We’ve recently updated two of our research guides.  Heafey’s "California Legal Research Guide" furnishes tips on researching California law using treatises or legal encyclopedias, annotated codes, and case digests.  Our "Guide to American Law Reports" provides information on how to use ALR, a multi-volume secondary source that provides detailed articles about selected topics in state and federal law.   Both of these guides are excellent resources for students who are just beginning to familiarize themselves with legal research.  As always, you can find electronic copies of every Heafey research guide on this page.