Using a Law Library: A Student's Guide to Legal Research Skills

This book provides advice on using a law library and how to make effective use of catalogues and indexes. Its practical approach will help students undertake particular research problems, and it shows how to record and present the results of research in projects, dissertations and theses. The information is presented under standard headings, with diagrams and charts provided where possible to aid in the practical use of complex publications. The whole range of modern electronic sources is also explained. Peter Clinch is Information Specialist - Law at Cardiff University. He is experienced in teaching legal research skills and is the adviser on library provision and legal research skills training to the General Council of the Bar for England and Wales. He is the author of Teaching Legal Research. David R. Hart is Law Librarian at the University of Dundee. He is a former Chair of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians and is presently Chairman of the Scottish Working Group on Official Publications. Finding and Using a Law Library; Effective Use of Catalogues and Indexes; The Structure of the Literatures; Primary Legislation; Secondary Legislation; Case Law; Extra-legal Sources; Commentary on the Law; Researching the Law of Scotland: Introduction; Scotland: Primary Legislation; Scotland: Secondary Legislation; Scotland: Case Law; Scotland: Commentary on the Law; The European Community: Introduction; Legislation and Case Law of the European Community; Commentary on European Community Law; European Human Rights Law; Getting the Best Out of Electronic and r Paper Sources; Recording and Presenting Research Findings.