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SUMMARY:Law Librarianship for Beginners (ALA Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts Library System is pleased to announce that we 
 have contracted with ALA to provide our members with access to their live 
 webinars.  These webinars are free to MLS members who register through our 
 calendar.  Please do not register directly with ALA. Members who register 
 directly with ALA are responsible for paying their registration fee. 
 \n\nPlease help us keep MLS sponsored training free for all members. If you 
 are unable to attend the live webinar\, please cancel your registration. A 
 cancellation link can be found in your confirmation email\, or you may 
 contact Sarah Donnelly at sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org to cancel. 
 \n\n\nDescription\n\nLegal research is not just for law librarians—most 
 librarians will need to answer legal reference questions and assist patrons 
 with legal research during their career.\n\nIn this webinar\, law librarian 
 Ellyssa Kroski will teach the process of legal research from a beginner’s 
 perspective. Participants will learn the fundamental elements of finding 
 legal materials\, including primary sources like constitutions\; statutes\; 
 court opinions and case law\; regulations\; and administrative decisions. 
 Kroski will also cover secondary and scholarly sources which may be cited 
 as persuasive authority such as treatises\, law reviews\, specialized 
 periodicals\, annotations\, and restatements\, as well as legal 
 encyclopedias. This webinar is applicable to libraries in a wide variety of 
 environments and will cover both free and commercial 
 sources.\n\n\n\nLearning Outcomes\n\nAfter participating in this event\, 
 learners will:\n\n\n	Understand how to track down a legal citation\n	Be 
 able to distinguish between statute and case law citations\n	Know sources 
 for locating both Federal and State statutes\n	Understand where to find 
 both Federal and State court opinions\n	Know how to look for specialized 
 legal materials such as regulations\, dockets\, forms\, and 
 reporters\n	Understand the basics of checking the validity of a case before 
 citing it\n\n\n\n\nPresenter\n\nEllyssa Valenti Kroski is the Director of 
 Innovation & Engagement at the New York Law Institute as well as an 
 award-winning editor and author of 75 books. She is a librarian\, an 
 adjunct faculty member at San Jose State University\, and an international 
 conference speaker. She can be found at: 
 https://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa.\n\n\n\nAccessibility 
 Information\n\nIf you have questions or requests regarding accessibility\, 
 contact ce@ala.org or at 312-280-5100.
LOCATION:Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Donnelly":MAILTO:sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org
CATEGORIES:Vendor Webinar - ALA
CONTACT;CN="Sarah Donnelly":MAILTO:sdonnelly@masslibsystem.org
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