CHAPTER 9

							    CHAPTER 9

Digests and Miscellaneous
     Research Tools
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                   Book Example 1
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

              Full Name of First Author
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                      Ampersnd
              The Bluebook
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    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

             Full Name of Second Author
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                   Title of the Book
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                   Specific Section
              The Bluebook
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    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                    Edition Cited
              The Bluebook
               Rule 15
    Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
        Non-Periodic Materials


Jones, John & Sam Smith, Civil Law § 10 (3d ed. 2000).

                 Date of Edition Cited
                  The Bluebook
                  Rule 15
       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                       Book Example 2
                  The Bluebook
                  Rule 15
       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                     Full Name of Author
                  The Bluebook
                  Rule 15
       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                       Title of the Book
                  The Bluebook
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       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                          Page Cited
                  The Bluebook
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       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                    Full Name of the Editor
                  The Bluebook
                  Rule 15
       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                    Abbreviation for Editor
                  The Bluebook
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       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                 Publisher of the Edition Cited
                  The Bluebook
                  Rule 15
       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                   Year of the Edition Cited
                  The Bluebook
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       Citing Books, Pamphlets, and
           Non-Periodic Materials


Ed Smith, Titanic, 59 (Sam Jones ed., Oldie Books 1983) (1979).

                  Year of Original Publication
                      Digests

   Digests are special indexes to case
    reporters

   Based on headnotes that precede the
    cases
       Headnotes are editorial enhancements that
        summarize topics addressed in the case
                   Digests
                   Features


   Headnotes

   Topic and Key Numbers

   Arranged alphabetically by topic
    West American Digest System


   Corresponds to case reporter headnotes

   Includes all state and federal cases
    contained in regional reporters

   Includes cases back to 1658
    West American Digest System

   Centennial Digest: Contains case
    annotations from 1658 – 1896

   Decennial Digest: Published every ten
    years thereafter

   General Digest: Updates Decennial Digest
             West State Digests


   Digests are published for most states and
    the following reporters
       Atlantic Reporter
       Pacific Reporter
       North Western Reporter
       South Western Reporter
             Other West Digests
   Supreme Court Digest

   Federal Practice Digest

   Specialty Digests:
       Bankruptcy Digest
       United States Court of Claims Digest
       Multiple others
               Using Digests
         Starting with a Known Case
   Identify relevant headnotes
   Note topic and key number of headnotes
   Find digest dedicated to case reporter
   Locate topic and key numbers in digest
   Note citations to other cases under topic
    and key numbers
   Read other cases
                Using Digests
       Starting with an Issue or Facts

   Identify key words in facts and issues
   Locate key words in descriptive word index
   Identify proper topic and key number from index
   Locate topic and key number in digest
   Note case citations under topic and key numbers
   Read cases
    Other Miscellaneous Sources

   Restatements of Law
   Form Books
   Pattern Jury Instructions
   Legal Dictionaries
       Words and Phrases
   Legal Thesaurus
LEXIS Law Publishing Digests

  The United States Supreme Court
   Reports Digest, Lawyers’ Edition
   accompanies the United States
Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers’ Edition