LibGuides: Legal Research for Non-Law Students: Home

About this guide

Welcome!

This research guide introduces legal content and legal research methodologies for non-law students. Legal research can be daunting, but this guide will provide you with a jumpstart in terms of where, and how, to look for legal materials, and what to do with them when you find them.

Getting Started

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries | Legal studies concepts and methodologies

Finding Books

Tips for searching for and finding books on legal topics

Finding Articles

Journal articles | Newspaper articles

Case law

How to find and use case law

Legislation

Statutes, bills, and regulations

Citating legal sources and using legal citation

What is legal citation? How and when do we use it?

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Osgoode Hall Law School Library research guides
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