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A comprehensive companion to your legal research coursebook, Basic Legal Research Workbook provides a well-chosen range of exercises and assignments to familiarize students with fundamental online and print research sources. Logically and intuitively organized, Basic Legal Research Workbook’s coverage mirrors the research sources studied in first-year Legal Research courses, including both online and print sources. Research exercises are presented at graduated levels of difficulty, from guided research to open research requiring more advanced research skills. Online research exercises progressively instruct students on the latest interface features of commonly-used databases. Print assignments cover multiple jurisdictions, reducing the demand on single library sources.
New to the Fifth Edition:
All exercises updated to include instructions for the latest research platformsFlexible exercises that can be completed online or in printUpdated problem setsInclusion of Student Learning Outcomes that support formative and summative student assessmentUpdated exercises that reflect the latest versions of Westlaw and LexisQuestions that introduce students to Bloomberg Law and the latest government websites (e.g., govinfo.gov)
Professors and students will benefit from:
Coverage that mirrors the research sources studied in first-year Legal Research courses, including both online and print sourcesA logical and intuitive organizationResearch exercises cover the scope and organization of research sources (emphasizing online but also including some print), review the research process, and reinforce students’ skills. Exercises are presented at graduated levels of difficulty, from guided research to open research requiring more advanced research skillsEmphasis on online sources while maintaining coverage of key print resources for professors who teach print research.Online research exercises with progressively more complex questions to instruct students on the latest interface features of commonly-used databasesPrint assignments that can work in multiple jurisdictions, reducing the demand on single library sourcesProblem sets for all exercisesAn appealing and highly readable interior design.
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Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Publication date : March 23, 2020
Edition : 5th
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1543804586
ISBN-13 : 978-1543804584
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x 0.55 x 11 inches
Part of series : Aspen Coursebook
Best Sellers Rank: #1,865,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #189 in Law Practice Research (Books) #397 in Legal Education Writing #8,433 in Law (Books)
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