LibGuides: Legal Citation: Workbooks & Citation Tools

Print Workbooks

Many books on citation have sections for you to practice developing citations. Note that if you use an older title, the answers may not follow the newest edition of The Bluebook.

Cite Checker by Deborah E. Bouchoux
Call Number: KF245 .B68 2016
The Citation Workbook by Maria L. Ciampi; Vicki Lutz; Rivka Widerman
Call Number: KF245 .C52 1997
Citing and Typing the Law by C. Edward Good
Call Number: KF245 .G6 1997
How to Prepare a Legal Citation by Elaine C. Maier
Call Number: KF245 .M34 1986

Interactive Online Resources

CALI

Citation Form for Briefs and Legal Memoranda
CALI is The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. This is a subscription service available to Mitchell Hamline law students. To access CALI, contact the reference desk for a registration code. This CALI lesson addresses citation.

Lexis

Interactive Citation Workstation
Lexis provides this resource to help students learn citation rules; this is available to law students through their Lexis login.

Electronic Citation Assistance

Westlaw copy with citation reference
Video instruction for copying a block of text from a Westlaw document and pasting it into the document you are writing. Westlaw will include a citation for the material you copied in the format you select.
Lexis copy citation
Video instruction for copying a block of text from a Lexis document and pasting it into the document you are writing. Lexis will include a citation for the material you copied in the format you select.
Lexis for Microsoft Office
Lexis for Microsoft Office is a Microsoft Word application that enables you to Shepardize and cite-check cases while working on a document in Word. The download is free for law students.

Zotero

Zotero
Zotero collects all your research in a single, searchable interface. You can add PDFs, images, audio and video files, snapshots of web pages, and really anything else. Zotero automatically indexes the full-text content of your library, enabling you to find exactly what you're looking for with just a few keystrokes.
Screencast Tutorials
Quick Start Guide
Boston College - Zotero Guide
Georgia State University - Zotero Guide
make tech easier - Zotero Instructions

To reiterate, none of these services are foolproof when it comes to creating citations. You as the writer are ultimately responsible for checking that the citations adhere to correct Bluebook format.

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