Does library research leave you stumped? Check out these short online tutorials for help.
U.S. Federal Legal Research
- congress.gov: Overview of the Legislative Process
- Updating the CFR using govinfo.gov
- Statutory Research Tutorial (Georgetown Law School)
- Administrative Law Research Tutorial (Georgetown Law School)
- Case Law, Court Structure and Legal precedent (Duke Law School)
- The Federal Register: What It Is and How to Use It (U.S. National Archives & Records Administration)
- How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search: A Step-by-Step Strategy (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)
Law School Topics
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CALI Lessons (Center for computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) (Law school only; contact the reference desk for login information)
- Current Awareness & Alert Services (CALI Lesson)
Foreign, Comparative & International Legal Research
- Foreign & International Law (Vanderbilt Law School)
Technology Training
- Searching in HeinOnline
- The Basics of Navigating Govinfo.gov
- Lynda.com Online Tutorials:Training library for lynda.com, including more than 4,000 online modules for Microsoft Office products, audiovisual technology, web design, and computer programming.