Use the reviews below to find the right book for your needs. This list includes prominent titles on the topics of how to research (including, of course, legal research), how to research specific legal subjects, how to teach legal research, how to teach generally, and more. Reviews will be added periodically as we strive to build a comprehensive database of reviews of useful titles. If you have recommendations for new titles that would be helpful to our members please email Robin C. Schard or Kelly Leong (RIPS-SIS Research Instruction Committee Chair and Vice-Chair).
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General Legal Research - Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (8th), by Sloan (reviewed 2022)
- Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (7th), by Sloan (reviewed 2020)
- Field Guide to Legal Research, by Callister (reviewed 2021)
- Finding the Answers to Legal Questions (2d), by Tucker & Lampson (reviewed 2021)
- Fundamentals of Legal Research (10th), by Barkan, Bintliff & Whisner (reviewed 2017)
- Impeccable Research: A Guide to Mastering Legal Research Skills (2d), by Osbeck (reviewed 2017)
- Just Research (5th), by Oates & Enquist (reviewed 2019)
- Legal Research Demystified: A Step-by-Step Approach, by Voight (reviewed 2019)
- Legal Research Explained (5th), by Bouchoux (reviewed 2020)
- Legal Research Guide: Patterns and Practice (8th Edition), by Schlueter & Niesel (reviewed 2019)
- Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law (17th), by Elias (reviewed 2018)
- Legal Research Illustrated (10th), by Barkan et al. (reviewed 2018)
- Legal Research in a Nutshell (13th), by Olson (reviewed 2020)
- Legal Research Methods (2d), by Murray & DeSanctis (reviewed 2018)
- Legal Research: One Hundred Questions and Answers, by Vols (reviewed 2022)
- The Legal Research Survival Manual with Video Modules (2d), by Berring & Levy (reviewed 2018)
- The Legal Writing Handbook: Analysis, Research, and Writing (8th), by Oates, Enquist, & Francis (reviewed 2022)
- Principles of Legal Research (3rd), by Olsen, Kirschenfeld & Mattson (reviewed 2020)
- The Process of Legal Research: Practices and Resources (9th), by Schmedemann et al (reviewed 2017)
- Sources of American Law: An Introduction to Legal Research (3d), by Steenken & Brooks (reviewed 2017)
- Where the Law Is: An Introduction to Advanced Legal Research (5th), by Armstrong, Knott & Witt (reviewed 2018)
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Subject-Area Legal Research - Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research, by Kritzer (reviewed 2021)
- The Art of Fact Investigation: Creative Thinking in the Age of Information Overload, by Segal (reviewed 2018)
- California Administrative Law: A Legal Research Guide, by Callahan (reviewed 2020)
- Data Driven Law, by Walters (reviewed 2019)
- Empirical Legal Research: A Primer, by van den Bos (reviewed 2021)
- Empirical Legal Research, by Leeuw & Schmeets (reviewed 2019)
- Environmental Information: Research, Access & Environmental Decisionmaking, by Lambdan (reviewed 2018)
- Federal Tax Research (9th), by Richmond (reviewed 2018)
- Federal Tax Research: Guide to Materials and Techniques (10th), by Richmond & Yamamoto (reviewed 2019)
- Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources (2d), by Hartnett, Svetson & Forte (reviewed 2020)
- International and Foreign Legal Research: A Coursebook (2nd), by Hoffman & Rumsey (reviewed 2013)
- International Legal Research in a Global Community, by Kuehl & O’Brien (reviewed 2019)
- International Legal Research in a Nutshell (2nd), by Hoffman & Berring (reviewed 2017)
- Internet Legal Research on a Budget: Free and Low-Cost Resources for Lawyers (2nd), by Davis & Levitt (reviewed 2022)
- Legal Reasoning, Research, and Writing for International Graduate Students (5th), by Nedzel (reviewed 2022)
- Legal Informatics, by Katz, Dolin, & Bommarito (reviewed 2022)
- Research Methods in International Law: A Handbook, by Deplano & Tsagourias (reviewed 2022)
- The Yale Law School Guide to Research in American Legal History, by Nann & Cohen (reviewed 2019)
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Geographic-Specific Legal Research - California Administrative Law: A Legal Research Guide, by Callahan (reviewed 2020)
- California Legal Research (3rd), by Dudovitz, Macfarlane & Rowe (reviewed 2019)
- A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia (9th), by Janto (reviewed 2022)
- Louisiana Legal Research (3rd), by Algero (reviewed 2018)
- New York Legal Research (4th), by Adelman, Selby, Detweiler & Darvil (reviewed 2020)
- Researching Texas Law (4th) , by Quarles & Cordon (reviewed 2020)
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Experiential Learning - Experiential Education in the Law School Curriculum, by Grant et al (reviewed 2017)
- The Experiential Guide to Law Practice Management, by Kramer & Nowak (reviewed 2017)
- Experiential Legal Research Sources, Strategies & Citation, by Donohoe (reviewed 2013)
- Teaching Law Practice: Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers, by Cercone et al (reviewed 2017)
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Teaching Legal Research - Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (8th), by Sloan (reviewed 2022)
- Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (7th), by Sloan (reviewed 2020)
- The Boulder Statements on Legal Research Education, by Nevelow Mart (reviewed 2017)
- Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law (19th), by O’Neill (reviewed 2022)
- The Legal Writing Handbook: Analysis, Research, and Writing (8th), by Oates, Enquist, & Francis (reviewed 2022)
- Outcomes Assessment for Law Schools, by Munro (reviewed 2017)
- Researching the Law: Finding What You Need When You Need It (3rd), by Sloan (reviewed 2022)
- A Short & Happy Guide to Advanced Legal Research, by Walsh Long (reviewed 2021)
- Sources of American Law: An Introduction to Legal Research (5th), by Steenken & Brooks (reviewed 2022)
- Student Learning Outcomes and Law School Assessment: A Practical Guide to Measuring Institutional Effectiveness, by Shaw & VanZandt (reviewed 2017)
- Teaching Law by Design, by Schwartz et al (reviewed 2017)
- Teaching Legal Research, by Bintliff & Alford (reviewed 2020)
- Vulnerable Populations and Transformative Law Teaching: A Critical Reader, by Society of American Law Teachers and Golden Gate University School of Law (reviewed 2018)
- What the Best Law Teachers Do, by Schwartz et al (reviewed 2017)
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How to be a Better Teacher - The Adult Learner (8th), by Knowles et al. (reviewed 2018)
- Building on Best Practices, by Maranville et al (reviewed 2017)
- Building Teaching and Learning Communities: Creating Shared Meaning and Purpose, by Gibson & Mader (reviewed 2020)
- Creating Self-Regulated Learners, by Nilson (reviewed 2019)
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education: Promising Practices from the Cultural Literacy Curriculum Institute, by Voogd et al (reviewed 2018)
- Demystifying Online Instruction in Libraries: People, Process and Tools, by Turnbow & Roth (reviewed 2021)
- Design for How People Learn (2nd), by Dirksen (reviewed 2017)
- Emerging Strategies for Supporting Student Learning: A Practical Guide for Librarians and Educators, by Allan (reviewed 2018)
- Engaging Diverse Learners: Teaching Strategies for Academic Librarians, by Polger & Scheidlower (reviewed 2018)
- Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers (Under How to Be A Better Teacher), by Neuhaus (reviewed 2019)
- How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, by Ambrose et al (reviewed 2017)
- How to Teach Lawyers, Judges, and Law Students Critial Thinking, by Fruehwald (reviewed 2020)
- Implementing the Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for Librarians, by Harmeyer & Baskin (reviewed 2018)
- Improving Student Learning in the Doctrinal Law School Classroom: Skills and Assessment, by O’Leary, Buttrey & Larson (reviewed 2021)
- Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, by Brown et al (reviewed 2017)
- Modular Online Learning Design: A Flexible Approach for Diverse Learning Needs, by Nichols Hess (reviewed 2021)
- The Plugged In Professor, by Ferris & Wilder (reviewed 2017)
- Preparing Instructional Objectives (3rd), by Mager (reviewed 2018)
- Qualities of Effective Teachers, 3rd edition, by Stronge (reviewed 2019)
- Small Teaching, by Lang (reviewed 2018)
- Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything, by Germano & Nicholls (reviewed 2021)
- Systematic Design of Instruction (8th), by Dick et al (reviewed 2017)
- Teaching Law by Design: Engaging Students from the Syllabus to the Final Exam (2d), by Schwartz, Sparrow & Hess (reviewed 2018)
- Teaching Law Online, by Camero (reviewed 2019)
- Teaching Legal Research, by Bintliff & Alford (reviewed 2020)
- Techniques for Teaching Law 2, by Hess et al (reviewed 2017)
- Understanding by Design (2d), by Wiggins & McTighe (reviewed 2018)
- Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide, by Weinstein, Sumeracki & Caviglioli (reviewed 2019)
- Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us, by Steele (reviewed 2017)
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Archive - Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies (6th), by Sloan (reviewed 2017)
- Legal Research Explained (4th), by Bouchoux (reviewed 2019)
- Legal Research Explained (4th), by Bouchoux (reviewed 2018)
- Legal Research Guide: Patterns and Practice (7th), by Roberts & Schlueter (reviewed 2018)
- Legal Research Guide: Patterns & Practice (6th), by Roberts & Schuleter (reviewed 2013)
- Legal Research Methods, by Murray & DeSanctis (reviewed 2013)
- Legal Research in a Nutshell (12th), by Cohen & Olson (reviewed 2017)
- Legal Research in a Nutshell (10th), by Cohen & Olson (reviewed 2013)
- Legal Research Textbook Reviews (2011)
- Legal Research Textbook Reviews (2006)
- Understanding by Design (2d), by Wiggins & McTighe (reviewed 2017)
- Where the Law Is (4th), by Armstrong & Knott (reviewed 2013)