Educator Resources: Books & Articles

Updated July 7, 2008

Law Librarianship Classes Generally

• Books

• Articles

Legal Research

• Books

• Citation Manuals

• Articles

Books

Links to table of contents pages.
Index to chapters by topic.

• Beyond the Books: People, Politics, and Librarianship, ed. by Leslie A. Lee & Michelle M. Wu. Hein, 2007.
• Disaster Preparedness Manual, by Robert Genovese, Trish Taylor & Edward White. Hein, 2003.
• Introduction to Academic Law Library Design: A Features Approach, by Stephen G. Margeton. Rothman, 2000.
• Introduction to Design for Law and Other Academic Libraries: Reflection and Change, 2d. ed. by Stephen G. Margeton. Hein & Co., 2007.
• Law Librarianship: A Handbook, ed. by Heinz Peter Mueller & Patrick E. Kehoe. Rothman, 1983.
• Law Librarianship: A Handbook for the Electronic Age, ed. by Patrick E. Kehoe, Lovisa Lyman & Gary L. McCann. Rothman, 1995.
• Law Librarianship: Historical Perspectives, ed. by Laura N. Gasaway & Michael G. Chiorazzi. Rothman, 1996.
• Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century, ed. by Roy Balleste, Sonia Luna-Lamas & Lisa Smith-Butler. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
• Law Library Staff Organization and Administration, by Martha J Dragich & Peter C. Schanck. Rothman, 1990.
• Leadership Roles for Librarians, ed. by Herbert E. Cihak & Joan S. Howland. Hein, 2002.
• Practicing Reference: Thoughts for Librarians and Legal Researchers, by Mary Whisner. Hein, 2006. A compilation of essays published in Law Library Journal.
• Public Services in Law Libraries: Evolution and Innovation in the 21st Century, ed. by Barbara Bintliff & Lee F. Peoples. Haworth Press, 2008.
• Reflections on Law Librarianship: A Collection of Interviews, by Marjorie A. Garson et al. Rothman, 1988.
• The Spirit of Law Librarianship: A Reader, comp. by Roy M. Mersky & Richard A. Leiter. Rothman & Co., 1991.
• The Spirit of Law Librarianship: A Reader, 2d ed. comp. by Roy M. Mersky & Richard A. Leiter. Alert Publications, 2005.

Articles

With links to online sources.

• Robert C. Berring, "How To Be a Great Reference Librarian," 4 Legal Reference Serv. Q. 17 (1984). Includes several good tips; easy to read.
• Christine A. Brock, "Law Libraries and Librarians: A Revisionist History; or More Than You Ever Wanted to Know," 67 Law Libr. J. 325 (1974). Available on Hein Online.
• Janis L. Johnston, "Managing the Boss," 89 Law Libr. J. 21 (1997). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Robert C. Berring, "Legal Research and the World of Thinkable Thoughts," 2 J. App. Prac. & Process 305 (2000). Available on Hein Online & LexisNexis.
• Dick Danner, "From the Editor: Gold-Collar Librarians," 78 Law. Libr. J. 213 (1986). Available on Hein Online.
• "President’s Briefing: From Narragansett to Now: Looking for AALL," 1 AALL Spectrum 17-20 (no. 10, July 1997).
• Morris L. Cohen, "Educating Law Librarians: A Symposium: Background to Law Library Education," 55 Law Libr. J. 190 (1962). Available on Hein Online.
• Richard A. Danner, "Law School Libraries," in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science 1503-12 (2003). Available online.
• Mark Estes, "Law Firm Libraries, in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science 1495-1502 (2003). Available online.
• Anita L. Morse, “New Directions in Education for Law Librarianship,” 70 Law Libr. J. 329 (1977). Available on Hein Online.
• Roger H. Parent, "American Association of Law Libraries," in Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science 101-9 (2003). Available online.

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Books

With links to table of contents (TOC) and publisher websites. See also the annotated bibliography of legal research texts produced by members of the American Association of Law Libraries, Research Instruction & Patron Services Special Interest Section (Spring 2006).

• American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide, by Toni M. Fine. Anderson Publishing, 1997. TOC
• Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, 3d ed. by Amy E. Sloan. Aspen, 2006. TOC
• Finding the Law, 12th ed. by Robert C. Berring & Elizabeth Edinger. West, 2005. TOC
• Fundamentals of Legal Research, 8th ed. by Roy Mersky & Donald Dunn. Foundation Press, 2002. TOC
• How to Find the Law, 9th ed. by Robert C. Berring, Morris Cohen & Kent Olson. West, 1989. TOC
• Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It, Kent Olson. Oryx Press, 1999.
• Legal Research, by Steve Barber & Mark McCormick. Delmar Publishers, 1995. TOC
• Legal Research Guide: Patterns and Practice, 5th ed. by Bonita K. Roberts & Linda L. Schlueter. LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2006. TOC
• Legal Research: A Practical Guide and Self-Instructional Workbook, 4th ed. by Ruth Ann McKinney. West, 2006. TOC
• Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law, 14th ed. by Stephen Elias & Susan Levinkind. Nolo, 2007. TOC
• Legal Research Illustrated: An Abridgment of Fundamentals of Legal Research, 8th ed. by Roy M. Mersky & Donald J. Dunn. Foundation Press, 2002. TOC
• Legal Research in a Nutshell, 9th ed. by Kent C. Olson & Morris L. Cohen. West, 2007. TOC
• Legal Research Survival Manual, by Robert C. Berring & Elizabeth Edinger. West Group, 2002. TOC
• The Process of Legal Research, 6th ed. by Christina L. Kunz, Deborah A. Schmedemann, Matthew P. Downs & Ann L. Bateson. Aspen, 2004. TOC
• Where the Law Is: An Introduction to Advanced Legal Research, 2d ed. by J.D.S. Armstrong & Christopher A. Knott. West, 2006. TOC

Citation Manuals

• The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18th ed. Harvard Law Review Association, 2005.
• The ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citation, 3d ed. by the Association of Legal Writing Directors & Darby Dickerson. Aspen, 2006.
• The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation, ed. by the University of Chicago Legal Forum. Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., Bancroft-Whitney Co. & Mead Data Central, Inc., 1989. (Commonly called the Maroon Book).
• Universal Citation Guide, 2d ed. by the AALL Citation Formats Committee. Hein, 2004. Version 2.1 available online.
• Legal Research and Citation, 5th ed. by Larry Teply. West, 1999.

Articles

Check out Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, edited by Mary Hotchkiss. This free newsletter published by West contains great articles on teaching legal research. You can get a free subscription to the print version and view certain back issues in PDF format online at the West website. Full coverage of all back issues of the newsletter are available in the PERSPEC database on Westlaw. See also the Best of Perspectives published by West in 2001 and containing reprints of the "best" articles published in Perspectives from 1992 through 2001.

• Paul Douglas Callister, “Beyond Training: Law Librarianship's Quest for the Pedagogy of Legal Research Education,” 95 Law Libr. J. 7 (2003). Available online, Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• James B. Levy, "Legal Research and Writing Pedagogy - What Every New Teacher Needs to Know," 8 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 103 (2000). Available on Westlaw.
• Theodore A. Potter, “A New Twist on an Old Plot: Legal Research is a Strategy, Not a Format,” 92 Law Libr. J. 287 (2000). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Amy E. Sloan, "Creating Effective Legal Research Exercises," 7 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 8 (1998). Available on Westlaw.
• Michael J. Lynch, “An Impossible Task But Everybody Has to Do It – Teaching Legal Research in Law Schools,” 89 Law Libr. J. 415 (1997). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Maureen F. Fitzgerald, “What’s Wrong with Legal Research and Writing? Problems and Solutions,” 88 Law Libr. J. 247 (1996). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Jane Thompson, “Teaching Research to Faculty: Accommodating Cultural and Learning-Style Differences,” 88 Law Libr. J. 280 (1996). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Perry M. Goldberg & Marci Rothman Goldberg, “Putting Legal Research into Context: A Nontraditional Approach to Teaching Legal Research,” 86 Law Libr. J. 823 (1994). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Eileen B. Cohen, “Teaching Legal Research to a Diverse Student Body,” 85 Law Libr. J. 583 (1993). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• Marilyn R. Walter, “Retaking Control over Teaching Research,” 43 J. Legal Educ. 569 (1993). Available on Hein Online & Westlaw.
• Joyce Manna Janto & Lucinda D. Harrison-Cox, “Teaching Legal Research: Past And Present,” 84 Law Libr. J. 281 (1992). Available on Hein Online, LexisNexis & Westlaw.
• David W. Champagne, “Improving Your Teaching: How Do Students Learn?”, 83 Law Libr. J. 85 (1991). Available on Hein Online & LexisNexis.

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