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The University of Iowa

Law Library

Writing for a Journal or Seminar: Citations/Bluebook

General Citation Help

Legal Citation in a Nutshell by Larry Teply
Call Number: Law Reserve KF245 .T47 2021

Also available online.
Universal Citation Guide by Citation Formats Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries
Publication Date: 2014

Available online

ALWD (Association of Legal Writing Directors)

ALWD Guide to Legal Citation by Carolyn V. Williams; Association of Legal Writing Directors Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Law Reserve KF245 .A87 2021

The Bluebook

The Bluebook by Harvard Law Review Association (Compiled by); Columbia Law Review (Compiled by); University of Pennsylvania Law Review (Compiled by); The Yake Law Journal (Compiled by)
Call Number: Law Reserve KF245 .U5 2020 or regular stacks at Law Library KF245 .U5 2015

Subscriptions available for individual purchase online at The Bluebook.
Understanding and Mastering The Bluebook: A Guide for Students and Practitioners by Linda J. Barris
Call Number: Law Reserve KF245 .B37 2015
User's Guide to the Bluebook by Alan L. Dworsky
Call Number: Law Reserve KF245 .D853 2020

The Maroonbook

The Maroonbook: The University of Chicago Manual of Legal Citation

Dictionaries

Prince's Bieber Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations by Mary Miles Prince
Call Number: Law Reference KF246 .B46 2017
World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations by Mary M. Prince (Editor)
Call Number: Law Reference K54 .W67 1991