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Real World Research: Advanced Research Strategies

This website serves as a research portal, providing access to catalogs, databases, online journals, research guides, and thesis examples. Find the information you need for your research here.

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Real World Research: Advanced Research Strategies

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  1. Real World Research: Advanced Research Strategies September 30, 2009 Ramona Martinez Reference Librarian

  2. Law Library Website Use it as your research portal. • http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library.htm Start exploring here!

  3. Catalogs • Law Cat • The most reliable source for material in the Boalt library • OskiCat • The catalog for other libraries on Berkeley campus • Melvyl • The catalog for libraries on all 10 UC campuses

  4. Finding books in the stacks • The location and call number in the catalog record tell you where to find a book in the library. • Maps and call number guide

  5. UCB Libraries and beyond • A library for every research need • When a campus library can’t provide what you need, look elsewhere.

  6. Databases • Law library list • Main library list • Subject • Type

  7. Indexes • Use an index to search for articles (just one example). • Indexes include links to literature not included in popular full-text databases.

  8. Online Journals • The journal of interest to you may be available online. • Another approach: search LawCat for the journal title (not the article title), then link from the record.

  9. Connecting from off campus Use the proxy server to give your computer a UCB IP address.

  10. Research Guides/Tutorials • Many specific areas of research are covered. • Main Library tutorials assist with areas of research and use of particular tools.

  11. Thesis examples • Some LLM and JSD theses are in the library stacks and some are in microfiche : search the subject : university of california berkeley school of law dissertations in LawCat • JSP dissertations are in the JSP library (2440 Piedmont)

  12. Questions? • Follow up questions? • Email me at rmartinez@law.berkeley.edu • Or come to the reference desk in the library • M-Th 9-9 • F 9-6 • Sa-Su 1-5

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