The Boston College Law Library produces a series of award-winning research guides designed to teach users how to find and understand legal materials. Links to PDFs of these guides are available below. Our electronic research guides, or LibGuides, contain our newest research guides.

The guides are reviewed annually to reflect the latest innovations in research tools and methodology. Links are verified periodically and updated as needed. Copyright date signifies the last major revision.

The PDF guides may be freely downloaded and adapted for educational purposes, as long as proper credit is given. The guides may not be sold.

The PDF files may be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The Law Library also produces research videos. Currently, the library has three research videos on using Shepard's in Print.

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PDF Guides

• Reading Legal Citations
• Finding Cases
• Using Law Reviews
• Using Statutes
• Using Looseleaf Services
• Federal Legislative Histories
• Regulations Research
• United Nations Research
• Treaty Research
• Massachusetts Legal Research
• Legal Sources for Non-Law School Courses
• Shepard's in Print

LibGuides

• Bankruptcy Law Research Guide
• Basic Legal Research Tips
• Catholic Social Thought and the Law
• Criminal Law Research
• Environmental Law Subscription Databases
• European Union Research
• Federal Legislative History Materials
• Federal Statutes and Legislative Information 
  
• How to Find Court Dockets
• How to Research Insurance Law
• Intellectual Property Subscription Databases
• Law Library Databases
• Legal History Resources
• Legal Research on the Free Web
• Moot Court Research Help
• New Users' Guide
• Researching Islamic Law
• Zotero

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