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Legal Research Courses

INTRODUCTION TO GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

 
OTHER COURSES

Overview:

 

This class is an introduction to primary federal documents from the three branches of government.

Basic Lexis
Basic Westlaw
Finding Forms
Free Legal Websites
Introduction to Citators
Introduction to Foreign and International Legal Research
Legal Research: Introduction to Electronic Resources and Research Strategies
Legal Research: Introduction to Print Resources
Locating Legal Documents
Researching California Legislative History

Topic includes:  

 

- Three branches of the U.S. Government
- Types of documents generated by these
  branches including legislative, judicial
  and administrative materials
- Role of the Federal Depository Library
  program in ensuring access to the
  documents
- How to find the documents at the
  LA Law Library
- U.S. Government Printing Office Federal
  Digital System (FDsys) database
- How to search for primary documents on
  FDsys and other government websites

Level:

 

Basic

Max Registrants:

 

30

Instructor:

 

Reference Staff