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Virginia L. Eldridge Grayson County Law Library eldridgev@co.grayson.tx

Legal Literacy 101. Virginia L. Eldridge Grayson County Law Library eldridgev@co.grayson.tx.us. Lori Bull Dodds Collin County Law Library ldodds@co.collin.tx.us. What is a County Law Library?. BEWARE OF UPL. Jeopardy Theme Song. Where is the law?. Texas Constitution

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Virginia L. Eldridge Grayson County Law Library eldridgev@co.grayson.tx

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  1. Legal Literacy 101 Virginia L. Eldridge Grayson County Law Library eldridgev@co.grayson.tx.us Lori Bull Dodds Collin County Law Library ldodds@co.collin.tx.us

  2. What is a County Law Library?

  3. BEWARE OF UPL

  4. Jeopardy Theme Song

  5. Where is the law? • Texas Constitution • Texas Statues (unannotated) • Texas Legislature Online • Attorney General Opinions • Texas Cases www.constitution.legis.state.tx.us/ www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us www.legis.state.tx.us/ www.oag.state.tx.us/opin/ In print and on Westlaw and Lexis

  6. Municipal Codes http://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=13969&stateId=43&stateName=Texas • Code of Federal Regulations; US Code www.gpoaccess.gov • Law Reviews www.lawreview.org • Dictionaries -- Black’s Law Dictionary, dictionary.findlaw.com • USA.gov http://www.usa.gov

  7. Online Resourcessome free ~ some fee • Westlaw www.westlaw.com • Lexis www.lexis.com • LexisOne law.lexisnexis.com/webcenters/lexisone/ • Megalaw Megalaw.com • Loislaw www.loislaw.com • Nolo www.nolo.com • TexasLawHelp.org • Cornell Law School www.law.cornell.edu

  8. Additional sources Research Guide www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp A great list of websites: http://libguides.law.virginia.edu/nutshell The Lawyer’s Guide to Fact Finding on the Internet, 3rd edition, Carol A. Levitt and Mark E. Rosch

  9. Librarian video

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