These series include problems/ questions and model answers relating to the area of law being discussed. Series with a book icon are located at the circulation desk. All series are available online.
Study aids (also referred to as supplements) are intended to assist students in a variety of ways. Students can use study aids to acquire a broad overview of a topic, review and better understand specific concepts, and test the application of concepts. Unlike casebooks, study aids provide explanations, analysis, practice questions, and model answers.
This page lists the various study aids that the law library has purchased for your use.
The law library subscribes to three electronic study aid platforms, Lexis Digital, West Academic, and Wolters Kluwer (WK).
What Can I Find on Lexis Digital Library?
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What Can I Find on West Academic?
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What Can I Find on WK?
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Batelle Labs has been testing library materials to determine how long COVID-19 survives.. On June 22, they released results that concluded that after 3 days the virus was no longer detected on books and DVDs. The law library will be putting a process in place that will quarantine library materials for a minimum of 72 hours after they have been handled.
Unfortunately, the need for a 3 day quarantine means that reserve materials will not be available for students as in the past.
Physical CDs for Sum and Substance and Law School Legends are located in the Reference Room and can be checked out for 1 week with 1 renewal.
Restatements are secondary sources that seek to create a uniform "restatement" of the legal rules that constitute the common law in a particular area. They are written by the American Law Institute (ALI), a prestigious legal organization composed of noted professors, judges and lawyers. They are not binding legal authority.
Each Restatement consists of a set of topical volumes, which contain the actual "black letter" legal rules and drafters' commentary, and a set of Appendix volumes, which contain summaries of cases which have adopted or interpreted the Restatement rules.
To locate Restatements, do a keyword search in the law library catalog.
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Case briefs summarize the law, facts, and analysis of the cases students are assigned in course casebooks. Many are keyed to specific casebooks. Commercial case briefs are not a substitute for reading and briefing assigned cases.
Problem-Based
These series include problems/ questions and model answers relating to the area of law being discussed. These are good for exam preparation.
Outlines
These titles focus on black letter law and legal rules. They often include exam tips and sample questions. Some outlines are keyed to specific casebooks. Commercial outlines are not a substitute for creating your own outline.
Overviews
These titles provide a concise narrative explanation of the major doctrines in each substantive area of law, and offer a good introduction to key concepts and legal terminology.
Treatises
These series provide comprehensive explanation and analysis. They are more detailed than other types of study aids.
Skills-Based
Skills & Values series (LD)
This series explores topics important in law practice. Each chapter includes exercises designed to help students develop problem-solving skills for issues they might face in practice.