H. DOUGLAS BARCLAY LAW LIBRARY
INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES GUIDE
Wendy Scott, Assistant Director for Faculty & Outreach Services
2008
Selection of Resources to Support First Year Property Courses
This guide directs faculty to instructional aids and materials available in the law library or on the web. It encompasses such resources as key web sites, texts, databases, guides, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and tutorials that faculty can integrate into their classes and/or assign to students. Materials crafted especially for faculty are designated as such in the annotations.
Sources on the Internet
Key Treatises & Texts in the Library & Online
Nutshell
Personal property in a nutshell (West, 2003)
Reserves KF 705 .Z9 B83 2003 (3 copies)
Real property in a nutshell (West, 2005)
Reserves KF 570 .Z9 B47 2005
Hornbooks & Other Introductory Texts
Introduction to the law of real property, 2nd. (Moynihan)
Reserves KF 570 .M6 1988
Stacks KF 570 .M6 1988
The law of property, 3rd ed. (Stoebuck & Whitman)
KF 570 .C86 2000
Reserves KF 570 .C86 2000
The law of property; an introductory survey (Hovenkamp & Kurtz)
Reserves KF 570 .S53 2001
Property, 4th ed. (Thomson/West Black Letter Series)
Reserves KF 570 .Z9 B46 2003
Survey of property, 3rd ed. (Boyer)
Reserves KF 576 .S6 1981
Stacks KF 576 .S6 1981
Understanding property law, 2nd ed.
Reserves KF 561 .S67 2007
(earlier edition in Stacks under KF561 .S67 2000)
Restatement
Restatement of the law: property (third), v. 1-2
KF 657 .R48 2000
Westlaw (login with valid password
)
Treatises
Powell on real property (looseleaf)
KF 570 .P6
Maintained with current supplements (current through March 2004)
Thompson on real property, 2nd (Thomas, editor)
KF 570 .T56 1994 (with current supplementation)
Databases
Lexis - Search by TopicThis is a guided search feature on Lexis. Access with valid Lexis ID. To access: log in, then click on the "By Topic or Headnote" tab, then click on Real Property Law. You may then locate cases and secondary source material on specific subtopics such as Adverse Possession.
These are guided search features on Westlaw. Access with a valid Westlaw ID. Click on the one of the two Property folders. For each subtopic you can locate cases, treatises, encyclopedias and journal articles.
Research Guides
Research guides were developed by our librarians. They are annotated outlines with references to our print and online sources. Subjects include basic research skills (case research, West Digests, ALR, statutes) 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.
Tutorials & Multimedia Instructional Support
About CALI (Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction)
CALI is a "non-profit consortium of law schools that researches and develops computer-mediated legal instruction and supports institutions and individuals using technology and distance learning in legal education. CALI was incorporated in 1982 and welcomes membership from law schools, paralegal programs, law firms and individuals wishing to learn more about the law." See the CALI homepage at:
http://www.cali.org.
CALI Lessons: Property
Please note: To open or download CALI lessons, you must be registered. Faculty and student authorization codes may be obtained by contacting Electronic Services Librarian, Robert Weiner, at
rjweiner@law.syr.edu, or the Reference Department at
reference@law.syr.edu.
There are numerous CALI lessons on Property, some of which were designed for first-year students. See the complete list by clicking
here.
Gilbert's Law Series Audiotapes: Real Property (3 audiocassette tapes)Reserves Law Audiotape KF 570 .Z9 S25 1987
Gilbert's Law School Legends Series: Real Property (4 audiocassette tapes)
by Professor Paula A. Franzese, Seton Hall University School of Law
Reserves Law Audiotape KF 570 .F73 1996
Sum & Substance: Property (7 audiocassette tapes)
by Professor Julian C. Juergensmeyer
KF 570 .Z9 J84 2000