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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817105303321

Autore

Healey Paul D.

Titolo

Legal reference for librarians : how and where to find the answers / / Paul D. Healey ; book design by Karen Sheets de Gracia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, [Illinois] : , : ALA Editions, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8389-9693-0

0-8389-9694-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

025.5/2

Soggetti

Legal research - United States

Pro se representation - Services for - United States

Librarians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Legal Reference for Librarians: How and Where to Find the Answers; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Legal and Ethical Issues; Chapter 1: Who Is Asking Legal Reference Questions, and Why Does It Matter?; Chapter 2: Parameters of Legal Reference Service; Chapter 3: Tips and Tools for Serving the Pro Se Library User; Part Two: Legal Research Basics; Chapter 4: The Structure of Law and the Legal Research Process; Chapter 5: Secondary Legal Resources; Chapter 6: Statutes and Constitutions; Chapter 7: Case Law; Chapter 8: Regulations and Administrative Law

Appendix: Online Legal ResourcesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

As both an attorney and a librarian, Healy's background makes him uniquely qualified to advise library staff on providing users with the legal information they seek.