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Library Resources for LLMs. University of Washington Gallagher Law Library September 2007. Goals. Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes Learn how to read a legal citation format Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation on Westlaw and LexisNexis.
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Library Resources for LLMs University of Washington Gallagher Law Library September 2007
Goals • Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes • Learn how to read a legal citation format • Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation on Westlaw and LexisNexis
Do You Have? • Gallagher Law Library Pen • Westlaw Password • LexisNexis Activation Code • CALI Card & CD-ROM
Gallagher Law Library Website http://lib.law.washington.edu/ Start Here!
Save Time & Improve Comprehension • Legal Dictionaries • Hornbooks • Nutshells • Legal Encyclopedias Find them in the Library’s Reference Area
Black’s Law Dictionary What’s a “certified question”?
Hornbooks What’s the history of the law on hazardous waste pollutants?
Nutshells Briefly, how do torts relate to environmental law?
Legal Encyclopedias Examples: • Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS ) • American Jurisprudence (AmJur) • Washington Practice
Finding Books in the Library • Law Library Catalog (Marian) • http://lib.law.washington.edu/ • Limit search to the Reference Area • Bookmark Guide to Reference Area
Legal Citation The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18th ed.(KF245.U5 2005 in Reference Area) Going Beyond Casebooks Exercise, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/beyondcase.htm
Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981).
Case Citation Format Party 1 v. Party 2 U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981). Reporter Name Volume Number Page Number Pinpoint a Particular Page Parallel Citation Year of Decision
Law Review Article Citation Format Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997).
Law Review Article Citation Format Author Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997). Title of Article Volume Number Journal Title Page Number Year
LexisNexis and Westlaw • Register your Passwords and IDs online this week! • FREE printing for Westlaw and Lexis in Computer Lab Room 222. • LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ • Westlaw https://lawschool.westlaw.com/
CALI http://www.cali.org • 690 online tutorials and podcasts • Includes legal subjects(e.g., international law, intellectual property) and basic legal skills (e.g., legal research and writing) • UW Law School Authorization Code card
Need Help? Ask a Reference Librarian! • Visit the Reference Office • Call 206-543-6794 • Email lawrefst@u.washington.edu