BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SAMPLE PATHFINDERS

You can find sample pathfinders by searching the periodical indexes with keywords such as "pathfinder" or "research bibliography". Another way is to use "bibliography" or "research" as part of a searchable field (e.g. "Descriptor" or "term").

Some of the cites below are to real pathfinders, that is, publications whose aim is to introduce the user to a body of material and teach her how to use it to find the law. Others are more in the nature of annotated bibliographies. I include those in order to show you the range of topics available for pathfinders. However, your aim should be to prepare a real "pathfinder" and not just a list of materials. Remember to do a pre-emption check on your topic.

Courts

Pytte, Alyson, Jury Innovations Pathfinder, 16 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 41 (Fall 1998).

Law and Medicine; Law and Science

Russell, Gordon, A pathfinder on the admissibility of forensic DNA evidence in criminal cases, 13 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 19 (Fall 1994).

Novak, Jan Ryan, Basic science reference sources: approaches for law librarians, 13 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 15 (1993).

Law and Literature

Medina, J. Michael, The Bible annotated: use of the Bible in reported American decisions, 12 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 187 (Fall 1991).

Jurisprudence

Juhon, Sunhee, CLS: A Pathfinder into the Gospel of Radical Information, 8 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 107 (Winter 1988).

The Legal Profession

Ahlers, Glen-Peter, Notaries Public: A Pathfinder, 32 John Marshall L. Rev. 1065 (Summer 1999).

Law and Religion

Kondos, Elena M., The Law and Christian Science Healing for Children: A Pathfinder, 12 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 5 (Spring 1992).

Constitutional Law

Alisankus, Thomas J., A Pathfinder to the Law on the Constitutionality of Sobriety Checkpoints, 11 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 77 (Spring/Summer 1991).

Anglim, Christopher, A selective, annotated bibliography on the electoral college: its creation, history, and prospects for reform, 85 Law. Libr. J. 297 (Spring 1993).

Media Law

Houdek, Frank G., Researching the Law of Motion Pictures: A Revised and Comprehensive Bibliography of Law-Related Materials, 14 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L.J. 137 (Fall 19B).

Family Law

Jacobs, Daniel J., Same-Sex Marriages: A Selective Bibliography of Legal and Social Aspects, 51 Rec. A.B. City N.Y. 687 (October 1996).

Pendo, Elizabeth, The relationship between domestic violence and custody: a pathfinder, 12 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 5 (Winter 1993).

Posamentier, Evelyn and Sue Welsh, The Commerce of Surrogate Motherhood: A Selected Interdisciplinary Bibliography, 26 Pac. L.J.147 (January 1995).

International and Comparative Law

Bank of England: Practical Issues Arising from the EURO, http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/euro/euroiss9906.htm

Mason, Elisa, Sources of International Refugee Law: A Bibliography, 8 Int'l J. Refugee L. 597 (October 1996).

Cyberspace Law

Levy, Michael, The Electronic Monitoring of Workers: Privacy in the Age of the Electronic Sweatshop, 14 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 5 (1995).

Websites that list links to pathfinders include LexNotes and  University of Arizona Law School. The latter are pathfinders completed by students in an advanced legal research class.

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