Legal Information - (How to Find It, How to Use It) by Kent Olson & Kent Clson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Now, at last, there is a comprehensive and readable guide designed to help librarians, scholars, and the general public quickly find the legal information they need. While most legal research books focus on the needs of beginning law students or litigants, Legal Information takes a broader view of the law, including its value in other disciplines. It explains why legal information exists in certain formats, and describes how to get the most out of the major legal reference tools. It also suggests the best sources for different kinds of information and explains how these resources compare to other available materials.

Book Synopsis

Now, at last, there is a comprehensive and readable guide designed to help librarians, scholars, and the general public quickly find the legal information they need. While most legal research books focus on the needs of beginning law students or litigants, Legal Information takes a broader view of the law, including its value in other disciplines. It explains why legal information exists in certain formats, and describes how to get the most out of the major legal reference tools. It also suggests the best sources for different kinds of information and explains how these resources compare to other available materials.

Review Quotes

.,."an appropriate title for most public and academic libraries."-Business Information Alert

.,."one of a kind. Highly recommended for all libraries."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

.,."will be welcomed by reference and collection development librarians wishing to expand their knowledge of legal information sources."-Business Information Alert

?...an appropriate title for most public and academic libraries.?-Business Information Alert

?...one of a kind. Highly recommended for all libraries.?-Reference & User Services Quarterly

?...will be welcomed by reference and collection development librarians wishing to expand their knowledge of legal information sources.?-Business Information Alert

?[f]ulfills a need in the legal bibliography arena.?-Internet Reference Services Quarterly

?Can a book on legal research be informative, well-written and witty? If you thought the answer was no, then you should pick up a copy of...Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It....a thorough, well-researched, thoughtful, and informative work....appears to be the first research book of the new generation that integrates traditional and electronic research in a seamless fashion....For any librarian who ever has to undertake legal research this book is indispensable.?-Journal of Government Information

?Highly recommended for academic and public libraries.?-CHOICE

?Highly recommended for public, academic, and law libraries.?-Library Journal

?Usefully, throughout the book, these electronic forms are given coverage under the kind of information they provide rather than by focussing on the electronic type....There is also a good cross-reference index. This along with the list of exhibits (illustrations) and tables gives good sighposting within the book....Make no mistake, a lot of very detailed work has gone into this publication...One very handy feature is the list of topics covered at the beginning of each chapter. This acts as a summary of what is covered in the chapter and makes for easy referencing by users....It is probably a very practical and useful guide to carious groups....such as the general public, students, lawyers, law librarians etc. and anyone else needing to know where to find US legal information.?-Managing Information

"Ýf¨ulfills a need in the legal bibliography arena."-Internet Reference Services Quarterly

..."an appropriate title for most public and academic libraries."-Business Information Alert

..."one of a kind. Highly recommended for all libraries."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

..."will be welcomed by reference and collection development librarians wishing to expand their knowledge of legal information sources."-Business Information Alert

"[f]ulfills a need in the legal bibliography arena."-Internet Reference Services Quarterly

"Can a book on legal research be informative, well-written and witty? If you thought the answer was no, then you should pick up a copy of...Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It....a thorough, well-researched, thoughtful, and informative work....appears to be the first research book of the new generation that integrates traditional and electronic research in a seamless fashion....For any librarian who ever has to undertake legal research this book is indispensable."-Journal of Government Information

"Highly recommended for academic and public libraries."-CHOICE

"Highly recommended for public, academic, and law libraries."-Library Journal

"Usefully, throughout the book, these electronic forms are given coverage under the kind of information they provide rather than by focussing on the electronic type....There is also a good cross-reference index. This along with the list of exhibits (illustrations) and tables gives good sighposting within the book....Make no mistake, a lot of very detailed work has gone into this publication...One very handy feature is the list of topics covered at the beginning of each chapter. This acts as a summary of what is covered in the chapter and makes for easy referencing by users....It is probably a very practical and useful guide to carious groups....such as the general public, students, lawyers, law librarians etc. and anyone else needing to know where to find US legal information."-Managing Information

About the Author

KENT C. OLSON is assistant librarian for public services at the University of Virignia School of Law, Charlottesville, where he teaches a course in advanced legal research. He has written and co-written several books and articles on law and law research, including Legal Research in a Nutshell, 6th ed., and How to Find the Law, 9th ed., as well as the Law section of the American Library Associations Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed. Olson holds a J.D. and an M.L.S from the University of California, Berkeley.