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primary source
a work that contains the law
secondary source
a tool used to help understand the law such as a legal encyclopedia
code books
books that contain codes or statutes
case reporters
books that contain case decisions from the courts
CD-ROM libraries
legal materials, either primary or secondary, stored on discs
Law library
library dedicated to legal resource material
Digests
multi-volume set of books that act a detailed topical index to case reporters; are organized topically and contain short summaries of cases.
Looseleaf service
a type of work, usually concerning a single legal topic, where the material is kept in a pull-apart binder. It is continually updated. Subscribers received updated pages when changes are made to the law.
Treatises
usually single books published on one legal subject.
Form Books
Books that contain forms lawyers use to create legal documents, also called practice books.
Legal Periodicals
Magazines, journals, and newspapers related to the practice of law.
Virtual Law Libraries
LEXIS and Westlaw
Federalism
system where people are regulated by both federal and state governments