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Securities Law Research Presentation, Adeen Postar Aug 2019

Securities Law Research Presentation, Adeen Postar

Adeen Postar

This research guide is a powerpoint presentation on primary and secondary sources used for securities law research. It also identifies government websites and tips for conducting securities law research.


Non-English Materials For The English Speaker : European Languages, Erin Gow Jun 2019

Non-English Materials For The English Speaker : European Languages, Erin Gow

Erin Gow

So many legal materials are in languages other than English worldwide, that it is inevitable that most of us will need to find or access one of these documents at some point. Foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) librarians often work with materials in languages in which they are not fluent, and can provide useful ideas and insight for the non-FCIL specialist faced with this type of research. This portion of a 2019 AALL webinar titled "Non-English Materials for the English Speaker" focuses on European languages, and provides practical guidance in finding English translations of European laws, tips and techniques …


Dapp Legal Research Presentation 5-24-2019 Final.Pptx, Anne Hudson, Heather Hummons May 2019

Dapp Legal Research Presentation 5-24-2019 Final.Pptx, Anne Hudson, Heather Hummons

Anne Hudson

Living your best (Research) Life: How to Quickly and Efficiently Perform Legal Research. A Bootcamp for scholars from law schools across the country.


Briefing On Highest And Best Use Research, Matthew Elliott Jan 2019

Briefing On Highest And Best Use Research, Matthew Elliott

Matthew Elliott

Presentation discusses the background and findings of the SDSU research on Highest and Best Use. It further discusses pending legislation for the 2019 South Dakota Legislative Session.


Six Ways To Find Cases, Lee A. Ryan Dec 2018

Six Ways To Find Cases, Lee A. Ryan

Lee A. Ryan

The slideshow is the basis for seven short "flipped-classroom"-style videos on six ways to find cases relevant to a client's problem or issue. The slideshow covers these six tools and techniques for finding cases: secondary sources; annotated codes; tables of authorities; Shepard's and KeyCite; the West Key Number System (the West Digests); and full-text keyword searching of case law databases. It is accompanied by a brief overview (in Word format), which is also available via my Selected Works site.