Post on 16-Jul-2015
LEGAL REFERENCE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS
Kathy Fletcher, UNH Law LibraryMary S. Searles, NH Law Library
NHLA Fall Business Meeting
November 8, 2012
Gunstock Mountain Resort, Gilford, NH
TYPICAL LEGAL RESEARCH PROCESS
1. Formulate the legal question2. Categorize the question
Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive
3. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations
JOY OF COOKING APPROACH
1. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW2. Formulate the legal question3. Categorize the question
Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive
4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations
JOY OF COOKING APPROACH
1. FIND BACKGROUND RESOURCES = READ ABOUT THE LAW2. Formulate the legal question3. Categorize the question
Federal/state/local Civil/criminal Procedural/substantive
4. Read the statutes, cases, regulations
HOMEWORK
Send your patrons’ questions Let us know about problems with the site Let us know what’s helpful and what’s not
msearles@courts.state.nh.us