1. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Bluebook 101 Electronic Sources Rule 18

2. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Choice of Electronic Source Bluebook: prefer LexisNexis, Westlaw, and other commercial electronic databases because of their “reliability and authoritativeness.” (R. 18.3) BUT: in an online journal, it’s a courtesy to your readers to link to a source they can reach.

3. LexisNexis Academic Prefer free Internet sites if available Drive-by Shooting Kills Six Outside Church, UPI, Jan. 7, 2010, available at LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC, News. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu

4. Underlying Reason? Help the Reader FIND the material you cited EVALUATE your work

5. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Commercial Databases Use Lexis or Westlaw citation (or other system’s identifier) Tell reader what database something is available in

6. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Use Internet Source not available in print or in widely available commercial database, OR It’s available in print, but Internet version is identical and parallel citation will improve access » R. 18.2.3

7. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu URL Give exact URL for document If search is required, give instructions on how to get there. » R. 18.2.3(d)

8. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Example Memorandum from Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Sec'y of Def., to the Sec'y of the Navy (July 7, 2004) [hereinafter Wolfowitz Memorandum], available at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/d200407 07review.pdf http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004/d200407 07review.pdf

9. Document Format Prefer pdf over html » 18.2.2(f) Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu

10. Parallel Citations Same source Improve access » R. 18.2.3

11. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Example Am. Bar Ass’n, Perceptions of the U.S. Justice System 9-10 (1999), available at http://www.abanet.org/media/p erception/perceptions.pdf

12. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Example W ASH. S TATE S UPREME C OURT, T ASK F ORCE ON E QUAL J USTICE F UNDING, T HE W ASHINGTON S TATE C IVIL L EGAL N EEDS S TUDY (2003), available at http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/content/t askforce/CivilLegalNeeds.pdf http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/content/t askforce/CivilLegalNeeds.pdf

13. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Direct Citations to Internet When document is not also available in print Format by analogy with print – article looks like article, report looks like book Omit “available at” » R. 18.2.2

14. Gallagher Law Library, May 2011, http://lib.law.washington.edu Forthcoming Articles and Working Papers (SSRN) Cass R. Sunstein, Clear Statement Principles and National Security: Hamdan and Beyond, 2006 S UP. C T. R EV. (forthcoming 2007), available at http://ssrn.com/abstract_id=922406 http://ssrn.com/abstract_id=922406 Note that SSRN may include drafts that are not the final published version.

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