UCLA College Library: Law 98T

Law 98T: The Role of Lawyers in Social Movements: Public Interest Advocacy, Community Organizing, and Policy Reform

ERES Coursepage: http://eres.lawlib.ucla.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1338

This page will help you identify, locate, and evaluate information for your research papers.

Getting Started

Topic Selection
Selecting the Right Source
NEW! Assignment Calculator
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/library/modules/freecalc/index.php
Set up a schedule for your research and get links to useful research items, by entering the due date for your assignment
Research Paper Planner
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/classes/fsp-tsp/researchpaperCL2.htm
Learn the steps of the research process and schedule your time.
Which is Which? What is Where?
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/classes/sociology1/whichiswhich.htm

Practice identifying types of citations and finding items in the library.

The Road to Research
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/library/index.php
Are you wasting a lot of time Googling your research topic and wading through lots of questionable resources? Use this online tutorial any time to imporve your skills at identifying, locating, evaluating and using information effectively and ethically. Login with a UCLA ID or click on Guest, and then Skip to Tutorial.

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Topic Overview

IMPORTANT: Use UCLA-only online encyclopedias for free while off campus!
Set up your browser for the Bruin OnLine (BOL) proxy server <http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/proxy/>. All you need is your UCLA ID and password and an Internet connection.
Encyclopaedia Britannica (UCLA only)
http://search.eb.com/
General encyclopedia licensed for use by the UCLA students, staff & faculty. Some articles include links to other web sites. .
Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America. (3 volumes)
Armonk, N.Y. : Sharpe Reference, c1998.
College Library Reference, Law Library, YRL Reference: E 185.61 E544 1998
Takes a broad view, covering "civil liberties" as well as "civil rights," icnluding "...the history, meaning and application of civil rights issues int he United States." (p.xiii) Suggested readings at ends of articles.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (6 volumes)
NY: Macmillan, 2000.
College Library Reference: KF 4548 E53 2000
See articles on civil rights in volume 1, pp. 387-414.
History in Dispute. (20 volumes)
Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 2000.
College Library Reference: D 20 H543 2000
Articles in each volume provide contrasting viewpoints and a bibliography.
Volume 2: American social and political movements, 1945-2000: Pursuit of Liberty
Example article: "Human Rights: Has the U.S. Commitment to human rights been successful?"
Volume 3: American social and political movements, 1900-1945: Pursuit of Progress
Example article: "Narcotics: What led to the war on drugs?"
Volume 17: Twentieth-Century European Social and Political Movements: Second Series.
Example article: "Welfare state: Has the welfare state been effective?"
Human Rights in the United States: a Dictionary and Documents. (2 volumes)
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2000
College Library Reference, YRL Reference: KF4747.5 .C37 2000
Defines 240 items related to human rights in a U.S. context, some "...taken from international law, the so-called 'Law of Nations.'" (p.xvi). Includes terms used in international criminal law documents, as well as copies of 59 international human rights documents, and a list of various human rights treaties.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (UCLA only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/23087
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. (6 volumes) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. Online, access paid by UCLA Library (UCLA only)
College Library Reference: CB 9 N49 2005
Topics include history, philosophy, religion, politics, law, cultural studies and more. Entries are interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary. Use the Advanced Search in the online version and limit by publication, to this Dictionary.
Oxford English Dictionary (UCLA only)
http://dictionary.oed.com/
Trace the origin and history of words and their meanings in this etymological dictionary.
Public Interest Group Profiles. 12th ed.
Washington, D.C.: CQ Pres & Foundationi for Public Affairs, 2006.
College Library Reference & YRL Reference: JK 118 P79
Provides contact information, purpose, and quotes regarding "Effectiveness and Political Orientation" for 255 organizations across the political spectrum, including the Minuteman Project and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF).
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (10 volumes)
London; New York: Routledge, 1998.
College Library Reference; Law Library Stacks; YRL Reference: B 51 R68 1998 See "Rights" (v. 8, pp. 325-330), with annotated list of reference and further readings. See also many subheadings under "Rights" in the Index (v. 10).
West's Encyclopedia of American Law. (13 volumes)
Detroit : Thomson/Gale, c2005
Law Library Reference, YRL Reference: KF154 .W47 2005

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Books

Find books at UCLA using the UCLA Library Catalog.(Learn to use).

How to Read Call Numbers in Academic Libraries
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml
Powell Library Map
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/powell/map/powell1st.htm

More information on finding books

Useful Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH)for searching the Library Catalog & call numbers for browsing shelves.
IMPORTANT: Some topics below are quite broad. Check for subheadings or add "Law and legislation" to a search.

Abortion (Medical jurisprudence): RA 1067

Abortion--Law and legislation

Affirmative action programs: HF 5549.5 A34

Affirmative action programs in education: LC 213.5 - LC 213.53

Civil rights: JC 571 - JC 628 (Political Science); K 3236 -
K 3268 (Law)
"... works on citizens' rights as established by law and protected by constitution are entered under Civil rights." (LCSH)

Civil rights--United States

Civil rights movements

Community development: HN 49.C6

Community development, Urban--United States

Discrimination in housing: HD 7288.5 - HD 7288.76

Homelessness: HV 4480 - HV 4630

Homeless persons--United States

Human rights: JC 571 - JC 628 (Political Science);
K 3236 - K 3268 (Law)
Includes "...works on the rights of persons regardless of their legal, socioeconomic or cultural status and as recognized by the international community." (LCSH)

Immigrants--United States

Labor unions: HD 6350 - HD 6940.7

Living wage movement

Prisoners--Civil rights

Public defenders: JK 1548.P8

Public welfare: HV 1 - HV 9960

Racial profiling in law enforcement: HV 7936.R3

Same-sex marriage: HQ 1033 - HQ 1034

Social movements: HM 881

Social security: HD 7090 - HD 7252

Tips and Tricks

How to Evaluate Books
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/subjects/extended/evaluatingbooks.html
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Articles

IMPORTANT: Use UCLA-only and UC-only article indexes for free while off campus!
Set up your browser for the Bruin OnLine (BOL) proxy server <http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/proxy/>. All you need is your UCLA ID and password and an Internet connection.

Find article indexes by subject http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/research/articles/index.htm

Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/scholarlyguide.html

How to evaluate journal articles
http://lib.colostate.edu/howto/evaljrl.htmll

Useful article indexes...
Alt-PressWatch (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/20329
Complete articles online for independent press and alternative magazines and journals, 1995 to the present. (May search this database along with Ethnic NewsWatch and GenderWatch.)
Contemporary Women's Issues (UC only)
http://search.rdsinc.com/sessions?user7943=galegroup&products=CWI Complete text of journal articles, newsletters & research reports on issues related to women around the world, 1992 to the present.
Criminal Justice Abstracts (UC only) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&
(May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
"...contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines."
Ethnic NewsWatch (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/4737
Complete text of over 200 ethnic, minority & Native American publications, 1990 to the present. (May search this database along with Alt-PressWatch and GenderWatch.)

Expanded Academic ASAP (learn to use) (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/62041
Indexes 2600 magazines & journals, 1980's to the present, many with complete articles online.

GenderWatch (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/4741
Complete text of journal articles, plus index to many other materials related to gender, 1970 to the present. (May search this database along with Alt-PressWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch)

Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (UCLA Law School only)
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?custid=0000005931

JSTOR (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/1980
Complete text of many scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines. Important note: Journal publishers restrict access to the latest 5-7 years of many of these journals. In addtion, some important journals are not included in JSTOR.

LegalTrac (UCLA Law School only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/22798
Indexes over 800 legal publications, including all major law reviews. Also indexes law-related articles from over 1000 other periodicals. Go to Advanced search, use a Keyword search and focus your search by viewing and clicking on subjects at bottom of screen. Many articles available online.

Lexis-Nexis Academic (UC only)
http://uclibs.org/PID/20081
Click on "Legal" in left column to get to "Secondary Literature," "Case Law," "Codes & Regulations," "International Legal Materials," and more, most available online.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (UC only) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&
(May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search." (May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
"...contains summaries of over 189,000 U.S. and international publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, audiovisual presentations, and unpublished research... excludes most legal decisions, opinions, and statutes."

PAIS Archive (UC only) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&
(May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
1.23 million records of historical information related to public affairs, published 1915-1976, internationally.

PAIS International (UC only) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&
(May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
"...references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more [related to public affairs]. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed... includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world."

PsycINFO (UC only) (learn to use) (learn how to create formatted list of citations - 2.4 min. movie) br>http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&cat=psycinfo
Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. (May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
Indexes over 1300 journals, as well as books, dissertations, and more, 1872 to the present..

Sociological Abstracts (UC only)
http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&cat=socioabs
(search & display like PsycInfo-- learn to use PsycInfo); learn how to create formatted list of citations - 2.4 min. movie) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. (May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
Indexes over 2600 journals, books, conference papers, and more, 1963 to the present.

Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) (UC only)
http://portal.isiknowledge.com/portal.cgi?DestApp=WOS&Func=Frame
Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities
Citation Index, together, index 8000 journals, 1975 to the present.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UC only) Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=ago21&access=ago2121&
(May search this database simultaneously with other CSA databases.)
Click on Advanced search, then on "Specific Databases," choose this database and click on "Continue to search."
"...provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy...As of November 2005 approximately 1,500+ titles are being monitored for coverage; of these, 67% are published outside the United States."

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Finding Periodicals in the Library

Locate magazines, journals and newspapers in UCLA libraries.

Locate periodicals at UCLA using the UCLA Library Catalog (learn how to use)

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Links to web sites, libraries, publications, electronic journals, and more...

Remember that anyone can put up a web page. Think critically when
choosing web pages for research. Test your web critical thinking skills
with "Hoax?" exercises.

The Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy
http://www.povertylaw.org/clearinghouse-review
"The nation's intellectual marketplace for legal aid lawyers and others to share idea and plant seeds for legal and policy innovation. The journal, now in its thirty-sixth year of publication, has over 2,000 paid subscribers and a readership of over 6,000 that includes poverty law experts, community-based advocates, and attorneys participating in pro bono programs. The Journal has links to articles on its website."
NOTE: The UCLA Law Library subscribes to this Journal. Photocopy articles there for $.10/page: KF 390.5 P6A163.
Librarians' Internet Index
http://lii.org/
Freely available web sites selected and reviewed by librarians.
Price, Loretta, and Melinda Davis. "Seeds of Change: A Bibliographic Introduction to Law and Organizing," Review of Law and Social Change 26, 4 (2002): 615-668. http://www.law.utk.edu/FACULTY/Price.pdf (accessed December 21, 2006).
"This bibliography provides citations for a range of sources on public interest lawyering."
YRL Research Guides by Subject
Research Resources for Public Policy
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/yrl/referenc/guides/pubpolicymain.htm
Sites selected by Roberta Medford, UCLA Social Sciences Bibliographer.
Last update: 19 Sep 2005
Women's Studies: Violence Against Women
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/yrl/referenc/guides/womstud197v.htm
Sites selected by librarian, Gabriella Gray, YRL Collections, Research & Instructional Services
Last update: Jan 2004

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Using Information Effectively & Ethically

STARTING A RESEARCH PAPER

What is a Research Paper?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/what.html
Types of Research Papers http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/types.html
How to Write a Research Paper
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PLAGIARISM & CITATION
Bruin Success with Less Stress
http://www.library.ucla.edu/bruinsuccess/
Before you begin that paper (UCLA Dean of Students)
http://www.deanofstudents.ucla.edu/Begin%20that%20Paper.pdf
Turn CSA results into a formatted bibliography: Go to the Road to Research tutorial "Road Etiquette" section, page 3, scroll down and click on movie.(2.4 min.)
Landmark's Citation Machine (North Carolina State University)
http://citationmachine.net/
Type in the parts of the citation and submit to see citation style for MLA & APA.
WARNING! Be sure to check results with MLA & APA official styles to be sure they are accurate and up to date.
Dictionaries & Thesauri
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/college/research/reference/index.htm#dictionaries

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