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How To Use A Law Library, Penny A. Hazelton, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

Chapters in Books

1. Getting Acquainted
2. People in Libraries
3. Collection Organization
4. Access to the Collection
5. Access to the Contents of the Library Collections
6. Access to Legal Information Without Leaving the Comfort of Your Home or Office
7. Appendix 1, Law Libraries in Washington State
8. Appendix 2, Free or Low Cost Advocacy, Information, and Referral fr King County Residents

Computer-Assisted Legal Research, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett, Nancy Mcmurrer, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Introduction
• Reasons to Use CALR
• Types of CALR
• Online Services: Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw
• CD ROM Products
• Bulletin Board Systems
• Internet

Fundamentals Of Legal Research In Washington, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Introduction and General Research Texts
• Secondary Sources
• Statutes
• City and County Codes
• Administrative Regulations
• Case Law
• Case Finding Tools
• Attorney General Opinions
• Citator Services
• Citation Format
• Appendix: Office of Reporter Style Sheet

Acronyms And Abbreviations, Cheryl Rae Nyberg

Librarians' Chapters in Books

Acronyms and abbreviations that are used throughout this book and that are frequently encountered in Washington legal materials are listed below, along with the full names or titles they represent. The list includes publications (the full titles are printed in italics); bar associations and legal organizations; federal and state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments; legal terms; court rules; statutes; and electronic databases and services. Washington State agencies are designated by the word Washington in parentheses; sections or programs of the Washington State Bar Association are indicated by WSBA in parentheses. It is a representative, not a comprehensive, list.

Legislative History And Bill Tracking, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Researching Legislative History in Washington
• Legislative Bill Tracking

Administrative Decisions And Materials, Cheryl Rae Nyberg

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Introduction
• Administrative Agencies' Functions and Procedures
• Multi-Agency Sources of Administrative Decisions
• Agency-Specific Sources
• Agency Decisions at a Glance

Nonlegal Research, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett, Mary Whisner

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Introduction
• Finding People, Organizations, Etc.
• Finding Factual Information
• Writing

Washington Practice Materials, Nancy Mcmurrer

Librarians' Chapters in Books

• Introduction
• Encyclopedic Sources
• Deskbooks, Manuals, Treatises, and Self-Help Sources
• Continuing Legal Education Materials and CLEDEX
• Litigation Aids
• Ethics Opinions
• Directories
• Current Awareness

Implications Of Foundational Crisis In Mathematics: A Case Study In Interdisciplinary Legal Research, Mike Townsend

Washington Law Review

As a result of a sequence of so-called foundational crises, mathematicians have come to realize that foundational inquiries are difficult and perhaps never ending. Accounts of the last of these crises have appeared with increasing frequency in the legal literature, and one piece of this Article examines these invocations with a critical eye. The other piece introduces a framework for thinking about law as a discipline. On the one hand, the disciplinary framework helps explain how esoteric mathematical topics made their way into the legal literature. On the other hand, the mathematics can be used to examine some aspects of …

Develop The Habit: Note-Taking In Legal Research, Penny A. Hazelton, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett, Nancy Mcmurrer, Mary Whisner

Articles

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The Process Of Legal Research, Penny A. Hazelton

Chapters in Books

1. Introduction
2. Strategies for Effective Legal Research
3. Integrating Manual and Computerized Legal Research Tools
4. Managing Your Legal Research