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Legal Research for the Rest of Us. Carol Simon, MLS, MA Business Reference Librarian Hofstra University. Where to go when you don’t…. Where to go when you don’t…. Where to go when you don’t…. Where to go when you don’t…. Where to go when you don’t…. Basic Undergraduate Toolkit.
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Legal Research for the Rest of Us Carol Simon, MLS, MA Business Reference Librarian Hofstra University
Basic Undergraduate Toolkit • Academic Search Premier • ERIC • Factiva • Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe • PsycINFO • Sociological Abstracts
Undergraduates • Inquiry SUBJECT/DISCIPLINE based • Assignment driven • Intersection of DISCIPLINE and LAW • Have minimal legal background
Librarian • Constructing a search strategy that will • Enable student to understand the convergence of disciplines • Satisfy his/her research needs • Comprehension • Comprehensive
Example: Informed consent and competence • Academic Search Premier and PsycINFO • DE “informed consent” AND • competence
Example: Informed consent and competence • Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe • Law Reviews • Informed consent • Focus on competen! • Medical & Health Journals
Example: Freedom of speech and public school • Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe • Nexis Guided Search • Major papers
Example: Provenance, art and nazi • Art History student inquiry: • Provenance • Art • Nazi
Conclusion(s) & Contact • Deal with undergraduates creatively • Carol.Simon@hofstra.edu