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 (7th), by Sloan (reviewed 2020)
- 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 (4th), by Bouchoux (reviewed 2019)
- 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)
- The Legal Research Survival Manual with Video Modules (2d), by Berring & Levy (reviewed 2018)
- 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 - 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, 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)
- 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 (2d), by Hoffman & Berring (reviewed 2017)
- 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 (3d), by Dudovitz, Macfarlane & Rowe (reviewed 2019)
- Louisiana Legal Research (3d), by Algero (reviewed 2018)
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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 (7th), by Sloan (reviewed 2020)
- The Boulder Statements on Legal Research Education, by Nevelow Mart (reviewed 2017)
- Outcomes Assessment for Law Schools, by Munro (reviewed 2017)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Implementing the Information Literacy Framework: A Practical Guide for Librarians, by Harmeyer & Baskin (reviewed 2018)
- Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, by Brown et al (reviewed 2017)
- 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)
- 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 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)