This section of the online tutorial introduces some basic legal resources that are used to find and update the law. These books have been used by lawyers for decades; indeed, many law firms and big organisations still rely heavily on books. Some valuable texts, statutes and case law are only available in print form. Other essential legal resources, such as case citators and journal indexes, are either not maintained by libraries or no longer produced in print form. For these reasons, lawyers need to know how to use both print and online resources for legal research.

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