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Finding the answers to legal questions / Virginia M. Tucker, Marc Lampson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxiv, 232 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780838917022
  • 083891702X
  • 9780838917039
  • 0838917038
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 340.072/073 23
LOC classification:
  • KF240
Online resources:
Contents:
The structure of the legal system in the United States -- Secondary sources and practice materials -- Federal primary sources -- State and local primary sources -- Legal research basics -- Resources beyond the public library -- Lawsuits -- Family law -- Landlord-tenant -- Wills, estate planning, and probate -- Debts, collections, and credit -- Bankruptcy -- Employment and unemployment -- Criminal law -- What's online, what's not, and when to use what -- Evaluating the trustworthiness of websites and self-help law books -- Creating a library webpage and basic legal collection.
Summary: This comprehensive guide helps librarians confidently assist users in finding the legal information they need. It includes an overview of fundamental legal information, including the basic structure of the U.S. legal system and primary law; information on how to evaluate the trustworthiness of online and print resources; and advice on how to build a basic legal reference collection.
Holdings
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eBook eBook e-Library EBSCOLibra Available
Total holds: 0

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 6, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The structure of the legal system in the United States -- Secondary sources and practice materials -- Federal primary sources -- State and local primary sources -- Legal research basics -- Resources beyond the public library -- Lawsuits -- Family law -- Landlord-tenant -- Wills, estate planning, and probate -- Debts, collections, and credit -- Bankruptcy -- Employment and unemployment -- Criminal law -- What's online, what's not, and when to use what -- Evaluating the trustworthiness of websites and self-help law books -- Creating a library webpage and basic legal collection.

This comprehensive guide helps librarians confidently assist users in finding the legal information they need. It includes an overview of fundamental legal information, including the basic structure of the U.S. legal system and primary law; information on how to evaluate the trustworthiness of online and print resources; and advice on how to build a basic legal reference collection.

Text in English.

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