finding sources for cite checking
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Finding Sources for Cite Checking. August 2008. Ann Chase Foreign & Comparative Law Librarian Room S-171 [email protected] 734-764-6151. Link to this Presentation. http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/research/Pages/workshopmaterials.aspx - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FINDING SOURCES FOR CITE CHECKING
August 2008
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Ann Chase Foreign & Comparative Law Librarian Room S-171 [email protected] 734-764-6151
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Link to this Presentation http://www.law.umich.edu/library/
students/research/Pages/workshopmaterials.aspx
Link to our page with research guides for student journal topics http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/
research/Pages/default.aspx
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WEBSITE TOUR
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Website Tour – Overview “Library Information” tab (Home, with
general info) Catalogs tab includes e-resources Tabs for user groups
Navigation changes depending on the tab To get to the tab “home” page, click on the
tab again Links may be repeated in multiple
locations
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Website Tour – Law Students Tab Main page
Catalog box Selected Research Resources
“Workshop Materials” like this PowerPoint “Book Lists” (lists of major books and treatises
by subject) Audio Tours and Online Tutorials Ask a Law Librarian Jobs info (when we’re hiring) New and Notable (changing content)
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Website Tour – Law Students Tab Navigation (on the left)
Law School Home Ask a Law Librarian Research: Guides and Info
Workshop materials are in here E-Resources (link brings you to e-resources part of
Catalogs tab) Reserves and Exams Getting Books, Carrels, Copiers, Computers Tours and Tutorials (duplicates banner link) Book Move Info
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Website Tour – Other Patron Tabs Law Faculty tab is for U of M Law Faculty—
this has info about our faculty services (document delivery and research), etc.
UM and Public tab is for non-law UM affiliated patrons, undergrads, patrons from other schools, other patrons not affiliated with a school Our services to these patrons are slightly
different Their level of access to the library is somewhat
more limited May not have access to certain e-resources
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CATALOGS
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Catalogs UMich Law Library Catalog (Law Library) Mirlyn (University Library System) Kresge Catalog (Business Library) WorldCat (International Union Catalog)
All of these are under the “Catalogs” tab on our website (In the “Research” box, click “Search other Catalogs” for the complete list)
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Example UMich Law Library Catalog Search Results
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E-RESOURCES
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E-Resources Generally – Law UMich Law Library Catalog Our E-Resources Page
Free resources that are not in Lexcalibur Individual aggregators (HeinOnline, LegalTrac,
ProQuest, JSTOR, etc.) Individual journals alphabetically Resources arranged by subject
“Find an Article” Journal Indexes—great for incomplete
citations
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E-Resources Generally – Non-law Mirlyn University Libraries’ “Search Tools” University Libraries’ E-Journals and News
papers page
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Other E-Resources Government Documents (including
statutes) Cases and Briefs E-books Internet sources
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Other E-Resources: Government Documents
GPO Access (free database) HeinOnline (subscription) LexisNexis Congressional (subscription) US House website, has US Code State legislatures’ websites for session
laws Administrative regulations—agency
websites Statutes at Large from the Library of
Congress
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t DocsGPO Access Bills and resolutions introduced in Congress, 103d
Congress, 1998- Code of Federal Regulations, 1997- Congressional Record, daily editions, vol. 140,
1994- Federal Register, vol. 59, 1994- Public and private laws enacted by Congress and
signed by the President, 104th Congress, 1995- Public Papers of the Presidents, 1992- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol.
29, 1993-
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t DocsHein Online Gov’t Docs the Code of Federal Regulations, 1936- the Federal Register, vol. 1, 1937- U.S. Attorney General opinions, 1791-1996 the U.S. Reports, the official reporter for
U.S. Supreme Court opinions, vol. 1, 1754- the
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 1, 1965-
and several U.S. treaty series
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t DocsLexisNexis Congressional
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs
US Supreme Court Website Slip opinions Bound volumes (entire volumes in PDF—huge
files) Supreme Court Briefs in Making of Modern
Law Westlaw, West Reporter Images (PDF link) Using Google Domain plus Filetype Search
to find slip opinions for lower courts PACER—a fee-based resource
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs Westlaw
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs Google Advanced Search
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Other E-Resources: E-Books UMich Law Library Catalog and Mirlyn
You will find links to individual titles in Making of America Making of Modern Law Early English Books Online LLMC Digital NetLibrary And others
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Other E-Resources: Internet Sources Google Books Google Scholar Amazon.com “Search Inside” Feature Creating PDF’s from Screenshots
Adobe Professional or CutePDF (free) Internet Archive (“Wayback Machine”) Google cached copies
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INCORRECT CITATIONS
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Dealing with Incorrect Citations (1) Remove suspect elements (page
numbers, possibly misspelled words) Rearrange words in journal titles
Michigan Race and Law Journal, or Michigan Journal of Race and Law?
Use keyword searches instead of title searches
WorldCat
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Dealing with Incorrect Citations (2) Bieber’s Abbreviations (behind reference
desk) Lexis or Westlaw Combined Journals
databases (or full-text journal indexes) Search using a direct quote instead of citation
information Search SSRN for unpublished articles Google – good for misspelled authors’ names,
unpublished articles, conference proceedings Remember filetype search for PDF’s
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Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (1) Unusual sources covered by the
Bluebook: Court documents (briefs, motions,
transcripts, etc.) Most abbreviations, and what NOT to
abbreviate Internet sources Check out the examples in the Bluebook for
these citation forms
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Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (2) Bluebook does not cover everything Follow rules for analogous sources, create a
hybrid of two or more rules to fit the situation Find out how others have cited similar sources
Search in combined law journals databases in Lexis or Westlaw, follow the example of a trusted journal
But note that not all journals use Bluebook form Remember the purpose of the Bluebook—to give
readers enough information to find the source
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LIBRARY SERVICES
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Inter-library Loan Be sure the item is not available on campus –
remember to check for microfiche, ex. CIS Verify your citation info before you request an
ILL Use WorldCat to check that the title is correct Include the ISBN or ISSN in the notes field of the
form ILL Forms When filling out ILL forms for a journal both the
name and ID# will be: Journal AuthorName (e.g. MJRL Thompson)
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Getting PDF’s of Print Resources Circulation staff will scan print articles
and book chapters, etc., for you Circulation staff can upload PDF’s to your
CTools site if you authorize them to (contact Law IT to set this up)
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Reference Assistance Come to the reference desk in person,
staffed 9AM to midnight 7 days a week Ask a Law Librarian – Email Reference (
[email protected]) Call the reference desk: 734-764-9324 Schedule an individual research
consultation with a professional librarian
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Questions?