Research Guides

Research guides are available in the following categories:

• Research Basics
• California Research Guides
• Federal Research Guides
• Specialized Research Guides

Research Basics

• Introduction to United States Law
• Succeeding in Law School (PDF only) (Get Adobe Reader)
• Research Strategy
• Starting Places for Legal Research Projects
• Bringing Research to a Close
• Finding Cases by Citation
• Finding Cases by Name
• Finding Law Review Articles (See also the following "cheat sheets" on specific tools and techniques for finding law review articles.)

  Conducting Preemption Checks for Law Reviews | Index to Legal Periodicals on the Web | Index to Legal Periodicals on Lexis & Westlaw | LegalTrac on the Web | Legal Resource Index on Lexis and Westlaw | Current Index to Legal Periodicals on Westlaw | Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals on the Web | HeinOnline's Law Journal Library | Finding Law Review Articles on LexisNexis Academic

• Finding and Updating Administrative Regulations
• Tips for Using Ignacio, USF's Online Catalog
• Tips for Efficient, Effective Online Research

California Research Guides

• Depublication of California Cases
• Finding California Legislative History, Guide and Checklist
  Alternative Format: California Legislative History Guide PDF File (Get Adobe Reader)
• California Practice Materials, A Brief Guide
• California Formbooks, A Brief Guide

Federal Research Guides

• United States Supreme Court Research — Getting Started
• Supreme Court Current Awareness
• Entertaining Supreme Court Literature

Specialized Research Guides

• Legal Ethics Research — Getting Started
• Finding Ethics Opinions, (ABA, California, and other states)
• Legislative Research — Tracking the Status of a Bill
• Researching Foreign Legal Systems — Basic Resources
• Researching European Law — Basic Resources
• Finding a Topic for Your Comment, Note, or Law School Paper

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