L530 School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Spring 2003
INSTRUCTORS: Keith A. Buckley and Linda K. Fariss
EMAIL: buckley@indiana.edu; fariss@indiana.edu
CLASSROOM: Law School 122
TELEPHONE: 855-9666
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Berring, Robert C., Finding the Law, 11th Ed., St. Paul, MN: West, 1999.
A Uniform System of Citation, 17th edition, Cambridge, MA:
Harvard Law
Review Association, 2000.
| Jan 13 | Introduction to Research: government structure, reporters
(Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 1-62 |
| Jan 15 | Citation form (Buckley) Bring A Uniform System of Citation to class Reading: To be assigned |
| Jan 20 | No Class (Martin Luther King Holiday) |
| Jan 22 | Digests (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 91-122 |
| Jan 27 | Digests cont’d (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 91-122 |
| Jan 29 | Encyclopedias and ALR (Buckley) Reading: Berring, pp. 122-126: 301-303 |
| Feb 3 | Constitutions and Statutes (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 134-172; 211-229 |
| Feb 5 | Statutes cont’d, Congressional Material (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 134-172; 177-210 |
| Feb 10 | Congressional Material cont’d (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp.177-210 |
| Feb 12 | Administrative Regulations (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 230-256 |
| Feb 17 | Presidential Documents; Administrative Decisions, Govt.
Documents (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 262-269; 257-261 |
| Feb 19 | Citator's (Buckley) Reading: Berring, pp. 63-90 |
| Feb 24 | Practicum (covering lectures thru Feb. 10) |
| Feb 26 | Looseleaf Services and Topical Reporters (Fariss) Reading: Berring, pp. 42; 52; 59; 127 |
| Mar 3 | Treatises, Restatements, Uniform Laws (Buckley) Reading: Berring, pp. 297-299; 303-304; 173-174 |
| Mar 5 | Court Rules, Federal Rules Service, Appellate Briefs, Practice Aids
(Buckley) Reading: Berring, pp. 270-295 |
| Mar 10 | Periodicals, Indexes, Directories, Dictionaries, Words and Phrases
(Buckley) Reading: Berring, pp. 299-300; 304-306; 310-311 |
| Mar 12 | International Law Materials (Buckley) Reading: to be assigned |
| Mar 24 | Practicum (covering lectures from Feb. 12 thru Mar. 3) |
| Mar 26 | English Legal Research and Foreign Materials (Fariss) |
| Mar 31 | LEXIS (Buckley) Reading: to be assigned |
| Apr 2 | WESTLAW (Buckley) Reading: to be assigned |
| Apr 7 | WESTLAW (Buckley) Reading: to be assigned |
| Apr 9 | Panel of Law Librarians |
| Apr 14 | Legal Materials for Non-law Libraries and Non-law Materials for Law Libraries (Buckley) |
| Apr 16 | Practicum (Comprehensive - 2 hours) |
| Apr 21 | Administration (Fariss) |
| Apr 23 | Evaluation |
| Apr 28 | No Class |
| Apr 30 | No Class |
Grading
The grade will be calculated from a combination of Assignments and Practicum scores. They will be determined by the following weights:
Assignments 45%
2 Practicums @ 15%
Final Practicum @ 20% 50%
Reference Work and
Class Participation 5%
Total: 100%
Daily assignments should be returned on the date indicated by the instructor when distributed. Late papers will be penalized 10 percentage points per day.
Absence from a practicum will bring an automatic 0 for the practicum unless there is an approved excuse and make-up practicum.
Practicums
There will be three practicums covering the legal bibliography segment of the course. The last practicum will cover the entire course. They will be as follows:
Monday, February 24
Wednesday, March 26
Wednesday, April 16
Students will have 1 1/2 hours to complete each of the first two practicums. Two hours will be given for the final practicum. Specific times and further information on the practicums will be given in class.
LEXIS and WESTLAW training
In addition to class lectures, each student is required to attend a hands-on training session for each system. Times will be announced at a later date. To make-up for attending these sessions, the last two class periods of the semester will be cancelled.
Guest Speaker Panels
There will be a panel of guest speakers this year covering other types of law libraries. Attendance at the panel discussion is required.
Reference Requirement
Each member of the class is required to work three hours of reference at the Law Library. These hours must be worked between March 24th and April 25th. There will be day and evening hours available. Sign-up sheets will be in the Reference Office.