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Guide for Journal Cite Checkers: Your First Cite Check & Research Paper

This guide and the Law Library’s reference staff are here to make cite checks a little easier.

Navigating The Bluebook

The Bluebook is the go-to citation manual for law journals.

Paper copies are easiest to use when you're first starting out. You'll find several available in the Klaus Reading Room on the first floor at KF245 .B58.
Feeling confident? The Bluebook is available online too! Request access to get started.

Feeling a little lost? Contact refdesk@law.virginia.edu or check out:

User's Guide to the Bluebook by Alan L. Dworsky
Call Number: KF245 .D853 2020
Alan L. Dworsky’s User’s Guide to The Bluebook provides tips and examples to help you apply The Bluebook’s rules.
Understanding and Mastering the Bluebook by Linda J. Barris
Call Number: KF245 .B37 2015
With its simple building-block approach, this survival manual teaches how to understand and master the essential rules for legal practitioners.