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Written by
Penny A. Hazelton, Peggy Roebuck Jarrett,
Nancy McMurrer,
Cheryl Rae Nyberg & Mary Whisner.
Winner of the 1997
Joseph A. Andrews Bibliographical Award from the American Association of
Law Libraries.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Author Biographies
(Links below are made to the Detailed Table of
Contents)
Chapter 1, How to Use a Law Library
Chapter 2, The Process of Legal Research
Chapter 3, Fundamentals of Legal Research in Washington
Chapter 4, Administrative Decisions and Materials
Chapter 5, Legislative History and Bill Tracking
Chapter 6, Washington Practice Materials
Chapter 7, Nonlegal Research
Chapter 8, Computer-Assisted Legal Research
Chapter 9, Managing Your Library: With or Without a Librarian
Appendix I, City and County Codes in Washington Libraries
Appendix II, Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
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DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1, How to Use a Law Library
I. Getting Acquainted
II. People in Libraries
III. Collection Organization
IV. Access to the Collection
V. Access to the Contents of the Library Collection
A. Searching Bibliographic Records
B. Searching Indexing and Abstracting Services
VI. Access to Legal Information Without Leaving the Comfort of Your Home or
Office
A. Electronic Access to Library Catalogs
1. Access Without a Personal Internet
Account
2. Access With a Personal Internet
Account
B. Electronic Access to Legal Information
C. What You Miss by Staying Home
Appendix 1, Law Libraries in Washington State
A. State
B. County
C. Court
D. Academic
Appendix 2, Free or Low Cost Advocacy, Information, and Referral or King County Residents
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Chapter 2, The Process of Legal
Research
I. Introduction
II. Strategies for Effective Legal Research
A. Rombauer Framework
1. Preliminary Analysis
2. Search for Statutes
3. Search for Mandatory Case
Precedent
4. Search for Persuasive Case
Precedent
5. Refine, Double-Check, and Update
B. Conclusion
III. Integrating Manual and Computerized Legal Research Tools
IV. Managing Your Legal Research
A. General Suggestions
B. Note-Taking
C. Help! A Dead End!
D. When to Stop the Search
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Chapter 3, Fundamentals of Legal
Research in Washington
I. Introduction and General Legal Research Texts
II. Secondary Sources
A. Practice Materials
B. Encyclopedias, Texts, and Treatises
C. Legal Periodicals
III. Statutes
A. Session Laws
B. Codes: The Revised Code of Washington and Its
Predecessors
C. Annotated Codes
1. West's Revised Code of Washington
Annotated
2. Annotated Revised Code of Washington
3. Checklist for Updating Statutes in
Print
D. Electronic Versions of Washington Statutes
E. Uniform Laws and Model Acts
F. Court Rules
IV. City and County Codes
IV. Administrative Regulations
A. Washington State Register
B. Washington Administrative Code
C. Electronic Versions of Administrative Regulations
V. Case Law
A. Official Reports
B. Unofficial Reports
C. Legal Newspaper
D. Electronic Versions of Case Law
E. Unpublished Opinions
VI. Case Finding Tools
A. Secondary Sources and Annotated Codes
B. Cumulative Subject Index
C. Shepard's Washington Case Name Citator
D. West Digest System
E. West Searchers
F. Citator Services
G. Computer-Assisted Legal Research
H. Checklist of Case Finding Tools
I. Briefs
VII. Attorney General Opinions
VIII. Citator Services
A. Shepard's
B. Electronic Citator Services
1. Shepard's
2. Shepard's PreView and Shepard's
Overnight
3. Auto-Cite and Insta-Cite
4. Full-text Searching, LexCite and
QuickCite
IX. Citation Format
X. Appendix, Office of Reporter
Style Sheet (from the Office of Reporter of Decisions)
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Chapter 4, Administrative Decisions
and Materials
I. Introduction
II. Administrative Agencies' Functions and Procedures
A. Enabling Legislation
B. Administrative Procedure Act and Model Rules of
Procedure
C. Bibliography
III. Multi-Agency Sources of Administrative Decisions
A. CD Law
B. L.A.W. BBS
C. LEXIS-NEXIS
D. West Publishing Company
IV. Agency-Specific Sources
A. Administrative Hearings Office
B. Ecology Department
C. Education Department
D. Employment Security Department
E. Environmental Hearings Board
F. Ethics Advisory Committee
G. Executive Ethics Board
H. Financial Institutions Department
I. Fish and Wildlife Department
J. Forest Practices Appeals Board
K. Governor
L. Growth Management Hearings Boards
M. Higher Education Personnel Board
N. Human Rights Commission
O. Hydraulics Appeals Board
P. Industrial Insurance Appeals Board
Q. Insurance Department
R. Judicial Conduct Commission
S. Labor and Industries Department
T. Legislative Ethics Board
U. Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Office
V. Personnel Appeals Board
W. Personnel Board
X. Pollution Control Hearings Board
Y. Public Disclosure Commission
Z. Public Employment Relations Commission
AA. Retirement Systems Department
BB. Revenue Department
CC. Secretary of State
DD. Securities Division
EE. Shorelines Hearings Board
FF. Tax Appeals Board
GG. Utilities and Transportation Commission
V. Agency Decisions at a Glance
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Chapter 5, Legislative History and
Bill Tracking
I. Researching Legislative History in Washington
A. At the Law Library
B. The State Archives
C. The House and Senate Journal Tapes
D. Other Sources
E. Bibliography
F. Phone Numbers
II. Legislative Bill Tracking
A. How a Bill Becomes a Law
B. New Sources
C. Legislative Digest and History of Bills
D. Meeting Schedule and Bill Status
E. Legislative Hotline
F. Governor's Office
G. LegLink
H. Washington State Legislature Public Access System
I. LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW
J. Legi-Tech
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Chapter 6, Washington Practice
Materials
I. Introduction
II. Encyclopedic Sources
A. Washington Practice
B. Washington Lawyers Practice Manual
III. Deskbooks, Manuals, Treatises, and Self-Help Sources
A. Introduction and Overview
B. Deskbooks, Manuals, Treatises, and Self-Help Sources: Arrangement by
Subject
IV. Continuing Legal Education Materials and CLEDEX
A. CLE Materials
B. CLEDEX: Locating CLE Chapters
V. Litigation Aids
A. Benchbooks
B. Pattern Forms
1. Mandatory Forms
2. Optional, Suggested Forms
C. Jury Verdicts, Arbitration Awards, and Expert Witnesses
1. Jury Verdicts
2. Arbitration Awards
3. Expert Witnesses
D. Judicial Biographies and Backgrounds
1. State Judges
2. Federal Judges
VI. Ethics Opinions
VII. Directories
A. Washington State Yearbook
B. Resources
C. Attorneys ... Red Book
D. Washington Legal Directory
E. Washington Court Directory
F. Online Directories
VIII. Current Awareness
A. Bar Periodicals
B. Legal Association Publication
C. Legal Newspaper
D. Access to Current Awareness Materials: NEWDEX
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Chapter 7, Nonlegal Research
I. Introduction
II. Finding People, Organizations, Etc.
A. Phone Books
B. Directories of Associations
C. Government Directories
D. Corporate Directories
III. Finding Factual Information
A. Almanacs
B. Atlases and Maps
C. Statistical Sources
D. Medical Information
E. Interest Rates
F. Consumer Price Index
IV. Writing
A. Dictionaries and Thesauruses
B. Usage Guides
C. Quotation Books
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Chapter 8, Computer-Assisted Legal
Research
I. Introduction
II. Reasons to Use CALR
III. Types of CALR
IV. Online Services: LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW
A. Features of LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW
B. Washington Materials on LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW
C. LEXIS-NEXIS and WESTLAW Cost-Control Tips
1. Prepare Before Going Online
2. Use the 800 Numbers
3. Know Your Prices; Know Your Contract
Terms
4. Use Print Sources in Conjunction with
CALR
5. Retrieve Documents in One Step
6. Scan Documents Quickly
7. Use Hypertext Capabilities
8. Proofread Your Query
9. Use Smaller or Subject-Specific Files or
Databases
10. Use the Fastest Modem You Can
Afford
11. Use Fields and Segments
12. Use Key Numbers
13. Stack Commands
14. Modify on LEXIS-NEXIS
15. Keep Track of Your Searches
16. Save Your Last Search
17. Automatically Run Searches
18. Update Your Research
19. Reduce Printing and Downloading
20. Change Client Information
Online
21. If You Are In Trouble, Sign Off
22. Use Less Expensive or Free Electronic
Sources When Available and Time-Efficient
23. Use Documentation, Help Screens, and Other
Search Aids
24. Use Vendor Representatives
25. Keep Up with New Developments
26. Ask a Librarian
V. CD ROM Products
A. Features of CD ROM Products
B. Washington CD ROM Products
VI. Bulletin Board Systems
A. L.A.W. BBS
B. Court Record Information
1. JIS-Link
2. PACER
3. CourtLink
VII. Internet
A. Introduction
B. Internet Guides
C. Selected Washington Internet Sites
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Chapter 9, Managing Your Library:
With or Without a Librarian
I. Managing Your Library: With or Without a Librarian
A. If Your Firm Has a Librarian
B. If Your Firm Does Not Have a Librarian
C. Using a Consultant
D. How Do You Know When You Need a Librarian?
II. Hiring a Librarian
III. Managing Your Library: A Selected Bibliography
IV. Selection of Materials
A. Questions to Consider
B. Selection and Acquisitions Tools
C. Publishers on the World Wide Web
V. Library Support Services in King County
VI. Document Delivery Services
A. Pacific Northwest
B. National
C. Electronic
VII. Legal Publishers and Distributors: A Selected List
VIII. Publishers Of Washington Legal Periodicals
A. Law Reviews
B. Legal Newspapers
C. Bar Publications
D. Indexes
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Appendix I, City and County Codes in
Washington Libraries
A. Cities
B. Counties
C. Library Directory
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Appendix II,
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
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