23rd National Legal Research Teach-In

2015 Instructional Resources Kit

Provided in conjunction with National Library Week, April 12-18, 2015
Compiled and Edited by the RIPS Teach-In Kit Committee

Presentations & Course Materials

• Advanced Legal Research Memo
• Index v. Keyword v. Table of Contents
• Intellectual Property Law Research Course
  • Intellectual Property Law Research Course Page
• Legal Research Video Tutorials and Quizzes
  Ashley Ahlbrand
  Educational Technology Librarian
  Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  211 South Indiana Avenue
  Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7001
  (812) 855-6613
  aaahlbra@indiana.edu

  Michelle Trumbo
  Electronic Services Librarian
  Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  211 South Indiana Avenue
  Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7001
  (812) 856-0464
  mbotek@indiana.edu

  Jennifer Morgan
  Documents Librarian
  Indiana University Maurer School of Law
  211 South Indiana Avenue
  Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7001
  (812) 855-4611
  jlbryan@indiana.edu

  In Spring 2014, the law librarians at Indiana University Maurer School of Law were approached by the director of the Legal Research & Writing program for 1Ls at Maurer to create research tutorials for the students to watch in preparation for the research lectures in the 2014-2015 academic year. Over the Summer, the librarians scripted, designed, and recorded a series of short videos on case law and statutory research, focusing on WestlawNext, Lexis Advance, and Bloomberg Law.

  The videos combined PowerPoint and “live action” screencasts, and were recorded and edited using Camtasia. They were then uploaded to the Law Library’s YouTube channel, and embedded in a LibGuide for ease of access.

  Finally, the law librarians were asked to create quizzes to correspond to the tutorials. These were created using Google Forms, and were embedded on the LibGuide as well.

  • Statutes Tutorials
  • Statutes Quizzes
  • Cases Tutorials
  • Cases Quizzes
• Personal Law Library Project
• Print Research
• Regulatory Research Assignment
• Statutory Research Exercise
• Tax Research and Planning Practicum Course
• Tax Research Class
• Terms and Connectors Activity
• Uniform Laws, 50-State Survey Exercise

Handouts & Guides

• Federal Administrative Law – Research Strategies Chart
• Legal Research Certification Starter Kit
• Legal Resources for Visual Learners