Once you understand the task of writing a research essay you may now want to search for identifying relevant:
- secondary materials, that is, materials about the law (eg, journal articles and books); then
- primary materials are the law (eg, statutory provisions, professional Rules and case law).
Consider the additional literature relevant to your topic.
- Identify the types of sources you will need to find, e.g. you may need to search for peer-reviewed journal articles, books or book chapters, conference papers, and relevant websites.
- Identify your keywords and refine your search terms. Use the Finding the right information page to see how to do this.
- Identify which databases are most relevant to your topic. Check out the law databases.
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