Follow up to LGL 101 class - Professor Barone

LGL 101
Professor Barone

Selected Reference Books:

Court Cases:

Connecticut reports KFC3651.A51 C61 (Connecticut Supreme Court Reporter)
Connecticut Supplements KFC3651. A511 C62 (Connecticut Superior Court Reporter)
Connecticut appellate reports KFC3648 .C65 (Connecticut Appellate Court Reporter)
United States Supreme Court reports KF101.A313

Connecticut Statutes and other Connecticut related legal materials:

The general statutes of Connecticut KFC3630 1958 .A247 2009 (paperback, blue cover, and no annotations).
Connecticut General statutes annotated KFC 3630 .A4 C6 (2007) (hard cover with indexes in paperback, red cover, has pocket parts, and annotated)
Connecticut probate deskbook KFC3774 .W54
Connecticut practice book KFC4129.A192 C6
Superior Court civil rules KFC3680 .C65
Juvenile law KFC3680 .C65
Connecticut evidence KFC4140.A53 H64
Alternate dispute resolution in Connecticut's courts KFC4160.3 .H63

Go to NCC Library Online Catalog for more information.

Note: How to read legal citation by Bunker Hill Community College
Hierarchy of Federal and Connecticut Court Systems

Use books when:

1. A complex concept.
2. Your search terms are common words that happen too often in databases or the search terms are ambiguous.
3. Cost.
4. The legal source you are looking for is only available in books.

Use databases when:

1. Looking for the most current information.
2. Looking for cases involving a certain attorneys, law firms…
3. Updating your research (to shepardize).
4. Looking for a known case.

Selected Paralegal Periodicals Owned by NCC Library

1. Paralegal Today: provides paralegals with the latest news, salary data, how-to, tips and cautions, software and hardware reviews, and digital forms.

2.Connecticut Law Tribune : a weekly newspaper that provides job announcements in Connecticut besides of news.

Selected Databases in NCC Library

LOIS Law
Westlaw
LexisNexis

Note: If you want to access these databases off campus, don’t forget to log in http://my.commnet.edu , sign in with your NetID (your student ID@student.commnet.edu) and password.

Note: For more assistance on Westlaw, click on NCC database tutorial.

Note: Steps to print in 2 columns:

1.Copy the case selected.
2.Open a blank Word document
3.Click “Page Layout” on menu bar.
4.Click “Columns”.
5.Select “two” on the drop down menu.
6.Paste.

Other related web sites

AltLaw - is a joint project of Columbia Law School's Program on Law and Technology and the Silicon Flatirons Program at the University of Colorado Law School.
Connecticut Law and Legislation - Connecticut Law Library.
General Statutes of Connecticut.
Google Scholar.
LII – Legal Information Institute by Cornell University.
New York State Court Unified Court System.