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Table of Contents, with links to Detailed Table of Contents
- How to Use a Law Library
- The Process of Legal Research
- Fundamentals of Legal Research in Washington
- Washington Practice Materials
- Administrative Materials and Decisions
- Legislative History, Initiatives, and Bill Tracking New this edition: Initiatives
- Local Government Law New this edition
- Historical and Archival Sources New this edition
- Indian Law Research in Washington New this edition
- Nonlegal Resources
- Managing Your Library
- Appendix: Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Index
- The Basics of a Law Library
- Services
- Collection Organization
- Locating Items in the Collection
- Library Catalogs
- Searching Online Catalog Records
- Searching Indexing and Abstracting Services
- Legal Research Guides
- Online Searching
- Effective Online Searching
- Evaluating Resources on the Internet
- Everything Is Online, Right?
- What Is Online?
- What Is Not Online?
- Other Considerations
- State Law Library
- County Law Libraries
- Court Libraries
- Academic Law Libraries
- Directories of Washington Libraries
- Introduction
- Formats of Legal Materials
- Electronic Legal Information Systems
- Print Tools
- Integrating the Use of Print and Electronic Tools in Legal Research Projects
- Strategies for Effective Legal Research
- Rombauer Framework
- Preliminary Analysis
- Search for Statutes
- Search for Mandatory Case Precedent
- Search for Persuasive Case Precedent
- Refine, Double-Check, and Update
- Conclusion
- Rombauer Framework
- Managing Your Legal Research
- General Suggestions
- Note-Taking
- Help! A Dead End!
- When to Stop the Search
- Introduction
- Secondary Sources
- Practice Materials
- Legal Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias, Texts, and Treatises
- Legal Periodicals
- Statutes
- Session Laws
- Codes--The Revised Code of Washington and Its Predecessors
- Annotated Codes
- West's Revised Code of Washington Annotated
- Annotated Revised Code of Washington
- Electronic Versions of Washington Statutes
- Uniform Laws and Model Acts
- Court Rules
- City and County Codes
- Administrative Regulations
- Washington State Register
- Washington Administrative Code
- Researching the History of Regulations
- Electronic Versions of Administrative Regulations
- Case Law
- Official Reports
- Unofficial Reports
- Legal Newspaper
- Electronic Versions of Caselaw
- Unpublished Opinions
- Case Finding Tools
- Secondary Sources and Annotated Codes
- West Digest System
- Approaches to Using West Digests
- Changes in the Digest System; Updating Digests
- Cumulative Subject Index
- Shepard's Washington Case Name Citator
- West Fax
- Citator Services
- Computer-Assisted Legal Research
- Briefs
- Attorney General Opinions
- Citator Services
- Shepard's in Print
- Electronic Citator Services
- Shepard's on LexisNexis
- Keycite
- Citators on CD Law
- GlobalCite on Loislaw
- Comparisons and a Caution
- Full-text Searching
- Citation Format
- Introduction
- Encyclopedia Sources
- Washington Practice
- Washington Lawyers Practice Manual
- Subject-Specific Resources
- Deskbooks, Manuals, and Treatises
- Self-Help Sources
- CLE Materials
- Litigation Aids
- Benchbooks
- Pattern Forms
- Docket Information
- Jury Verdicts, Arbitration Awards, and Expert Witnesses
- Judicial Biographies and Backgrounds
- Ethics Opinions
- Directories
- Current Awareness: Bar Publications and Legal Newspapers
- Subject List of Practice Resources
- Introduction
- Administrative Agencies' Functions and Procedures
- Enabling Legislation
- Administrative Procedure Act and Model Rules of Procedure
- Public Records Act
- Bibliography
- Multi-Agency Sources of Administrative Decisions
- CD Law
- LexisNexis
- West Group
- Agency-Specific Sources
- Accountancy Board
- Administrative Hearings Office
- Auditor
- Banks Division
- Consumer Services Division
- Credit Unions Division
- Ecology Department
- Employment Security Department
- Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
- Environmental Hearings Office
- Ethics Advisory Committee
- Executive Ethics Board
- Financial Institutions Department
- Fish and Wildlife Department
- Forest Practices Appeals Board
- Governor
- Growth Management Hearings Boards
- Health Department
- Higher Education Personnel Board
- Human Rights Commission
- Hydraulic Appeals Board
- Industrial Insurance Appeals Board
- Insurance Commissioner
- Judicial Conduct Commission
- Labor and Industries Department
- Legislative Ethics Board
- Liquor Control Board
- Marine Employees' Commission
- Personnel Appeals Board
- Personnel Resources Board
- Pollution Control Hearings Board
- Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board of Registration
- Public Disclosure Commission
- Public Employment Relations Commission
- Retirement Systems Department
- Revenue Department
- Secretary of State
- Securities Division
- Shorelines Hearings Boards
- Tax Appeals Board
- Utilities and Transportation Commission
- Databases
- Introduction
- How a Bill Becomes a Law
- The Process of Researching Legislative History in Washington
- Compiling a Legislative History at a Law Library or on the Internet
- At the State Archives--Files and Records of Legislative Committee, Governors, and Agencies
- House and Senate Journal Tapes
- TVW
- Fee-Based Electronic Products
- Other Government Sources
- Unofficial Sources
- Telephone Numbers and Internet Addresses
- Sources of Legislative History Documents
- Researching Initiatives and Referenda
- Legislative Bill Tracking
- News Sources
- Washington State Legislature's Website
- Legislative Digest and History of Bills
- Meeting Schedule and Bill Status
- Legislative Hotline
- Governor's Office
- LEGlink
- LexisNexis and Westlaw
- Tips on Using the Legislature's Search Feature
- Introduction and General Texts on Local Government Law
- Secondary Sources
- Background on Local Governments
- Role of Washington State
- Cities
- Counties
- Special Districts
- Directories
- Practice Materials
- Local Procedure
- Planning and Land Use
- Growth Management Act
- Shoreline Management Act
- Budgets and Taxes
- Employment
- Background on Local Governments
- Public Records
- Primary Sources: Legislative
- State Law
- Washington Constitution
- Revised Code of Washington
- Local Law
- Charters
- City and County Codes
- Washington State Building Code
- Other Uniform Codes
- Ordinances
- Resolutions and orders
- Legislative History
- Seattle
- King County
- State Law
- Primary Sources: Administrative
- Rules and Guidance
- Seattle
- King County
- Decisions
- Seattle
- King County
- Kitsap County
- Snohomish County
- Rules and Guidance
- Introduction
- Statehood History
- Constitutions and Constitutional Conventions
- Territorial Session Laws and Codes
- Territorial Legislative Assembly
- Territorial and Early State Courts
- Territorial Governors and Gubernatorial Archives
- Agency Documents and Archives
- Other Sources on Washington Government and Legal History
- Washington State Archives
- Collections
- Access
- Finding Aids
- Unique Collections
- Washington State Bench and Bar Collection
- Pacific Northwest Collection
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Alaska Region
- Washington State Library
- Selected Online Resources
- Introduction
- Federal Indian Policy
- Pre-Revolutionary War (Before 1776)
- Treaty-Making and Federal Authority (1776-1828)
- Removal, the End of Treaty-Making, and the Move to Reservations (1828-1887)
- Allotment and Assimilation (1887-1934)
- Indian Reorganization (1934-1953)
- Termination (1953-1968)
- Tribal Self-Determination (1968 to Present)
- Indian Law Terminology
- Who Is an Indian?
- What Is an Indian Tribe?
- What Is a Federally Recognized Tribe?
- What Is Indian Country?
- What Is the Federal Trust Responsibility?
- What Is Tribal Sovereignty or Tribal Self-Government?
- What is PL 280?
- Scope of Federal, Tribal, and State Power over Indians
- Practitioner's Checklist
- Research Tools
- Research Guides
- Treatises, National in Scope
- Periodical Literature
- Primary Law Sources
- Treaties and Tribal-State Compacts
- Treaties
- Tribal-State Compacts
- Constitutions and Statutes
- Federal
- Tribal
- Court Opinions
- State and Federal Cases
- Tribal Court Cases
- Administrative Rules and Decisions
- Treaties and Tribal-State Compacts
- Directories and Reference Materials
- Research Tools for Washington Tribes
- Research Guide
- Treatises and Books
- Periodical Literature
- Primary Law
- Directories and Reference Material
- Conclusion
- Introduction
- Finding People, Organizations, Agencies, and Corporations
- Telephone Numbers and Email Addresses
- Locating a Lawyer
- Washington State
- United States
- Directories of Association
- Government Directories
- Washington State
- United States
- Other States
- Corporate Directories
- Finding Factual Information
- Almanacs
- Atlases and Maps
- Country Information
- Statistical Sources
- General Sources
- Court Statistics
- Criminal Justice Statistics
- Economic Statistics
- Census
- Advanced Statistical Finding Tools
- Medical Information
- Writing Resources
- Dictionaries and Thesauruses
- Usage Guides
- Quotation Books
- Managing Your Library
- If Your Firm Has a Librarian
- If Your Firm Does Not Have a Librarian
- Using a Consultant
- How Do You Know When You Need a Librarian?
- Hiring a Librarian
- Selecting Materials
- Questions to Consider
- Selection and Acquisition Tools
- Publishers on the World Wide Web
- Selecting Legal Databases
- Comparison of Low-Cost Legal Research Services on the Web
- Managing Your Library: A Selected Bibliography
- Books and Serials
- Articles
- Websites
- Library Support Services in King County
- Document Delivery Services
- Pacific Northwest
- National
- Legal Publishers and Distributors: A Selected List of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Legal Publishers
- Publishers of Current Washington Legal Periodicals
- Law Reviews
- Legal Newspapers
- Bar Publications
- Index
Detailed Table of Contents
Chapter 1 How to Use a Law Library
Appendix I: Law Libraries in Washington State
Appendix II: Library of Congress Call Numbers
Chapter 2 The Process of Legal Research
Appendix I: Research Process: Comparison of Major Legal Research Texts
Appendix II: Here There Be Dragons: How to Do Research in an Area You
Know Nothing About
Appendix III: Develop the Habit: Note-Taking in Legal Research
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Legal Research in Washington
Chapter 4 Washington Practice Materials
Chapter 5 Administrative Materials and Decisions
Chapter 6 Legislative History, Initiatives, and Bill Tracking
Chapter 7 Local Government Law
Appendix II: Washington County Codes
Appendix III: Library and Office Directory
Chapter 8 Historical and Archival Sources
Chapter 9 Indian Law Research in Washington
Appendix II: Basic Rules of Jurisdiction in Indian Country (Criminal)