| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Current Frequency |
Updated irregularly. |
| Description |
data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Open textbook library
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Open Textbook Library.
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| Note |
"Beau Steenken & Tina Brooks, Sources of American Law: an Introduction to Legal Research, Second Edition, Published by CALI eLangdell Press. Available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0"--Page 9 of PDF. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
"At its most basic definition the practice of law comprises conducting research to find relevant rules of law and then applying those rules to the specific set of circumstances faced by a client. However, in American law, the legal rules to be applied derive from myriad sources, complicating the process and making legal research different from other sorts of research. This text introduces first-year law students to the new kind of research required to study and to practice law. It seeks to demystify the art of legal research by following a "Source and Process" approach. First, the text introduces students to the major sources of American law and describes the forms the various authorities traditionally took in print. After establishing this base, the text proceeds to instruct students on the methods they will most likely use in practice, namely electronic research techniques and the consultation of secondary sources. Sources of Law incorporates screencasts currently hosted on YouTube that actively demonstrate the processes described in the static text. Finally, the text illustrates how the different pieces come together in the legal research process. Sources of Law focuses on realistic goals for 1Ls to learn in a relatively small amount of instruction time, and so focuses mainly on the basics. It does introduce some advanced material so that 1Ls can recognize pieces of information they may encounter in research, but it does not fully cover researching materials outside the scope of the traditional 1L course. As such, it is best-suited for introductory legal research courses for 1Ls."--Open Textbook Library. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Contents |
The United States Legal System -- Constitutions & Statutes -- Judicial Opinions & Common Law -- Administrative Regulations -- Secondary Sources -- The Research Process. |
| Local Note |
Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks |
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Open Textbook Library |
| Subject |
Legal research -- United States -- Databases.
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Legal research. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Databases.
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Textbooks.
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Textbooks.
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Databases.
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| Added Author |
Brooks, Tina M.
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Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction.
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CALI eLangdell Press (Firm)
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Open Textbook Library, distributor.
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| Added Title |
Introduction to legal research |
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Legal research |
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American law |
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