Where the Public School Law Subject Guide is located

You will go to the SE Library main page at: http://www.se.edu/lib

Then click on the Research Guides link

Then scroll down until you find Public School Law

Where this Powerpoint is Where this Powerpoint is locatedlocated

Go to the library webpage at: Go to the library webpage at: http://www.se.edu/libhttp://www.se.edu/lib

Click on Research Guides Click on Research Guides

Click on Public School LawClick on Public School Law

Then click on Tab 24, TutorialsThen click on Tab 24, Tutorials

OutlineOutlineGeneral IntroductionGeneral Introduction

Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources

Finding LawyersFinding Lawyers

ConstitutionConstitution

Legislative LawsLegislative Laws

Administrative LawAdministrative Law

Judicial LawJudicial Law

Finding Cases by SubjectFinding Cases by Subject

LOISLAWLOISLAW

Education Law ResourcesEducation Law Resources

Where to Access Legal Information in TexomaWhere to Access Legal Information in Texoma

Where do you go to find the law?Where do you go to find the law?

Where do you go to understand the law?Where do you go to understand the law?

We will discuss where the actual law is We will discuss where the actual law is

We will also discuss tool that may help us We will also discuss tool that may help us to understand the lawto understand the law

Primary vs secondaryPrimary vs secondary

Primary source Primary source (authority)-court opinions, (authority)-court opinions, statutes, constitutions, administrative lawstatutes, constitutions, administrative law

Secondary source Secondary source (authority)—(authority)—commentary and analysis on the lawcommentary and analysis on the law

Print vs Electronic SourcesPrint vs Electronic Sources

– Both will be discussedBoth will be discussed– Understanding how print resources are Understanding how print resources are

organized can be helpful to you even if organized can be helpful to you even if you conduct the majority of your you conduct the majority of your research electronicallyresearch electronically

OK this is the end of part 1!