Research Editor

Question 1

Journal Articles

Answer 1

• cover page of journal
• table of contents for the issue
• indicate whether consecutively paginated
• entire text of article

Hein Online
Journal Finder
Discovery
Internet Search

Question 2

Newspaper/Magazines

Answer 2

• cover page
• table of contents (magazines only)
• article

use Hofstra subscriptions or internet

Question 3

Books

Answer 3

• cover page
• verso page
• pin cited pages
• pages directly before and after pin cites
• write date of checkout and due date on SG cover page
• contact RE for where to place book

Ebook:

• gather entire ebook if possible
• if not, follow same steps

Question 4

Cases

Answer 4

• PDF of case
• shepard’s report

Supreme Court:

• MUST be gathered from US reports (never from WL)
• gather from hein online
• if not available on hein, gather from print reporter (on WL or hard copy)

Question 5

State Statutes

Answer 5

NY, NJ, FL, TX, CA (hard copies in lib)

• check T1 to find reporter
• cover page of reporter
• copyright page
• entire statute, history and commentary
• page before and after the statute
• relevant pages of pocket part (and pg. before and after statute ends) - or where it would be if not there
• shepards report

If not from 5 states above:
- use uniformlaws.org (UELMA)

If not on UELMA
- gather directly from state’s website

Question 6

USC

Answer 6

• hein online (only place we gather USC)
• cover page
• entire section/title where subsection is
• pages immediately before and after
• supplement with cover page
• shepards

Question 7

Model Codes and Rules

Answer 7

• table of contents
• the rule
• comments to the rule

usually finds these on ABA website

Question 8

Federal Public Laws

Answer 8

• cover page
• first page of public law from which gathering subsection
• pages where the subsection is printed
• pages immediately before and after
• USC if codified (and shepards)

Question 9

Federal Rules

Answer 9

• title page for the entire edition in which rule appears
• edition’s table of contents
• all pages of the rule
• pages immediately before and after

Use Hein

Question 10

Foreign Statutes

Answer 10

• entire statute and any relevant translation (if source is not in english)
• contact reference librarian if source not in english

consult T2 of bluebook to find foreign resources
*No Shepards report for foreign statutes

Question 11

Regulations

Answer 11

• go to hein
• scroll to Code of Federal Regulations database
• download entire regulation
• download the title’s cover page

Question 12

Legislative History/Proposed Legislation

Answer 12

• whole thing in its entirety
• separate word doc with URL

use Congress.gov or uscode.house.gov

Question 13

Internet (webpages)

Answer 13

• entire source with photos on the webpage

- separate word doc with URL

Question 14

Constitutions

Answer 14

• necessary sections or amendments on source list

Use cornell.edu

Question 15

Treatises

Answer 15

• any section specified in the citation, if none, then the entire treatise
• cover page or verso page providing publishing info

First place to look is “Making of Modern Law” database
- then westlaw, or lexis

Question 16

Movies, videos, TV shows, music

Answer 16

• case by case determination - contact research editor

Question 17

Publication Process

Answer 17

1. authors will send articles / student notes
2. MEA reads them and decides which to send to EIC -EIC then extends offer to author
3. Once author accepts, they send manuscript (.man)
4. .man goes to MES - runs it thru macro which formats it into the law review format - then it becomes .pft
5. articles editors will fast track (find supports, etc.)
6. then .pft comes to RE to make the source list
7. use research editor training guide when we get the .pft for directions on different categories
8. copy and past FNs into separate doc (strike out as you go along - highlight gray anything irrelevant - put in red anything you have questions about)
9. then start making the source list
10. also have separate doc to request sources from author (for things not in circulation - emails, phone calls, etc.)
11. Submit sources to the managing board (EIC is the only one who will contact authors)
12. MES then takes source list and creates the assignment - sends to staff
13. we answer any questions from staff, talk to librarians about ILLs, etc.
14. staff has 1 week to complete, associate editors have 10 days
15. when assignments comes back we make crate on idrive and fill out grade sheet - 2 weeks to make crate
16. send grade sheets to managing board - MES sends to staff
    DONE
    Cite checking comes after source gathering

Question 18

ILL Process

Answer 18

Put these at the end of the source list

• take note of the OCLC # / unique identifier
• email reference librarian - provide them with book info/OCLC # - allows them to double check lib
• Librarian will give approval to ILL
• then go to ILLIAD - database to request ILL
• fill out info on ILLIAD - have to include approving librarian - then submit request
• then we checkout items and it will say due date
• usually short due dates (can renew on ILLIAD one time) - but can also clone request to renew again
• Return book to circulation desk when done
• *Keep track of checked out books on spreadsheet**
• for ILLs and every book a staff member checks out