ABSTRACT
A HOW BACKGROUND RESOURCES CAN HELP 55
B BACKGROUND RESOURCES FOR LAW STUDENTS 55
C BACKGROUND RESOURCES FOR PRACTITIONERS 58
i) Legal encyclopaedias 58
ii) Law reports 59
iii) Legal digests 60
iv) Form Books 61
v) Practice manuals 67
vi) Practitioners’ textbooks 69
vii) Evidence manuals 72
viii) Law reviews and other legal periodicals 72
ix) Specialised loose-leaf publications 75
Chapter 5
Once you have tentatively classified your problem, and so placed it in a particular niche, you are now ready to find some answers to that problem. First you need to find the appropriate background resource or resources, and then you can use your legal index skills to find helpful discussions within the resources available. Use the computerised catalogue available in most law libraries - type in a subject area (as listed below) and you will see the titles of any relevant background resources produced on screen, along with their position in the library.
