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Kent C. Olson
ISBN: 0-89774-961-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-89774-961-9
342 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/10/1998
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £58.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects: Awards:
  • Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 1999
  • Library Journal Best Reference Book, 1999
  • Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Book Award
Description: Now, at last, there is a comprehensive and readable guide designed to help librarians, scholars, and the general public quickly find the legal information they need. While most legal research books focus on the needs of beginning law students or litigants, Legal Information takes a broader view of the law, including its value in other disciplines. It explains why legal information exists in certain formats, and describes how to get the most out of the major legal reference tools. It also suggests the best sources for different kinds of information and explains how these resources compare to other available materials.
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
About the Author: KENT C. OLSON is assistant librarian for public services at the University of Virignia School of Law, Charlottesville, where he teaches a course in advanced legal research. /e He has written and co-written several books and articles on law and law research, including Legal Research in a Nutshell, 6th ed., and How to Find the Law, 9th ed., as well as the Law section of the American Library Associations Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed. Olson holds a J.D. and an M.L.S from the University of California, Berkeley.
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