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A Guide To Legal Research In The University Of Michigan Law Library (2nd Ed.), Peter C. Schanck

Law Library Publications

The purpose of the Guide is simple and straightforward: to enable users of this Library to locate more easily those materials which may be relevant to the subject of their inquiry. This guide does not purport to take the place of those well-known treatises on how to set about legal research (see page 15). On the other hand, it does more than simply tell the user where books are in the Library. It explains how these books are used, what their advantages and limitations are, and what other works exist in the same or similar fields.

Secondary Legal Sources: A Selected Subject Bibliography Of Treatises, Looseleaf Services And Form Books Second Edition, Peter C. Schanck, Leah M. Gunn, Frances M. Gardner, Dana Rizzotti

Law Library Publications

This bibliography (second annual edition) is a subject list of selected secondary American and international law sources in this Library, consisting primarily of textbooks and treatises, but also including form books and looseleaf services.· We have selected those books which we deem to be of most use to law students conducting research on the current law. In no respect should this bibliography be construed as a substitute for the Card Catalog. Consultation of the Catalog will be necessary on any substantial research problem.

Virtually all the volumes listed here either describe, explain, summarize, interpret or analyze the law and are …