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Research Tutorials

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

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.