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Paralegal Research Guide

Table of Contents
Articles and Databases	Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
Books and E-Books	Websites
Tutorials	Professional Organizations
Ask a Librarian	Related Guides

Research Tip: The following research guide is a good place to start for general legal topics or federal research. If you're researching state or regional information, please take a look at one of our other guides: Minnesota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin.

Articles and Databases

MultiSearch - What is this?

Additional Databases

CREDO Reference

Criminal Justice Collection

Criminal Justice Periodicals

Directory of Open Access Journals

Encyclopedia Britannica

LegalTrac

LexisNexis Academic

WestLaw (GU/MSB students:
You will receive a password
from your instructor.)

Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers

You can find magazines in the campus libraries by searching the Journal Search or the Library Catalog.
Search the Journal Search for additional electronic versions of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Examples of magazines that you'll find:

@ Law
Bench and Bar of MN
Facts and Findings
Idaho Law Review
National Paralegal Reporter

Paralegal Today

South Dakota Law Review

Wisconsin Law Journal

Professional Resource: Westlaw

GU/MSB provides students, in selected courses, access to this professional online legal research tool: Westlaw - http://www.westlaw.com/

Paralegal students will learn more about this database in their coursework. Your instructor will explain about access to Westlaw in the appropriate courses. For training tutorials about Westlaw, please see the West eLearning Center.

Books and Ebooks:

Search Tip:

To find ebooks, search the Library catalog, then narrow your search results by clicking on format > electronic

Examples of Ebooks you'll find in the Library Catalog:

Carrion, R. (2004). U.S.A. immigration guide. Array Naperville, Ill.: Sphinx Pub. Retrieved from Netlibrary.
Gould, W. B. (2004). A primer on American labor law. Array Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. Retrieved from Netlibrary.
Lehman, J. (2005). West's encyclopedia of American law. Array Detroit, Mich.: Thomson Gale. Retrieved from Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Ross, S. Dente. (2004). Deciding communication law: Key cases in context. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum. Retrieved from Netlibrary.
Wilson, J. (2006). Gale encyclopedia of everyday law. Array Detroit, Mich.: Thomson Gale. Retrieved from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Additional ebooks

Estrin, C. (2007). Hot Jobs & Amazing Careers: Smart Moves for Paralegals Retrieved April 22, 2009, from http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/hot-jobs-amazing-careers/975437

Websites

We recommend websites such as:

Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Paralegal Gateway - http://www.paralegalgateway.com/

United States Code - http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

MORE! Take a look at the GEN Library's Delicious Links for paralegal topics

Or search the recommended links for all topics:

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Tutorials

Library Tour for Paralegals - 30-minute webinar recording

The following tutorials have been created by Brian Craig, GEN paralegal faculty

Westlaw:

Searching Statutes on Westlaw - 22-minute tutorial

Finding a Case by Party Name on Westlaw - 3-minute tutorial

Finding an Act by Popular Name on Westlaw - 3-minute tutorial

Searching State Supreme Court Cases on Westlaw - 3 minute tutorial

LexisNexis Academic

Using Shepard's on LexisNexis Academic -5-minute tutorial

Using American Jurisprudence (a legal encylopedia) on LexisNexis Academic - 5-minute tutorial

Finding a Case by Party Name on LexisNexis Academic - 5-minute tutorial

Finding a Case by Jurisdiction on LexisNexis Academic - 3-minute tutorial

Searching for Law Review Articles on LexisNexis Academic - 4-minute tutorial

Other

Searching Cases on Google Scholar - 3 minute tutorial

Searching Trademarks for LA324 - 4-minute tutorial

Searching legislative information on THOMAS - 4-minute tutorial

Professional Organizations

American Association for Paralegal Education [AAFPE] http://www.aafpe.org/

National Federation of Paralegal Associations: http://www.paralegals.org/

National Association of Legal Assistants: http://www.nala.org/

MORE! Take a look at GEN Library's Delicious Links for paralegal professional associations and organizations

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