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1 Library Resources for LLMs University of Washington Gallagher Law Library September 2007

2 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

3 Do You Have? Gallagher Law Library Pen Westlaw Password LexisNexis Activation Code CALI Card & CD-ROM

4 Gallagher Law Library Website http://lib.law.washington.edu/ Start Here!

5 Save Time & Improve Comprehension Legal Dictionaries Hornbooks Nutshells Legal Encyclopedias  Find them in the Library’s Reference Area

6 Black’s Law Dictionary What’s a “certified question”?

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8 Hornbooks What’s the history of the law on hazardous waste pollutants?

9 Nutshells Briefly, how do torts relate to environmental law?

10 Legal Encyclopedias Examples: – Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS ) – American Jurisprudence (AmJur) – Washington Practice

11 Finding Books in the Library Law Library Catalog (Marian) – http://lib.law.washington.edu/ http://lib.law.washington.edu/ – Limit search to the Reference Area Bookmark Guide to Reference Area

12 Legal Citation The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18 th ed. (KF245.U5 2005 in Reference Area) Going Beyond Casebooks Exercise, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/beyondcase.htm

13 Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981).

14 Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981). Party 1 v. Party 2 Volume Number Reporter Name Page Number Pinpoint a Particular Page Parallel Citation Year of Decision

15 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).

16 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). Author Title of ArticleVolume Number Journal Title Page Number Year

17 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/

18 CALI http://www.cali.orghttp://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

19 Need Help? Ask a Reference Librarian! – Visit the Reference Office – Call 206-543-6794 – Email lawrefst@u.washington.edulawrefst@u.washington.edu


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