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The process of legal research / Christina L. Kunz [and others].
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Title:The process of legal research / Christina L. Kunz [and others].
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Other Contributors/Collections:Kunz, Christina L.
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Published/Created:New York : Aspen Publishers, ©2004.
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: KF240 .P76 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Legal research--United States.
Information storage and retrieval systems--Law--United States.
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Edition:6th ed.
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Description:xxxiii, 489 p. : forms ; 26 cm. + teacher's manual.
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Notes:Includes index.
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ISBN:073553666X (alk. paper)
0735540403 (teacher's manual)
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Contents:Unit I. Overview
Ch. 1. lay of the land : the importance of legal research, legal authorities, and research media
Ch. 2. From curiosity to closure : eight cognitive tasks
Unit II. Secondary authorities
Ch. 3. Encyclopedias
Ch. 4. Treatises
Ch. 5. Legal periodicals
Ch. 6. A.L.R. annotations
Ch. 7. Restatements
Ch. 8. Additional secondary authorities and strategy
Unit III. Case law
Ch. 9. Reporters, digests, and their alternatives
Ch. 10. Case citators
Unit IV. Enacted law
Ch. 11. Codes and session laws
Ch. 12. Legislative process materials
Unit V. Administrative materials
Ch. 13. Regulations
Ch. 14. Agency decisions
Ch. 15. Mini-libraries
Unit VI. Rules of procedure and legal ethics
Ch. 16. Rules of procedure
Ch. 17. Rules of professional responsibility
Unit VII. Conclusion
Ch. 18. Developing an integrated research strategy
Research situations and practice sets
Research situations for unit I eight cognitive tasks and unit II secondary authorities
Research situation and background reading for unit III case law and unit IV enacted law (state statutes)
Research situations and practice sets for unit IV chapters 11 and 12 enacted law (federal statutes)
Research situations and practice set for unit V chapters 13, 14, 15 administrative materials
Research situation and practice set for unit VI chapter 16 rules of procedure
Research situation and practice set for unit VI chapter 17 rules of professional responsibility.