Legal Reference Service in the Public Library: A Guide to Primary-Source Legal Material.

Nixon, Judith M.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Legal Reference Service in the Public Library: A Guide to Primary-Source Legal Material.

Nixon, Judith M.

RQ, v24 n2 p195-203 Win 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 sources of federal law (coverage, publisher, price). (EJS)

Descriptors: Government (Administrative Body), Government Publications, Laws, Legislation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Services, Primary Sources, Public Libraries, Reference Materials, Reference Services, Research Tools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - General; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Language: English

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