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Research Guide for Law Co-curricular Organizations: Bluebooking Resources

This guide presents resources primarily for Villanova University School of Law students participating in a Journal, Moot Court, Trial Team and the Sports Negotiations team.

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Resources for Other Citation Systems

There are other methods of legal citation outside of the Bluebook. Below are materials for other or supplementary citation styles 

Bluebook Lessons

Quick Help

The following resources provide quick insight to limited Bluebooking questions. They may be helpful if you do not have your Bluebook on hand. 

Additional Lessons

Bluebooking source materials that you are unfamiliar with can be difficult. The below resources are not directly about Bluebooking, but may help you gain familiarity and comfort with new-to-you materials that you encounter while Bluebooking. 

CALI Lessons: CALI features lessons on many topics, including, but not limited to: Federal Statutory Publication, Foreign Legal Research, Agency Decisions and Orders, Primary and Secondary Resources for all states. These may be helpful you are working with materials that you have not encountered before or from a jurisdiction that you have not worked in before. 

To access the lessons, students can pick up an Authorization Code card at the law library reference desk or email Lori Corso for the code and instructions.