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The Cybersleuth's Guide to the Internet by Carole A. Levitt; Mark E. Rosch Introduction to the internet and web browsers -- Reliability and admissibility of information from the internet -- Who's behind a domain? -- How to search the web : search engines and directories -- Search engines : Google -- Other favorite search engines and meta-search sites -- Finding older versions of web pages that have been deleted or revised -- Introduction to investigative research -- Using a general search engine or a people meta-search site to find or investigate people -- How to quickly find public records and publicly available information sites -- and more

Legal Research by Linda L. Berger; Jeanne Frazier Price Examples & Explanations: Legal Research is designed to meet the needs of law students who have come to expect that they will instantly receive answers to their questions. Rather than cataloging sources or outlining processes, this text starts where today's law students are when they realize they have a research problem. By that time, their research problem is not locating sources, but knowing what to do with them.  The Legal Research E & E guides students through examples and explanations of the kinds of sources they've found, using the context of interesting and entertaining real-world problems. The text helps students determine which sources are the most useful for the current project and which ¬ it leads students to understand how one source affects and relates to the others; and--equally important--it shows students how to write about the sources they have found.  Because this book covers the kinds of research projects faced not only by beginning law students but also by advanced students and even new lawyers, its value to its readers is long-lasting. Even experienced researchers will learn more about working with the difficult, as well as the easy, research questions that today are addressed by an array of sources. 

Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson; Kurt Metzmeier; Michael Whiteman Finding and using legal resources effectively is an essential skill for lawyers. This comprehensive but succinct guide covers research procedures using major online services, free Internet resources, and library materials. The most heavily used commercial databases and authoritative, free online sources are discussed and placed in context for effective and productive use in research. Discussion includes coverage of primary and secondary legal resources, as well as legislative history, administrative law, specialized and interdisciplinary resources, and research in international and comparative law. Appendices list state research guides and leading treatises by subject.

Principles of Legal Research by Kent Olson; Aaron Kirschenfeld; Ingrid Mattson Principles of Legal Research provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of research methods in both online and printed resources.