Instructional Support for Students: Legal Research
Research Guides
These research guides were developed by Barclay Law Librarians. They are
annotated outlines with references to our print and online sources. Subjects
include basic research skills (e.g., case research, West Digests, ALR, statutes,
CFR, legislative history) and topic-specific research. Students should bring these
with them to the library when pursuing research assignments and papers.
The guides are also available in print at the Reference Desk.
Understanding Lexis: (Not limited to research using LexisNexis)
Access with a valid Lexis ID.
Interactive Tutorials
Legal Research Online Exercises (from Lexis)
Access with a valid Lexis ID. These are basic general research exercises that may
be useful as assignments before a lecture or for review. They cover
general research strategies and techniques and include useful charts,
graphs and diagrams.
CALI Lessons
Please note: To open or download CALI lessons, you must be registered.
Faculty & student passwords may be obtained by contacting Electronic
Services Librarian, Robert Weiner, at rjweiner@law.syr.edu.
Once you have registered and logged in, you can use the links below to access
individual CALI lessons via the web rather than going through the online
directory of lessons to identify and access a lesson. You MUST use the
directory if you wish to access a lesson in Windows rather than the web.
Assumes an understanding of basic statutory research.
Run “Introduction to State & Federal Statutes” first.
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