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  Libraries and Legal Education

  Jonathan Franklin

  Academic law libraries are in the midst of radical change, probably more so than at any time in the past 100 years. Two factors are converging that make business as usual no longer viable for academic law libraries: transition of legal resources from print to digital formats and economic changes in legal education.

  Best Practices for Legal Education did not address the role of law libraries in the delivery of legal education. The changes facing law schools suggest now is the time to articulate how libraries can best contribute to the endeavor. How can best practices for law libraries be reconstructed to allocate resources and expertise to support the education mission?

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  Managing Your Library

  Jonathan A. Franklin

  • Managing Your Library
  • Hiring a Librarian
  • Selecting Materials
  • Managing Your Library: A Selected Bibliography
  • Library Support Services in King County
  • Document Delivery Services
  • Legal Publishers and Distributors: A Selected List of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Legal Publishers
  • Publishers of Current Washington Legal Periodicals

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  How to Use a Law Library

  Ann Hemmens

  • The Basics of a Law Library
  • Services
  • Collection Organization
  • Locating Items in the Collection
  • Online Searching
  • Everything Is Online, Right?
  • Law Libraries in Washington State
  • Library of Congress Call Numbers

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  Local Government Law

  Mary Ann Hyatt

  • Introduction and General Texts on Local Government Law
  • Secondary Sources
  • Public Records
  • Primary Sources: Legislative
  • Primary Sources: Administrative
  • Washington City Codes
  • Washington County Codes
  • Library and Office Directory

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  Legislative History, Initiatives, and Bill Tracking

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

  • Introduction
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law
  • The Process of Researching Legislative History in Washington
  • Sources of Legislative History Documents
  • Researching Initiatives and Referenda
  • Legislative Bill Tracking
  • Tips on Using the Legislature's Search Feature

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  Nonlegal Resources

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

  • Introduction
  • Finding People, Organizations, Agencies, and Corporations
  • Finding Factual Information
  • Writing Resources

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  Washington Practice Materials

  Nancy McMurrer

  • Introduction
  • Encyclopedic Sources
  • Subject-Specific Resources
  • Litigation Aids
  • Ethics Opinions
  • Directories
  • Current Awareness: Bar Publications and Legal Newspapers
  • Subject List of Practice Resources

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  Administrative Decisions and Materials

  Cheryl Rae Nyberg

  • Introduction
  • Administrative Agencies' Functions and Procedures
  • Multi-Agency Sources of Administrative Decisions
  • Agency-Specific Sources
  • Databases
  • Administrative Agency Decisions at a Glance

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  Appendix: Acronyms and Abbreviations

  Cheryl Rae Nyberg

  Acronyms and abbreviations that are used throughout this book and that are found in Washington and other legal materials are listed below, along with the full names or titles they represent. The list includes publications (the full titles are printed in italics); bar associations and legal organizations; U.S. and Washington agencies, boards, commissions, and departments; legal terms; court rules; statutes; and electronic databases and services. This list is representative, not comprehensive.

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  Historical and Archival Sources

  Cheryl Rae Nyberg and Ann Hemmens

  • Introduction
  • Statehood History
  • Constitutions and Constitutional Conventions
  • Territorial Session Laws and Codes
  • Territorial Legislative Assembly
  • Territorial and Early State Courts
  • Territorial Governors and Gubernatorial Archives
  • Agency Documents and Archives
  • Other Sources on Washington Government and Legal history
  • Washington State Archives
  • Unique Collections
  • Selected Online Resources

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  Fundamentals of Legal Research in Washington

  Mary Whisner

  • Introduction
  • Secondary Sources
  • Statutes
  • City and County Codes
  • Administrative Regulations
  • Case Law
  • Case Finding Tools
  • Attorney General Opinions
  • Citator Services
  • Citation Format
  • Washington Courts Style Sheet

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  Appendix I: City and County Codes in Washington Libraries

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

  Contains a list of libraries that own copies of city and/or country codes in Washington State.

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  Legislative History and Bill Tracking

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

  • Researching Legislative History in Washington
  • Legislative Bill Tracking

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  Managing Your Library: With or Without a Librarian

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett

  • Managing Your Library: With or Without a Librarian
  • Hiring a Librarian
  • Managing Your Library: A Selected Bibliography
  • Selection of Materials
  • Library Support Services in King County
  • Document Delivery Services
  • Legal Publishers and Distributors: A Selected List
  • Publishers of Washington Legal Periodicals

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  Computer-Assisted Legal Research

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett, Nancy McMurrer, and Mary Whisner

  • Introduction
  • Reasons to Use CALR
  • Types of CALR
  • Online Services: Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw
  • CD ROM Products
  • Bulletin Board Systems
  • Internet

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  Nonlegal Research

  Peggy Roebuck Jarrett and Mary Whisner

  • Introduction
  • Finding People, Organizations, Etc.
  • Finding Factual Information
  • Writing

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  Washington Practice Materials

  Nancy McMurrer

  • Introduction
  • Encyclopedic Sources
  • Deskbooks, Manuals, Treatises, and Self-Help Sources
  • Continuing Legal Education Materials and CLEDEX
  • Litigation Aids
  • Ethics Opinions
  • Directories
  • Current Awareness

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  Acronyms and Abbreviations

  Cheryl Rae Nyberg

  Acronyms and abbreviations that are used throughout this book and that are frequently encountered in Washington legal materials are listed below, along with the full names or titles they represent. The list includes publications (the full titles are printed in italics); bar associations and legal organizations; federal and state agencies, boards, commissions, and departments; legal terms; court rules; statutes; and electronic databases and services. Washington State agencies are designated by the word Washington in parentheses; sections or programs of the Washington State Bar Association are indicated by WSBA in parentheses. It is a representative, not a comprehensive, list.

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  Administrative Decisions and Materials

  Cheryl Rae Nyberg

  • Introduction
  • Administrative Agencies' Functions and Procedures
  • Multi-Agency Sources of Administrative Decisions
  • Agency-Specific Sources
  • Agency Decisions at a Glance

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  Fundamentals of Legal Research in Washington

  Mary Whisner

  • Introduction and General Research Texts
  • Secondary Sources
  • Statutes
  • City and County Codes
  • Administrative Regulations
  • Case Law
  • Case Finding Tools
  • Attorney General Opinions
  • Citator Services
  • Citation Format
  • Appendix: Office of Reporter Style Sheet

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  Betty Wilkins

  An oral history interview with Betty Wilkins, former director of the University of Washington Law Library.

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  [Interview with] Viola Bird

  An interview with Viola Bird, who served as assistant law librarian for twenty years, from 1953 to 1973.