BASIC & SPECIALIZED RESEARCH GUIDES
The Jacob Burns Law Library publishes the following research guides, which are available here in PDF.* Reference librarians create and regularly update the guides; each publication provides in-depth research guidance in a specific area of law, with particular focus on resources available in the law library.
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Basic Research Guides
1. Federal Statutory Research
(PDF : 113KB / 10 pages)
2. Federal Legislative History
(PDF : 156KB / 20 pages)
3. Using LexisNexis Congressional to Find Federal Legislative Materials
(PDF : 186KB / 13 pages)
4. Locating Federal Regulations
(PDF : 122KB / 10 pages)
5. Locating Presidential Documents
(PDF : 138KB / 17 pages)
6. Finding Cases & Interpreting Citations
(PDF : 139KB / 9 pages)
7. Legal Research Guide for the District of Columbia
(PDF : 185KB / 30 pages)
Specialized Research Guides
1. Government Contracts Research Guide
(PDF : 183KB / 25 pages)
2. U.S. Patent Law
(PDF : 975KB / 32 pages)
3. Federal Tax Research
(PDF : 433KB / 26 pages)
4. Guide to Securities Law Research
(PDF : 193KB / 23 pages)
5. Guide to Treaty Research
(PDF : 193KB / 26 pages)
6. Guide to United Nations Research
(PDF : 208KB / 33 pages)
7. Introduction to International Environmental Law Research
(PDF: 296KB / 40 pages)
8. Introduction to International Legal Research
(PDF : 232KB / 41 pages)
9. International Human Rights Law
(PDF : 301KB / 55 pages)