Legal Research Guides

The following is a selective list of guides that provide more detail on legal research techniques and legal information sources:

How to Find the Law, 9th ed. / Morris Cohen, Robert C. Berring, and Kent C. Olson
Social Science Reference Center (SSRC), Firestone
KF240 .C538 1989
This guide has a particularly well-written chapter on legislative history and its sources.

Fundamentals of Legal Research, 7th ed. / Mersky
Social Science Reference Center (SSRC), Firestone
KF240 .J3 1998

Legal Information : How to Find It, How to Use It / Olson
Social Science Reference Center (SSRC), Firestone
KF240 .O365 1999

Legal Research in a Nutshell / Cohen & Olson
Social Science Reference Center (SSRC), Firestone
KF240 .C54 2003
KF240 .C54 2000

LLRX - Law Librarian’s Exchange
http://www.llrx.com/
Well-written research guides prepared by attorneys and law librarians are available by clicking on the link “Resource Centers.”