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This guide shows you how to find and develop a paper topic, do a preemption check, and meet your CWSL scholarly writing requirement.
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Develop a Paper
Preemption Check
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Legal Citation
Recommended Guides
Citation Management Tools
Publishing Opportunities
Resources
The Bluebook
Call Number: KF245 .B58 2020
ISBN: 9780578666150
Publication Date: 2020
Bluebook Online
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation
Call Number: KF245.A45
ISBN: 9781543807776
Publication Date: 2021
ALWD
Recommended Guides
Bluebook Legal Citation System Guide (Harvard Law Library)
Brief guide to elements of a legal citation.
Bluebook 101 (Washington U. Law Library)
Detailed guide to Bluebook formats.
Bluebooking and Legal Citation (LMU Law Library)
Detailed guide to legal citation formats.
Citation Management Tools
Legal citation software
Caution: Always review for accuracy because free tools do not license the copyrighted Bluebook.
Zotero (free)
Highly recommended with
browser connection
and
MS Word extension
.
See
Georgetown Law Library Guide
for details and three 5-minute videos for law faculty and students.
For general support, see
GSU Zotero LibGuide
by Jason Puckett (author,
Zotero: A guide for librarians, researchers, and educators
).
Lexis
&
Westlaw
Most sources feature a
copy reference
option when the source title is selected.
See
Case Western Law Library Guide
for details.
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