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Practical Skills Collection: Research

An overview of in print and online resources for a myriad of practical skills beneficial to those working in the legal profession.

What is Legal Research?

Black's Law Dictionary defines legal research as "the finding and assembling of authorities that bear on the question of law."

Print Collection

Applied Critical Thinking and Legal Analysis by Brett Brosseit; Elizabeth Mortenson; Sarah Murphy
Call Number: KF 283.B76 2017

ISBN: 9781531002558

Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Free Internet Legal Research by Wanita M. Scroggs; Sally G. Waters
Call Number: KF 242.A1 S37 2014

ISBN: 9781600422270

Publication Date: 2014-07-01
Internet Legal Research on a Budget by Judy K. Davis; Carole A. Levitt
Call Number: KF 242.A1 L479 2020

ISBN: 9781641056069

Publication Date: 2020-10-23
Legal Research by Linda L. Berger; Jeanne Frazier Price
Call Number: KF 240.P65 2017

ISBN: 9781454867890

Publication Date: 2016-11-09
Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach by Eric Voigt
Call Number: KF 240.V53 2019

ISBN: 9781531007836

Publication Date: 2019-05-01
Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach by Eric Voigt
Call Number: KF 240.V53 2022

ISBN: 9781531021306

Publication Date: 2022-07-01

2nd edition
The Legal Research Dictionary: From Advanced Sheets to Pocket Parts by Elyse H. Fox
Call Number: KF 240.F69 2024

ISBN: 1446216700

Publication Date: 2024
Legal Research Guide: Patterns and Practice by Linda Schlueter; Zoe Niesel
Call Number: KF 240.R63 2019

ISBN: 9781531016234

Publication Date: 2019-07-01
Reading Like a Lawyer: Mastering the Art of Reading Law Like an Expert by Ruth McKinney
Call Number: KF 283.M398 2022

ISBN: 9781531024864

Publication Date: 2022-07-01

Legal Research

e-Books

Honigsberg and Ho's Gilbert Law Summary on Legal Research, Writing and Analysis, 14th by Peter Honigsberg; Edith Ho
ISBN: 9798887863856

Publication Date: 2024-07-12
International and Foreign Legal Research in a Nutshell by Marci Hoffman
ISBN: 9798892097000

Publication Date: 2025-02-03
Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson; Kurt Metzmeier; Michael Whiteman
ISBN: 9798887865782

Publication Date: 2024-05-30

Also the Basic Legal Research textbook.
The Legal Research Survival Manual with Video Modules by Michael Levy; Robert C. Berring; Michael Levy
ISBN: 9781683284659

Publication Date: 2017-04-01
Long's a Short and Happy Guide to Advanced Legal Research, 2d by Ann Long
ISBN: 9781684675456

Publication Date: 2021-11-08
Principles of Legal Research by Kent Olson; Aaron Kirschenfeld
ISBN: 9798887863719

Publication Date: 2025-06-16