Introduction
Your first-year classes give you a basic understanding of how law is made. Now, how do you find it? This guide provides an introduction in three parts:
(1) Things to know about the Library for your first semester, including -
(2) Tips for your second semester research, including -
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Locating materials for research
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Navigating The Bluebook
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See our guide for cite checkers for tips to help you with your first journal cite check.
(3) A quick-start guide for researching in your summer job, covering -
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Tips for designing a research plan
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Secondary sources
Law Library FAQs for 1Ls
Selected answers (links open in new window):
- How do I find the library’s latest DVD movie titles?
- How do I reserve a group study room?
- Where are the Lexis and Westlaw printers?
- How can I access library databases like HeinOnline from home?
- How do I get a Lexis, Westlaw or Bloomberg Law password?
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