About the Book
Basic Legal Research Workbook
Fourth Edition
Amy E. Sloan
University of Baltimore
Steven D. Schwinn
John Marshall Law School
2007. 216 pages. ISBN: 978-0-7355-6955-3. With Teacher's Manual.
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About the Book
Provides a well-chosen range of exercises and assignments to familiarize students with basic print and electronic research sources.
Features:
- Contains library exercises that
- allow students to learn about the scope and organization of research sources
- guide students through the research process
- reinforce skills through assignments requiring independent work
- Provides a balance of both print and electronic source problems in each chapter
- Offers a logical organization that covers all the main research sources studied in the typical first-year course, including both traditional and new electronic sources
- Includes exercises, with graduating levels of difficulty, from basic source exercises to others that require advanced research skills\
- Provides print assignments that can be worked in multiple jurisdictions, reducing the demand on single library sources
- Provides answer keys in the Teacher’s Manual
New to the Fourth Edition:
- Includes information about and exercises covering WestlawNext and the LexisNexis user interface enhancements
- Provides updated problem sets for all exercises
- Features a new interior design, for easier readability
