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Finding Sources for
Cite Checking
University of Michigan Law Library
Jocelyn Kennedy
February 2009
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• Jocelyn Kennedy
– Faculty Services Librarian
– [email protected]
– Presentation adapted from work of Ann Chase, Foreign and Comparative Law Librarian
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Link to this Presentation
• http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/r
esearch/Pages/workshopmaterials.aspx
• Link to our page with research guides for
student journal topics including international
law.
– http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/resea
rch/Pages/default.aspx
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Before we start….
Ask Questions!
During the presentation
-Later, by email:
• [email protected]
-Later at the reference desk:
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WEBSITE TOUR
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Website Tour – Overview
• “Library Information” tab (Home, with general
info)
• Catalogs tab includes e-resources
• Tabs for user groups
– Navigation changes depending on the tab
– To get to the tab “home” page, click on the tab
again
• Links may be repeated in multiple locations
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Website Tour – Law Students Tab
• Main page
– Catalog box
– Selected Research Resources
• “Workshop Materials” like this PowerPoint
• “Book Lists” (lists of major books and treatises by
subject)
– Audio Tours and Online Tutorials
– Ask a Law Librarian
– Jobs info (when we’re hiring)
– New and Notable (changing content)
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Website Tour – Law Students Tab
• Navigation (on the left)
– Law School Home
– Ask a Law Librarian
– Research: Guides and Info
• Workshop materials are in here
– E-Resources (link brings you to e-resources part of Catalogs tab)
– Reserves and Exams
– Getting Books, Carrels, Copiers, Computers
– Tours and Tutorials (duplicates banner link)
– Book Move Info
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Website Tour – Other Patron Tabs
• Law Faculty tab is for U of M Law Faculty—this
has info about our faculty services (document
delivery and research), etc.
• UM and Public tab is for non-law UM affiliated
patrons, undergrads, patrons from other schools,
other patrons not affiliated with a school
– Our services to these patrons are slightly different
– Their level of access to the library is somewhat more
limited
– May not have access to certain e-resources
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CATALOGS
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Catalogs
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UMich Law Library Catalog (Law Library)
Mirlyn (University Library System)
Kresge Catalog (Business Library)
WorldCat (International Union Catalog)
• All of these are under the “Catalogs” tab on
our website (In the “Research” box, click
“Search other Catalogs” for the complete list)
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Example UMich Law Library Catalog
Search Results
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E-RESOURCES
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E-Resources Generally – Law (1)
• UMich Law Library Catalog
• Our E-Resources Page
– Free resources that are not in the MLaw Catalog
– Individual databases (HeinOnline, LegalTrac, ProQuest,
JSTOR, etc.)
– Individual journals alphabetically
– Resources arranged by subject – including
international law subjects
• “Find an Article”
• Journal Indexes—great for incomplete citations
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E-Resources Generally – Law (2)
• “Workshop Materials” on the law library website
– “International Law Electronic Resources” lengthy
guide for great information (and links!) on finding
international/foreign documents
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Human Rights Bodies
United Nations
International Treaties
Trade materials
EU materials
Foreign law
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E-Resources Generally – Non-law
• Mirlyn – University Libraries catalog
• University Libraries’ “Search Tools” for finding
electronic databases and articles
• University Libraries’ E-Journals and
Newspapers page
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Gender Watch
A great database for scholarly/popular press articles on gender issues
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Other E-Resources
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Government Documents (including statutes)
Cases and Briefs
E-books
Internet sources
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Other E-Resources: Government
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GPO Access (US Government Printing Office)
HeinOnline
LexisNexis Congressional
US House website, has US Code, links to
Committee webpages, member webpages.
State legislatures’ websites for session laws
Administrative regulations—agency websites
Statutes at Large from the Library of Congress
THOMAS from the Library of Congress
(House/Senate materials, including bill drafts)
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs
GPO Access
• Bills and resolutions introduced in Congress, 103d
Congress, 1998• Code of Federal Regulations, 1997• Congressional Record, daily editions, vol. 140, 1994• Federal Register, vol. 59, 1994• Public and private laws enacted by Congress and signed by
the President, 104th Congress, 1995• Public Papers of the Presidents, 1992• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, vol. 29,
1993-
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs
Hein Online Gov’t Docs
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the Code of Federal Regulations, 1936the Federal Register, vol. 1, 1937U.S. Attorney General opinions, 1791-1996
the U.S. Reports, the official reporter for U.S.
Supreme Court opinions, vol. 1, 1754• the Weekly Compilation of Presidential
Documents, vol. 1, 1965• several U.S. treaty series
• And more!
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Other E-Resources: Gov’t Docs
LexisNexis Congressional
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs
– US Supreme Court Website
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Slip opinions
Bound volumes (entire volumes in PDF—huge files)
– Supreme Court Briefs in Making of Modern Law
– Westlaw, West Reporter Images (PDF link)
– Using Google Domain plus Filetype Search to find
slip opinions for lower courts
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs
Westlaw
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Other E-Resources: Cases and Briefs
Google Advanced Search
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Other E-Resources: E-Books
• UMich Law Library Catalog and Mirlyn
– You will find links to individual titles in
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Making of America
1400-1930’s
Making of Modern Law
Early English Books Online
LLMC Digital
NetLibrary
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Other E-Resources: Internet Sources
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Google Books
Google Scholar
Amazon.com “Search Inside” Feature
Internet Archive (“Wayback Machine”)
Google cached copies
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Dealing with Incorrect Citations (1)
• Remove suspect elements (page numbers,
possibly misspelled words)
• Rearrange words in journal titles
– Michigan Gender Law Journal or, Michigan Journal
of Gender Law?
• Use keyword searches instead of title searches
• WorldCat
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Dealing with Incorrect Citations (2)
• Bieber’s Abbreviations (behind reference desk)
• Lexis or Westlaw Combined Journals databases
(or full-text journal indexes)
– Search using a direct quote instead of citation
information
• Search SSRN for unpublished articles
• Google – good for misspelled authors’ names,
unpublished articles, conference proceedings
– Remember filetype search for PDF’s
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Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (1)
• Unusual sources covered by the Bluebook:
– Court documents (briefs, motions, transcripts,
etc.)
– Most abbreviations, and what NOT to abbreviate
– Internet sources
– Check out the examples in the Bluebook for these
citation forms
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Bluebook Citation to Unusual Sources (2)
• Bluebook does not cover everything
• Follow rules for analogous sources, create a
hybrid of two or more rules to fit the situation
• Find out how others have cited similar sources
– Search in combined law journals databases in Lexis or
Westlaw, follow the example of a trusted journal
– But note that not all journals use Bluebook form
• Remember the purpose of the Bluebook—to give
readers enough information to find the source
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Inter-library Loan
• Be sure the item is not available on campus –
remember to check for microfiche, ex. CIS
• Verify your citation info before you request an ILL
– Use WorldCat to check that the title is correct
– Include the ISBN or ISSN in the notes field of the form
• ILL Forms
• When filling out ILL forms for a journal both the
name and ID# will be: Journal AuthorName (e.g.
MJRL Thompson)
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Getting PDF’s of Print Resources
• Circulation staff will scan print articles and
book chapters, etc., for you
• Circulation staff can upload PDF’s to your
CTools site if you authorize them to (contact
Law IT to set this up)
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Reference Assistance
• Come to the reference desk in person, staffed
9AM to midnight 7 days a week
• Ask a Law Librarian – Email Reference
([email protected])
• Call the reference desk: 734-764-9324
• Schedule an individual research consultation
with a professional librarian
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Ask Questions!
Now; by email
[email protected]; or, at the
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