Legal Information

Subjects:

• Law » Law (General)

Awards:

• Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1999
• Library Journal Best Reference Book, 1999
• Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Book Award

Reviews:

• Highly recommended for public, academic, and law libraries.
  —Library Journal
• Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
  —CHOICE
• ...one of a kind. Highly recommended for all libraries.
  —Reference & User Services Quarterly
• Can a book on legal research be informative, well-written and witty? If you thought the answer was no, then you should pick up a copy of...Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It....a thorough, well-researched, thoughtful, and informative work....appears to be the first research book of the new generation that integrates traditional and electronic research in a seamless fashion....For any librarian who ever has to undertake legal research this book is indispensable.
  —Journal of Government Information
• ...will be welcomed by reference and collection development librarians wishing to expand their knowledge of legal information sources.
  —Business Information Alert
• Usefully, throughout the book, these electronic forms are given coverage under the kind of information they provide rather than by focussing on the electronic type....There is also a good cross-reference index. This along with the list of exhibits (illustrations) and tables gives good sighposting within the book....Make no mistake, a lot of very detailed work has gone into this publication...One very handy feature is the list of topics covered at the beginning of each chapter. This acts as a summary of what is covered in the chapter and makes for easy referencing by users....It is probably a very practical and useful guide to carious groups....such as the general public, students, lawyers, law librarians etc. and anyone else needing to know where to find US legal information.
  —Managing Information
• [f]ulfills a need in the legal bibliography arena.
  —Internet Reference Services Quarterly
• ...an appropriate title for most public and academic libraries.
  —Business Information Alert

Table of Contents:

• List of Exhibits
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Introduction
• Overview
• The American Legal System
• Forms of Legal Information
• Understanding Legal Information
• Dictionaries and Guides to Legal Language
• Legal Citations and Abbreviations
• Research Guides
• Getting Started
• General Reference Sources
• Libraries
• Encyclopedias
• Consumer Guides
• Web Sites
• Legal Compendia
• Formbooks
• Law Books
• Types of Law Books
• Finding Law Books
• Journals and Periodicals
• Law Reviews
• Bar Journals
• Directories of Law Reviews and Journals
• Legal Newspapers
• Newsletters
• Loose-Leaf Services
• Access to Articles
• Finding Lawyers and Institutions
• Lawyers
• Experts and Consultants
• Organizations and Institutions
• Federal Law Administrative Law
• The Constitution and the Supreme Court
• Reference Works
• The Text of the Constitution
• Supreme Court Opinions
• Other Supreme Court Resources
• Federal Legislation
• Statutes
• Congressional Materials
• Federal Courts
• Reference Sources
• Sources for Federal Court Decisions
• Finding Cases by Number or Name
• Case Research
• Other Information on Courts and the Judicial System
• Federal Administrative Law
• Reference Sources
• Presidential Lawmaking
• Regulations
• Other Sources of Lawmaking
• State Law
• State Legislation and Administrative Law
• Multistate Reference Sources
• Constitutions
• Statutes
• Legislative Information
• Administrative Law
• Counties and Cities
• State Courts
• Reference Sources
• Court Decisions
• Case Research
• Rules and Procedures
• Lawyer Conduct
• Index