02634cam a2200397 i 4500 on1513080971 OCoLC 20260930105346.0 251202t20252025ncua f 001 0 eng 2025014861 9781531034139 (spiral bound) (OCoLC)1513080971 PUCPR eng cicg KF 245 .B37 2025 Barris, Linda J., author Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook® : a guide for students and practitioners / Linda J. Barris. Fifth edition. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2025. xiii, 187 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. 1. Getting started -- 2. Cases -- 3. Statutes -- 4. Constitutions -- 5. Regulations -- 6. Procedural and court rules -- 7. Secondary sources -- 8. Litigation documents and record citations -- 9. Strings, signals and explanatory parentheticals -- 10. Quotations -- 11. Capitalization -- 12. Numbers, numerals, ordinals, and symbols -- 13. Electronic sources. "The Bluebook provides the rules for legal citation, but can be intimidating and frustrating to use. With its simple building-block approach, this survival manual teaches how to understand and master the essential rules for legal practitioners. Rules are fully described and illustrated using: Clear explanations and illustrations of the basic components of legal citations; Step-by-step instructions for building citations to the most common authorities cited by legal practitioners; Detailed guidance for citing legal materials to both print and electronic sources; Examples, comparison charts, illustrations, and bullet-point explanations designed for quick mastery of basic Bluebook citation rules; Tips, hints, and cautions to help users avoid common citation errors; Cross references to the controlling Bluebook rules; and A user-friendly format gathering The Bluebook's scattered rules for each authority into one place"-- Citation of legal authorities United States. Annotations and citations (Law) United States. Annotations and citations (Law) fast style manuals. aat Style manuals fast Style manuals. lcgft Codes typographiques. rvmgf lcc 6 305264 305264 0 0 lcc 0 0 7 7 4 2025-12-23 Carolina Academic Press 32.40 159446 0 KF 245 .B37 2025 70000000906243 2026-01-29 14:50:00 c. 1 32.40 2025-12-23 6