TY - BOOK AU - Nemeth,Charles P. AU - Haywood,Hope I. TI - Learning legal research: a how-to manual SN - 0130450340 (pbk) U1 - 340.072073 PY - 2005/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Legal research KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface. - Pt. 1. Legal research - preliminary considerations. 1. Introduction to legal research. 2. Analysis and research methods: the most important tasks. 3. Citation method. - Pt. 2. Finding tools. Ch. 4. The index: the most powerful tool in legal research. Ch. 5. The digest: a remarkable finding tool. Ch. 6. Computer-assisted legal research. - Pt. 3. Tertiary resources. Ch. 7. Law books, texts, services and periodicals. Ch. 8. Legal encyclopedias and dictionaries. Ch. 9. The American Law Reports series. - Pt. 4. Primary resources. Ch. 10. Case law analysis. Ch. 11. Statutes and legislative resources. Ch. 12. Government regulations/administrative law. - Pt. 5. Final considerations. Ch. 13. Updating the law. Ch. 14. Government materials, publications, and compilations. Ch. 15. Writing applications in the law and justice field ER -