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CLASS CALENDAR & OUTLINE
CLASS SCHEDULE
The general structure of the class is that each session we will cover sources of Anglo American Law. The class will meet on campus from Tuesday, September 5 - Thursday, September 7, 2000. During every class session we will go over the assigned exercises.
Class Session 1: Tuesday, September 5, 2000
Introduction to the Class
Tour of the Syracuse University College of Law - H. Douglas Barclay Law Library
Introduction to Anglo-American Law
Legal Citation
Supreme Court Case Law
Law Library Assignment
Class Session 2: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
Federal, Regional and State Case Law
Digests, Annotated Law Reports, and Case Finders
Law Library Assignment - Johnson & Phillips Exercises (J & P Exercises)
Internet Lab Exercises
Class Session 3: Thursday, September 7, 2000
Case Verification and Updating (Shepard's Exercise)
Legislative Law
Law Library Assignment - Johnson & Phillips Exercises (J & P Exercises)
Internet Lab Exercises
Class Session 4: Tuesday, September 19, 2000
Legislative History (Congressional Universe)
J & P Exercises
Internet Workbook
Class Session 5: Tuesday, October 3, 2000
Administrative Law
J & P Exercises
Internet Workbook
Class Session 6: Tuesday, October 17, 2000
Secondary Sources
Court Rules
J & P Exercises
Internet Workbook
Class Session 7: Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Computer Assisted Legal Research (WESTLAW and LEXIS)
(Training days for LEXIS and WESTLAW will be announced)
J & P Exercises
Internet Workbook
Class Session 8: Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Information Services in Legal Information Organizations - Types of Law Libraries
Type of Law Library Report
Reading Assignment
Class Session 9: Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Information Services in Legal Information Organizations - Types of Services
Reading Assignment
Electronic Information Resources and Legal Informatics
Reading Assignment
Marketing the Law Library
Elevator Exercise
Class Session 10: Tuesday, December 12, 2000
Presentation of Institute Pathfinder Projects
Final Examination
Last updated - 01/19/2001
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