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Legal Research & Writing

New Jersey

Guides from Rutgers-Camden Law School:

Guides:

Legal Research Using the Internet
From University of Chicago law librarian Lyonette Louis-Jacques - a great resource!

Shepardize!!

ShepNet
A good primer on how to shepardize, get in touch with customer support, and if you have an account, you can shepardize on the net.

Legal Citation:

Basic Legal Citation
from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.
Official Citation Resolutions
From the ABA
How to Cite to Electronic Journals
The Coalition of Online Law Journal's citation proposals.
Citation Formats.
Emory University
Karla’s Guide to Citation Style Guides
Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide
Cataloging Internet Resources
CLA Home Page

Dictionaries, and etc.:

WWLIA Legal Dictionary
It's not Black's but it claims to put the law in plain language
Conceptual Metaphor Home Page
A good resource for summing up your case in a single phrase.
Roget's Thesaurus
Find the right word.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
Familiar Quotations - -in the public domain, doesn't include recent quotes, but has a lot of others to offer.

Re-Search Engines:

FindLaw: LawCrawler
A great search engine devoted to legal topics
FAQ Finder: Your Guide to Finding Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
An index of FAQ's available on line.
Research-It!
A huge collection of search interfaces in the following categories: language, research, geographical, financial, internet, shipping & mailing
The Media Finder
Request sample issues and free information online from database of newsletters, magazines, journals, catalogs and print media from more than 265 targeted subject categories.