Required Texts

Jacobstein, J. Myron, Roy M. Mersky, and Donald J. Dunn,   Fundamentals of Legal Research, 7th edition, (New York: Foundation Press, 1998) (FLR)

Harvard Law Review Association. The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 16th ed.,Cambridge, MA: The Harvard Law Review Association, 1996. (A Copy will be On Reserve in the ISB Library and is on reserve in Willis Library - Government Documents)

Required Workbook

Nelson, Mary Ann, editor,  Assignments to Fundamentals of Legal Research and Legal Research Illustrated  (New York: Foundation Press, 1998)

Required Reading

Hazelton, Penelope. Computer Assisted Legal Research. (On Reserve in ISB Library)

Readings in other assigned sources will be put on reserve in the ISB Library.

Electronic Resources

1. Each student is required to have a JOVE account and a student laboratory account (SLAB). The Jove account will be useful when searching legal information resources on the internet.

The following listserves should be sent to your SLAB accounts. Information on these listserves will be helpful as you learn legal information resources and to complete required assignments. Maintain a list of Legal and Government Internet Sites noted on the listserves.

**Remember when subscribing to delete your signature before sending any listserv commands.

a. LawLibRef-L Law Libray Reference Questions and Issues

Send a Message to: LISTSERV@lawlib.wuacc.edu

Text of Message: subscribe LawLibRef-L your_name

b. LawSrc-L Internet Resources on Law

Send a Message to: LISTSERV@fatty.law.cornell.edu

Text of Message: subscribe LawSrc-L your_name

2. Each student is required to subscribe to a listserve related to the subject of your pathfinder. These listserves can be identified in the guides to legal information resources that are available electronically. Keep a diary of all information retrieved from the listserve as you are reading over the semester.

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