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Legal Reference Service in the Public Library: A Guide to Primary-Source Legal Material.
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Nixon, Judith M. – RQ, 1984
Discusses primary-source legal materials (laws, regulations, court decisions) useful for public libraries. Highlights include a discussion of federal and state branches of government and corresponding publications; tools needed for legal research (digests, annotated codes, "pocket parts"); four levels of legal service; and primary…
Descriptors: Government (Administrative Body), Government Publications, Laws, Legislation