Acquire The Bluebook Online - Includes Blue Tips, in which editors respond to questions about legal citation, and Bluebook Updates. See Quick Style Guide (intended for use in law review footnotes).
NEW: The Bluebook (22nd ed. 2025) includes T1.5: Tribal Nations. Bluebook Rule 21.4.2: Treaties and Other International Agreements: Parties to the Agreement (p. 217) states "do not abbreviate the name of a Tribal Nation party." See two examples of an agreement between a Tribal Nation party and the U.S. in Rule 21.4 (p. 216) and in Rule 21.4.2 (p. 217).
Table 2: Foreign Jurisdictions is publicly accessible. It provides citation format/recommends sources for non-U.S. legal materials.
To apply Rule 21.4 (Treaties and Other International Agreements) (p. 215-) of The Bluebook (22nd ed. 2025), access this BLS Treaty Research Guide.
BLS Library provides 8 print copies of the 22nd ed. (2025) of this legal citation guide (call #: KF245 .B58) on Reserve.
Excerpt from this Manual's description: "The venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format." In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION -- (U. Chicago Press).
1 print copy of this reference guide for writers (call #: LB2369 .G53 2021) is on Reserve.
1 print copy (call #: KF250 .V65 2016) is on Reserve.
Contents: Finding what to write about (the claim) -- Test suites : making prescriptive claims more sound -- Writing strategy -- Writing the introduction -- Writing the "background" section -- Writing the proof of the claim -- The conclusion and after the conclusion -- Finishing the first draft, and the zeroth draft -- Tips on researching -- Editing : general principles -- Editing : getting help from your faculty advisor -- Writing : logical problems to watch for -- Writing : paragraph-level problems to watch for -- Writing : sentence/clause problems to watch for -- Writing : word/phrase problems to watch for -- Writing : rhetorical problems to watch for -- Editing exercises -- Using evidence correctly -- Writing and researching : timeline and summary -- A sample highly successful student article -- Turning practical work into articles -- Writing seminar term papers -- Cite-checking others' articles -- Publishing and publicizing -- Entering writing competitions -- Getting on law review -- Academic ethics.
1 print copy of this guidebook (call #: KF250 .B47 2020) is on Reserve.
Contents: What in the world should I write about? -- How do I find out what has been said and who has said it? -- How do I know this is worth talking more about? -- Do I really have to read everything that's out there? -- How do I use all this information? -- Putting pen to paper.
The authors of this guide are former BLS faculty. 3 print copies (call #: KF250 .F35 2017) are on Reserve + 1 circulating copy is in Main.
Contents: Introduction: scholarly writing in law school -- Exploration: choosing and narrowing a topic -- Inspiration: finding and developing a thesis -- The mostly research stage -- The writing process: getting it down on paper -- The writing process: revising and polishing -- Footnotes and the ethical use of borrowed materials -- Writing with care -- Writing with style -- The law review process: evaluating and editing the work of others -- Getting mileage: winning awards, publishing your work, and joining the conversation.
This is a recently revised guide to the scholarly writing process. 2 print copies (call # KF250 .C528 2025) are on Reserve.
Contents: Introduction to scholarly writing -- Thinking: finding your topic and developing your thesis -- Preparing: developing horizontal and vertical knowledge -- Executing: writing the draft -- Refining: evaluating and revising your draft -- Refining: taking and incorporating feedback -- Finishing: polishing the final product -- Finishing: publishing your paper.