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12:00 to 12:20 pm (or later) in Law 3600 Get an introduction to searching dockets in Bloomberg Law, with lots of time for questions at the end. We’ll cover: Help Advanced searching Email updates (including tips on using your Lawnet GMail to automatically filter and file email updates) (This training is in response to a student request. Any UCI Law student is …
11:15 to 11:35 am (or later) in Law 3650 Get an introduction to legislative history, with lots of time for questions at the end. Highlighted resources include the ones that do the work for you, i.e. sources of compiled legislative histories like: LexisNexis – CIS Westlaw – USCCAN, GAO Legislative Histories 1921-1995, graphical histories ProQuest – Legislative Insight (for …
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12:20 to 12:30 pm in the Law Library Computer Lab Get a brief overview of legislative history research, a common summer project. Highlighted resources include the ones that do the work for you, i.e. sources of compiled legislative histories like: LexisNexis – CIS Westlaw – USCCAN, graphical histories ProQuest – Legislative Insight, Congressional HeinOnline – …
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12:10 to 12:30 pm in the Law Library Computer Lab Learn about the large collections of full-text documents in HeinOnline, and get an introduction to its powerful search syntax. Are you thinking about participating on a journal? HeinOnline is especially useful for source-gathering in journal cite-checking work! [Handout – HeinOnline]
12:10 to 12:30 pm in the Law Library Computer LabLearn about resources to help you choose a paper topic and find existing literature on that topic, including LegalTrac, Current Index to Legal Periodicals, and BNA’s chart of Circuit Splits in US Law Week. [Handout – Researching Paper Topics]
12:10 to 12:30 pm in MPAA 420 Designed to make you a more effective and efficient caselaw researcher, this session will cover topics such as dockets, advanced searching with segments and fields, and using Shepard’s and KeyCite to update and expand your research. [Handout – Cases]
The reference librarians are here to help you with research related to your clinic projects! Over the past few weeks we have visited the Core Clinic Orientation and taught longer sessions in the International Justice Clinic, the Immigrant Rights Clinic, and the Criminal Justice Clinic. Check out our research guide with suggested resources for each …
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The reference librarians are here to help you with research related to your clinic projects! Check out our research guide with suggested resources for each of the core clinics: UCI Law Library – Core Clinics. Come by the Reference Desk with questions during the weekdays, email RefDesk@law.uci.edu, or call (949) 824-6746. Ask for a longer …