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Citation & Cite Checking

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

(2002-03 ed.) by Peter W. Martin (Cornell Law School)

This is a citation primer based on the seventeenth edition of the Harvard Bluebook.

Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Citations

Lookup how to cite any legal authority; based upon the Sixteenth Edition of the Harvard Bluebook.

LEGLREF. KF 246 .P73 1997, at 4th Floor Public Service Desk

Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations

Lookup legal abbreviations and acronyms used in legal literature.

LEGLREF. KF 246 .B46 1993, at 4th Floor Public Service Desk

Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations Reversed

Find which abbreviations and acronyms to use when citing legal literature.

LEGLREF. K 89 .K37 1994, at 4th Floor Public Service Desk

Shepard's Citations

via LexisNexis Academic

"Shepardize" cases online. Pathway: Legal/Shepard's Citations (right-hand menu)

via lexis.com

"Shepardize" cases online with this database available via 2 computers in the Government/Legal Information Library.

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