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LEGAL REFERENCE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS Kathy Fletcher, UNH Law Library Mary S. Searles, NH Law Library NHLA Fall Business Meeting November 8, 2012 Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, NH

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LEGAL REFERENCE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS

Kathy Fletcher, UNH Law LibraryMary S. Searles, NH Law Library

NHLA Fall Business Meeting

November 8, 2012

Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, NH

THE THREE MAGIC WORDS …

THE JOY OF COOKING APPROACH

READ ABOUT THE LAWTHEN READ THE LAW

TYPICAL LEGAL RESEARCH PROCESS

1. Formulate the legal question2. Categorize the question

Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive

3. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations

JOY OF COOKING APPROACH

1. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW2. Formulate the legal question3. Categorize the question

Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive

4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations

http://www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/sourcebook/index.htm

JOY OF COOKING APPROACH

1. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW2. Formulate the legal question3. Categorize the question

Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive

4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations

LEGAL REFERENCE IS JUST REFERENCE

TOOLS: LIBRARY CATALOGS

TOOLS: ONLINE RESEARCH LINKS

http://bit.ly/ZnnZsB

http://library.law.unh.edu/freelegalsources

TOOLS: RESEARCH GUIDES

http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/

http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmermans/

http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/guides.html

TOOLS: NH LAW ABOUT …

http://www.nhpublaw.org/

HOMEWORK

Send your patrons’ questions Let us know about problems with the site Let us know what’s helpful and what’s not

[email protected]

QUESTIONS?

KATHY [email protected] [email protected]