Nina Cascio - University at Buffalo



Nina Cascio

International Law Librarian

SUNY Buffalo Law Library

O’Brian Hall

Phone: 645-2633

ncascio@buffalo.edu

Citechecking

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Spring2004

DECIPHERING CITATIONS

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed.)

Reserve KF 245 U53 2000

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation by Peter W. Martin

(Legal Information Institute—Cornell Law School)



Bieber's dictionary of legal abbreviations

Reference Desk KF246 .B46 1993

Bieber's dictionary of legal abbreviations (ON LEXIS)

Legal > Secondary Legal > Annotations & Indexes > Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations 

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations



There are many other citation abbreviation tables. Please ask at the Reference Desk.

VERIFY CITATIONS: BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER MATERIALS

BISON (UB ONLINE CATALOG)



Use to identify books and other materials in the University at Buffalo Libraries Collections.

WorldCat



Use to identify books and other materials held by thousands of libraries in the US and worldwide. Order materials through Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD) if UB does not own. Allow at least 3-4 weeks.

Library Online catalogs from around the world



Allow several weeks for Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD) if UB does not own the materials. Ask a reference librarian for assistance.

VERIFY CITATIONS: JOURNALS

If you have a citation to an article, use these sources to LOCATE THE JOURNAL:

BISON (UB Online Catalog)



to see if UB owns it.

Type in the name of the JOURNAL—NOT the title of the article- as a TITLE search.

e.g., t= human rights quarterly

“Electronic Journal Holdings”



to find out if UB has ONLINE access to the FULL TEXT of the journal.

Westlaw



To find out if a specific source is contained in Westlaw, search the IDEN database

(All Databases > What’s New and Customer Information > Westlaw Database List)

comprised of names/descriptions of all Westlaw databases.

LEXIS



To find out if a specific source is contained in LEXIS,

search the LEXIS-NEXIS Source Locator



Try using the DESCRIPTION field.

HeinOnline



(though these holdings are reflected in “Electronic Journal Holdings” database.

WorldCat (see above).



Allow a few weeks if article must be obtained through Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD)

VERIFY CITATIONS: REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS FROM IGOS (Intergovernmental Organizations) and NGOs (Non-governmental Organizations)

Use the sources listed above and…

If you know the body (government, IGO, NGO) that put out the document, go to its website. To locate the website, do a search on the Internet (using Google or other search engine), or use some of these guides:

IGOs

Alphabetic Index of Websites of the United Nations System of Organizations        



ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law



All of the available guides:

Introduction to the Guide

Human Rights

International Commercial Arbitration

International Criminal Law

International Economic Law

International Environmental Law

International Organizations

Lists, Newsgroups & Networks

Private International Law

Treaties

United Nations

Foreign & International Law Resources:

An Annotated Guide to Web Sites Around the World—International Organizations

(Harvard Law Library)



UN

United Nations: ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law



United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights



Examine the Treaty Bodies Database and the Charter-Based Bodies Database

Global Issues on the UN Agenda



United Nations Treaty Collection (username___________;password______________)



NGOs

U. Minnesota Human Rights Library



See “Links to over 4,000 other sites”

Human Rights Internet



HURISEARCH (Huridocs)



Also try Google and other search engines

VERIFY CITATIONS: FOREIGN LAWS

Foreign & International Law Resources:

An Annotated Guide to Web Sites Around the World (Harvard)



Foreign Law Guide



VERIFY CITATIONS: ARTICLES AND OTHER SOURCES

COMMERCIAL DATABASES

Go to “Resources by Subject” page for UB Libraries



Select databases from a variety of subjects such as Law & Legal Studies, Women’s Studies, Health Sciences, and others. These will lead you to journal articles and other materials.

Law & Legal Studies

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books

CIAO

InfoTrac OneFile

Also use Legal Resource Index on Westlaw (LRI) or LEXIS

OTHER WEBSITES

Examine links from UB Law Library Homepage:

Internet Resources>By Subject>International Law



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