Exploring Legal Periodicals: A Comprehensive Guide for Researchers

1. Chapter 8—Secondary Authority Legal Periodicals

2. Legal Periodicals Purpose and research role

3. Legal Periodicals • Types • Law reviews • Bar association and other association publications • Commercial publications • Legal newspapers and news- letters

4. Legal Periodicals • Research aids • Index to Legal Periodicals (I.L.P.). • Subject/author index, table of cases, table of statutes, book review index • Current Law Index (C.L.I.). • Subject index, author/title index, table of cases, table of statutes • Legal Resource Index (L.R.I.) • Other periodical indexes

5. Chapter 8— Secondary Authority Legislative History

6. Purpose and research role Sources—Congressional bills, committee hearings committee reports, congressional debates Legislative History

7. Legislative History • Research sources • Compiled legislative histories • Congressional Information Service (CIS) • United States Code Congressional and Administrative News Service (USCCAN) • Congressional Record • Congressional Index • Congressional and other sources • Computer-aided research

8. Chapter 8—Secondary Authority Restatements of the Law

9. Restatements of the Law • Purpose and research role • Areas of the law covered

10. Restatements of the Law • Features • Organization • Restatement of the law • Comments and reporter’s notes • Cross references and appendix volumes • Updates and index

11. Restatements of the Law • Research aids • Index • Table of contents • Appendix volumes

12. Chapter 8— Secondary Authority Uniform Laws and Model Acts

13. Uniform Laws and Model Acts Purpose and research role

14. Uniform Laws and Model Acts • Features • Organization • Uniform law • Commissioners’ notes • Library references • Notes to decisions • Tables, updates, and index

15. Restatements of the Law • Research aids • Uniform Laws Annotated, Master Edition—includes a Directory of Uniform Acts and Codes: Tables and Codes • Reference from other sources