Reference Assistance
The reference staff maintains a set of guides and pathfinders of varying lengths, on topics ranging from how to interpret Library of Congress call numbers, how to find periodical articles in legal and non-legal publications, basic resources in Labor and Employment Law, and foreign law resources in English. These guides are designed to assist all users of the library with basic and advanced legal research and use of the library and its resources.
Using the Library:
Tutorials:
- Bluebooking (basic citation form)
- Citators
- Find A Case Citations Using Case Names
- Find A Case Using a Case Citation
- Finding Articles in non-law periodicals
Guides to Research on Legal Topics:
- Caselaw (Introduction to finding cases)
- Education Law
- Employment Law
- Federal Tax Guide: Introduction
- Health Law
- Human Rights Law
- Immigration Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International and Foreign Law In English
- Labor Law
- Legal Consumer & Voter Resources
- Legal Services Information
- Legislative History — Federal
- Legislative History — Illinois
- Introduction to Online Legal Research (Westlaw and Lexis)
- Legal Periodical Indexes
- Patent Law
- Statistics Resources
Guides to specific Courses:
- British & European Criminal Law
- Urban Planning Legal Resources on the Web
- Fact Investigation Seminar (JFK Assassination)
Links to Research on the Web
- Federal Law & Government
- Illinois Law & Government
- Other State Law & Government
- Foreign Law & Governments
- International Law & Organizations
- Secondary & Subject Sources
- Statistical Information
- Legal News
- Business, Finance, and Industry
- Mega Law Sites
- Search Engines
Directories & List Servs
