Principles of legal research /
Kent C. Olson, Aaron S. Kirschenfeld, Ingrid Mattson.
- Third edition.
- xviii, 562 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Concise hornbook series .
- Concise hornbook series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-536) and indexes.
Introduction: Context and framework -- Part I: Starting points -- Research methods and process -- Encyclopedias, restatements, and texts -- Periodicals -- Part II: Constitutions and the legislative branch -- Constitutional law -- Statutory research -- Legislative information -- Part III: The executive branch -- The Presidency -- Federal agency law -- State administrative law and local law -- Part IV: The judiciary -- Court systems and case law -- Case law sources -- Case research -- Other court information -- Part V: Advanced research areas -- Practice materials -- Transactional law research -- Factual information -- International law -- The law of other countries -- Appendix: Selected treatises and services by subject.