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Why Use Introductory Resources?

If you have a topic in mind for your research, it is a good idea to find one or more sources of background information to read.

Introductory resources will:

  • Explain in general terms, what is currently known about your topic

  • Help you understand the broader context of your research
 

Dictionaries / Encyclopedias

American Jurisprudence 2d   (in Westlaw's Campus Research ™info)
Comprehensive encyclopedia of state and federal law.

American Law Reports   (in Westlaw's Campus Research ™info)
Attorney-written articles that summarize and anayze court decisions.

Black's Law Dictionary 8th ed.   (in Westlaw's Campus Research ™info)
"More than 43,000 definitions, plus almost 3,000 quotations. Alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions are provided for more than 5,300 terms and senses, serving a thesaurus-like function. The extensive appendix on legal abbreviations is a major addition."

Black's Law Dictionary 7th ed.  
in print -- Drexel Library Reference (1st fl.) KF156.B53 1990
(view catalog record)

Collins Dictionary of Law
(in Credo Reference - info)

Dictionary of Conflict Resolution, Wiley (in Credo Reference - info)

Dictionary of Law, Peter Collin Publishing (in Credo Reference - info)

Dictionary of Spanish Law, Peter Collin Publishing (in Credo Reference - info)

Harrap's-Dalloz French-English Law Dictionary (in Credo Reference - info)

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law (in Credo Reference - info)

 

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