Fundamentals of legal research
By: by J. Myron Jacobstein and Roy M. Mersky.
Contributors: Mersky, Roy M.
Edition: 5th ed.
Series: University textbook series
Publisher: Foundation Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Westbury, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 734
Subjects: Legal research -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Instructor's manual also accompanies the author's Legal research illustrated, 5th ed.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to legal research; title: The legal research process; title: Court reports; title: Federal court decisions; title: State court decisions and the national reporter system; title: Digests for court reports; title: Annotated law reports; title: Constitutions; title: Federal legislation; title: Federal legislative histories; title: State and municipal legislation; title: Court rules and procedures; title: Administrative law; title: Looseleaf services; title: Shepard's citations; title: Legal encyclopedias; title: Legal periodicals and indexes; title: Treatises, restatements, model codes, and uniform laws; title: Other research aids; title: International law; title: English legal research; title: Computer-assisted legal research and microtext; title: Federal tax research; title: Legal citation form.