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Research Resources for Writing a Paper   Tags: paper writing, research guides  

A guide to databases at Hofstra Law Library for writing scholarly papers for class or a Note
Last Updated: May 20, 2013 URL: http://libguides.law.hofstra.edu/paper_writing_resources Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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How to Use this Guide

Use this guide to locate resources to help you :

(The numbers in the tabs and boxes correspond to the steps below.)

1. Identify and narrow your topic

2. Find topic specific Research Guides (see box on this page) 

3. Find legal and non-legal articles on your topic 

4. Locate articles you find 

5. Find Books on your topic

6.  When are you finished / current developments

2. Find Research Guides on your topic

One great way to get started on your research, is to find a research guide on your topic.   Determine the general area of your topic, for example, Tax Law and then search Google or your favorite search engine with that topic name and the words "research guide".  So, your search might be tax law research guide

Note: You can edit the search below to search for your topic by substituting your topic for the word "tax".




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