The faculty can put materials on reserve The faculty can put materials on reserve for students in their classes at the for students in their classes at the circulation desk of the library. These circulation desk of the library. These materials can be copies of articles, books materials can be copies of articles, books the library or the professor owns, the library or the professor owns, textbooks, tests, and software. These textbooks, tests, and software. These materials can be checked out by students materials can be checked out by students to study or make copies of.to study or make copies of.

Textbook Reserve ProgramTextbook Reserve Program

The cost of textbooks has increased markedly in The cost of textbooks has increased markedly in the last few years and many students are having the last few years and many students are having difficulty in purchasing all the required texts for difficulty in purchasing all the required texts for their courses. To help alleviate this challenge, their courses. To help alleviate this challenge, SE has established the Textbook Reserve SE has established the Textbook Reserve Program (TRP). The TRP cannot provide Program (TRP). The TRP cannot provide textbooks for every course offered; however, the textbooks for every course offered; however, the program wishes to serve as many students as program wishes to serve as many students as possible. See the possible. See the Textbook Reserve Program webpage for more informationwebpage for more information

The Study of LawThe Study of Law

      2nd ed. Aspen Publishers, Wolters 2nd ed. Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009Kluwer, 2009This book begins with a study of the This book begins with a study of the American Legal System and continues American Legal System and continues with a discussion of constitutional law, with a discussion of constitutional law, torts, contract law, property and estate torts, contract law, property and estate law, laws affecting business, family law, law, laws affecting business, family law, criminal law, and ethical dilemmas facign criminal law, and ethical dilemmas facign attorneys.attorneys.

Just ResearchJust Research

Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009 Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009 This volume charts the process of doing legal This volume charts the process of doing legal research. First the foundation of what the legal research. First the foundation of what the legal system is, the difference between persuasive system is, the difference between persuasive and mandatory authority. The next part of this and mandatory authority. The next part of this book deals with reseaching issues governed by book deals with reseaching issues governed by state statutes, federal statutes, researching city state statutes, federal statutes, researching city ordinances, researching legislative intent by ordinances, researching legislative intent by researching federal and state legislative researching federal and state legislative histories, and researching using citators.histories, and researching using citators.

Basic Legal ResearchBasic Legal Research

4th edition. Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 20094th edition. Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009Another excellent book by a major publisher of legal Another excellent book by a major publisher of legal materials. The first chapter introduces the reader to legal materials. The first chapter introduces the reader to legal research, while the second discusses how to generate research, while the second discusses how to generate search terms to search by. Chapter 3 dives into one kind of search terms to search by. Chapter 3 dives into one kind of legal resource, the secondary sources. Chapters 4,6 and 8 legal resource, the secondary sources. Chapters 4,6 and 8 discuss three types of primary sources, case law, statute discuss three types of primary sources, case law, statute law and administrative law. Using citators is discussed in law and administrative law. Using citators is discussed in Chapter 5, while chapter 9 talks about using subject Chapter 5, while chapter 9 talks about using subject indexes. Chapter 10 talks about electronic resources, and indexes. Chapter 10 talks about electronic resources, and chapter 11 discusses developing a research plan. There is chapter 11 discusses developing a research plan. There is an appendix that contains selected Internet resources an appendix that contains selected Internet resources useful in legal research.useful in legal research.

Legal TerminologyLegal Terminology

Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009Aspen Publishers, Wolters Kluwer, 2009This is a workbook that contains This is a workbook that contains information and exercises concerning legal information and exercises concerning legal terminology.terminology.

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