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MGMT 252:
Legal Aspects of Business
A Guide to Library Resources
Spring 2008
Secondary Sources
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American Jurisprudence [RR KF 382. A5]. Also available on Westlaw Campus Research.
Provides basic information about a variety of legal topics. Covers state and federal law.
Westlaw Campus Research - use to access law reviews, American Jurisprudence and American Law Reports
Search tips:
Phrase searching: "family and medical leave act"
cat /s dog = cat and dog in the same sentence
cat /p dog = cat and dog in the same paragraph
space = OR (ex. cat dog - means cat OR dog)
To search title of article: TI(search words)
LexisNexis Academic - use to access law reviews
Search Tips:
cat /s dog = cat and dog in the same sentence
cat /p dog = cat and dog in the same paragraph
Title of Article: use to search law review article titles
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Primary Sources (cases, statutes, regulations)
Westlaw Campus Research - use to access primary authority (covers federal and all states)
Search tips:
Find a Document by citation: use to retrieve a document when you know its citation
ex. case: 123 f2d 456
ex. federal statute: 29 usc 2601
ex. state statute: minn. stat. 609.021
Find by Document by Title: search for case by its party names
LexisNexis Academic - use to access primary authority (covers federal and all states)
Search tips:
Citation Number: use to retrieve a document by its citation
ex. case: 123 f.2d 456
not available for statutes
Case Name: search for a case by its parties
LexisNexis Congressional - use to access federal legislative documents (bills, committee hearings, reports)
Legal Citation
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The Blue Book is available in Rolvaag Ready Reference (next to Reference Desk). You can also find tips and examples at: http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation.
Legal citation is hard. Ask for help!
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Liz Reppe
Rolvaag Library
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507-786-
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reppe@stolaf.edu |
Created by: Liz Reppe | Spr 2008
Created for: John Ophaug
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