinois Courts – Home page of the Illinois Court system with Illinois Appellate Supreme Court opinions online (1996 +) Illinois Courts Illinois Courts Legal Information Institute – State by state list (with links) of official court web sites Legal Information Institute – State by state list (with links) of official court web sites Legal Information Institute Legal Information Institute

6. Fastcase is an online legal research database that offers a low cost alternative to Lexis and Westlaw. Check it out on the Law Library homepage. Fastcase is an online legal research database that offers a low cost alternative to Lexis and Westlaw. Check it out on the Law Library homepage. There’s also a free Fastcase App for iPhone which lets you search from your phone or iPad, save cases and statute sections, and access your search history. There’s also a free Fastcase App for iPhone which lets you search from your phone or iPad, save cases and statute sections, and access your search history.Fastcase App Fastcase App

7. The Digest. It’s no jest! The topic and key number system – an outline of American law, and the index to West’s National Reporter System The topic and key number system – an outline of American law, and the index to West’s National Reporter System You can access the system online @ Westlaw and use it to find cases You can access the system online @ Westlaw and use it to find cases The most effective way to find good cases: The most effective way to find good cases: Start with one good case from a secondary source Start with one good case from a secondary source Then use it to create a “custom digest” Then use it to create a “custom digest”

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