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Library Resources for LLMs

Library Resources for LLMs. University of Washington Gallagher Law Library September 2007. Goals. Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes Learn how to read a legal citation format Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation on Westlaw and LexisNexis.

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Library Resources for LLMs

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  1. Library Resources for LLMs University of Washington Gallagher Law Library September 2007

  2. Goals • Find books in the Law Library to help you prepare for classes • Learn how to read a legal citation format • Retrieve cases and law review articles by citation on Westlaw and LexisNexis

  3. Do You Have? • Gallagher Law Library Pen • Westlaw Password • LexisNexis Activation Code • CALI Card & CD-ROM

  4. Gallagher Law Library Website http://lib.law.washington.edu/ Start Here!

  5. Save Time & Improve Comprehension • Legal Dictionaries • Hornbooks • Nutshells • Legal Encyclopedias  Find them in the Library’s Reference Area

  6. Black’s Law Dictionary What’s a “certified question”?

  7. Hornbooks What’s the history of the law on hazardous waste pollutants?

  8. Nutshells Briefly, how do torts relate to environmental law?

  9. Legal Encyclopedias Examples: • Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS ) • American Jurisprudence (AmJur) • Washington Practice

  10. Finding Books in the Library • Law Library Catalog (Marian) • http://lib.law.washington.edu/ • Limit search to the Reference Area • Bookmark Guide to Reference Area

  11. Legal Citation The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 18th ed.(KF245.U5 2005 in Reference Area) Going Beyond Casebooks Exercise, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/beyondcase.htm

  12. Case Citation Format U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981).

  13. Case Citation Format Party 1 v. Party 2 U.S. Oil & Ref. Co. v. Dep’t of Ecology, 96 Wash.2d 85, 91, 633 P.2d 1329 (1981). Reporter Name Volume Number Page Number Pinpoint a Particular Page Parallel Citation Year of Decision

  14. Law Review Article Citation Format Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997).

  15. Law Review Article Citation Format Author Mark B. Greenlee, Kramer v. Java World: Images, Issues, and Idols in the Debate Over Tort Reform, 26 Cap. U.L. Rev. 701 (1997). Title of Article Volume Number Journal Title Page Number Year

  16. LexisNexis and Westlaw • Register your Passwords and IDs online this week! • FREE printing for Westlaw and Lexis in Computer Lab Room 222. • LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/ • Westlaw https://lawschool.westlaw.com/

  17. CALI http://www.cali.org • 690 online tutorials and podcasts • Includes legal subjects(e.g., international law, intellectual property) and basic legal skills (e.g., legal research and writing) • UW Law School Authorization Code card

  18. Need Help? Ask a Reference Librarian! • Visit the Reference Office • Call 206-543-6794 • Email lawrefst@u.washington.edu

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