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Resources for Journal Editors and Staff

Are cite checking assignments piling up? We're here to help you with anything -- from identifying an obscure abbreviation to tracking down an ancient government document.

Anytime you have questions about any aspect of legal research or using the Library, feel free to contact us at in person at the Reference Desks (we're in the Reading Room in Williams Library, and on the main floor of Wolff Library), by phone at 202-662-9140 (Williams) and 202-662-4195 (Wolff), or online.

We also have a chat service (see the Live Help button at the top left of this page), and you can send us an email at libref@law.georgetown or intlref@law.georgetown.edu.

Research Help

Library Liaisons to Journals -- see a list of librarian liaisons for journals at Georgetown Law Center

Cite Checking Tools

These guides are available:

• Quick Tips for Journal Cite Checkers
• Finding Journal Articles
• Finding Newspaper Articles
• Find International & Comparative Journal Articles
• The Bluebook
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation(Cornell Law School)
• How to Request a Book from Main Campus Using GEORGE (the Main Campus library catalog) (Shockwave Flash video)

GULJ Scholarly Legal Research Presentation Materials (1/11/2007)

• Handout
• Pre-emption Checking PowerPoint slides

Treatise Finder

If you are looking for background on a specific area of law, start with our Treatise Finder to locate the preeminent treatises on a topic, as well as nutshells and other sources.

Research Guides

Need a more comprehensive guide to a specific research topic or technique? Visit our Research Guides page for links to guides on federal, state, foreign and international laws and topics.

Study Resources

Coming to study at the library? Check out this information on past exams, course reserves, library hours, and floor maps.

About the Library

Just need to find out something about the library? Read about Williams and Wolff or see our policies, services, forms, collection and staff pages.

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