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Introduction to Legal Encyclopedias

This video provides a brief introduction to legal encyclopedias. It discusses the two general legal encyclopedias and state encyclopedias and why you would use an encyclopedia. The video is 5:55…

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Practical Law -- by Susan M Boland

This brief video provides an introduction to Westlaw's Practical Law. It is 1:24 min.

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Researching Secondary Sources: Finding and Using Encyclopedias on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated for 2020, covers how to find and use legal encyclopedias on Lexis Advance. It shows the structure and organization of an encyclopedia on Lexis and demonstrates how to use the…

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Finding Tax Treatises on Westlaw -- by Susan Boland

This video demonstrates different methods for finding tax treatises on Westlaw. The video is 4:25 minutes long and features closed captioning.

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Researching Secondary Sources Video: Finding and Using Treatises on Westlaw -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated August 15, 2019, covers how to find and use treatises on Westlaw. It covers finding a known treatise and how to browse for treatises on a particular subject. It is 6:56 minutes…

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Researching Secondary Sources Video: Finding and Using Treatises on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated August 15, 2019, demonstrates how to find and use treatises on Lexis. It covers retrieving a known treatise, finding treatises by topic, and using indexes and tables of contents…

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Researching Secondary Sources Video: Introduction to Treatises -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2024, introduces you to legal treatises. It covers what a treatise is, when and why you might use one, how to evaluate the authoritative value of a treatise, and how to find…

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Researching Secondary Sources Video: Restatements -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated August 14, 2019, introduces you to Restatements. It explains the structure and organization of Restatements, where they fall in the research process, when and why to use a…

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Researching Secondary Sources Video: Using Lexis & Westlaw to Find Law Reviews and Legal Periodicals -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated Aug. 14, 2019, covers how to find legal periodicals on Lexis and Westlaw. It demonstrates finding legal periodicals by citation, keyword searching, and by topic. The video is 5:58…

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Introduction to Legal Periodicals & Finding them on HeinOnline -- by Susan Boland

This video introduces you to legal periodicals. It covers the different types of legal periodicals, when and why you would use a legal periodical, how to evaluate the legal authority of legal…

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2014 Memo 3 Research Help Video: Confession Suppression Issue

This video provides research help for the 2014 Memo 3 assignment. It covers researching the confession suppression issue, beginning with useful secondary sources. It discusses the research process,…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 2 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Westlaw -- by Susan Boland

This video will help you get started on researching your memo assignment. It covers researching a Covenant-Not-to-Compete in Michigan on Westlaw. It discusses the research process, using library…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 1 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video demonstrates how to research a covenant not to compete issue in Michigan, on Lexis Advance. It discusses the research process, using library guides to find relevant and authoritative…

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Researching Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Part II Video: Secondary Sources -- by Susan Boland

This video looks at secondary sources for researching legal ethics and professional responsibility. The video is 9:38 minutes long and features closed captioning.

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Researching a Problem from Start to Finish Video: Part 2 Using Secondary Sources -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2019, is part of a research review that covers researching a problem from start to finish. Part 2 covers the use of secondary sources. The video is 12:54 minutes long and…

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