Berring's Legal Research for the 21st Century
is an essential series for anyone involved with legal research. In
the four one-hour programs compiled here, Professor Berring covers
the basics for students and beginners as well as advanced
strategies for seasoned legal researchers. These videos are not
mere lectures. They visually take you inside the actual paper and
cyberspace research sources while Professor Berring provides his
expert guidance.
Case Finding and the Future of Cases covers case finding
in both paper and in cyberspace. Various methods for finding cases
are explored, as are the best tricks for saving time. The links
between the old printed digests and the new online systems of
Westlaw and Lexis are explored. Professor Berring closes with a
discussion of the future of case publication and case finding.
Citators and Secondary Source Research covers citators
and secondary sources. How can you tell if your case is still good
law? How can you use a citator to trigger your research? This part
of legal research is changing rapidly. Professor Berring breaks
citators into thier functional parts and shows how they work in all
forms. KeyCite and Shepards are each explored. Then secondary
sources, both traditional and new, are treated. Professor Berring
shows how they can provide the context for efficient research.
Statutes, Legislative History, and Administrative
Materials is a bread and butter explanation of statutes,
legislative history, and administrative materials. Professor
Berring uses visual patterns to make this material comprehensible.
His use of "context" sources is designed to demystify the
important, but sometimes difficult research of legislative
history.
Legal Research on the Internet and Research Strategies
explores both the content and methods of sophisticated Internet
Research. Looking for patterns and exploring current sources, he
attempts to bring order to the chaos of cyberspace. The second part
of the video contains Professor Berring's vital tips for how to be
an effective legal researcher.
Each program segment is available for individual purchase. Click
here for a list of available segments.
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