WK3-PARAC101-DISCUSSION-Research and Citation

Research and Citation with the Librarian Purpose In this forum with the librarian, April Cunningham, you will practice search strategies and citation for legal research. The purpose of this activity is to gently introduce you to different types of information about court cases as well as the different tools available to you for finding court cases themselves as well as overviews or analysis of cases. To do this discussion, complete all six steps listed in the directions below. Do not use any type of generative AI to create your answers for this discussion. Because this activity is designed to give you practice using research tools and reading about cases so you can explain their importance, if you use generative AI for any part of the assignment it will interrupt your learning and should not earn credit for the discussion. Directions: Step 1: Read the Legal Research Tutorial Download Legal Research Tutorial. (It's important to do this first to get an overview of legal research whether you are brand new to researching cases or you are already a skilled researcher.) Step 2: Choose a case that you have read about or are likely to read about in this class (you can browse through your textbook for ideas). If you want to use Google Scholar Links to an external site. to locate a court case for this discussion, make sure you check the box for Case Law when you do your search. Tips for choosing a court case that will work for this assignment: Remember that the purpose of this discussion assignment is to practice using the research tools, not to dig deeply into a rare case that is important but not widely studied. The goal is to successfully find and compare two types of sources. So it’s okay if the case you select for this assignment isn’t super interesting to you. Choose a court case with historical significance that has been covered in detail in your textbook or is included on this list of Landmark US Supreme Court Cases. If you try a few court cases that you’re interested in and you can’t find a secondary source about any of them, then use the case of San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez for this assignment so that you can complete it successfully. Step 3: Locate one primary source and one secondary source for your case and read them carefully to understand the case. Are you wondering, what is a primary source? The primary source for a case is the documentation of the case itself. Here's any example of a primary source for A & M RECORDS, INC. v. Napster, Inc. Links to an external site. And what is a secondary source? The secondary source for a case is an article about the case, explaining why it's important, what the implications may be, or comparing it to other cases. Here's an example of a secondary source available in the library's catalog about the same case: Indirect Liability for Copyright Infringement: Napster and Beyond Links to an external site.. You may use Google to locate your primary source and your secondary source, but it's better to try to locate a secondary source from one of the library databases or an eBook or article from the library catalog, if you can. These are powerful tools that the college provides to you at no additional charge. Watch the video below for more information about searching for primary and secondary sources. Step 4: Cite the primary source and the secondary source using the following guidelines and include the citations in your discussion post: If you find a source in a library database, use the citation tool in the database to cite the source. Cite your case (that's your primary source) using Bluebook format to the best of your ability. Here's what a Bluebook citation for the Napster case looks like so you can use it as an example for your own case citation: A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 114 F. Supp. 2d 896, 913 (N.D. Ca. 2000) To make your own citation, use the case name, volume, reporter, first page, and decision year, which are typically displayed directly under the case title (e.g., Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)). Use this information to format your citation according to Bluebook rules Cite your secondary source using APA format (which is the most common citation style in social sciences and business courses). Here's what an APA citation for the secondary source about the Napster csse looks like so you can use it as an example for your own citation: Landes, W., & Lichtman, D. (2003). Indirect liability for copyright infringement: Napster and beyond. The Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17(2), 113–124. https://doi(dot)org/10.1257/089533003765888467 Links to an external site. If you locate your secondary source from either the library databases or the library catalog, you should use the built-in Cite Tool to help you generate your APA citation. The built-in citation tools in the library's databases and catalog are a great reason to use them more than Google. Use the library resources on citing in APA format to help you check that your citation for your secondary source is correct. Check your citation whether you use a generator Links to an external site. to create it or you get it from a database. If your APA citation is not correct, you will be asked to re-do it before getting credit for the discussion. Step 5. Below your citations, answer these questions in your discussion post to briefly explain your search process. Do not use any AI to generate your answers to these questions. A. Which court case did you research, and why? B. If you used Google Scholar or a library database to find your primary source, explain how you used the limiters (search boxes and narrowing options) to locate a case. C. Some secondary sources are higher-quality than others. Briefly explain what you considered when you were deciding which of the secondary sources you found were trustworthy enough for this assignment. And what did you like about the secondary source you cited in this discussion that made you decide it was the best one out of all the secondary sources you considered? D. What questions do you have after searching for and citing primary and secondary sources about the case you chose? Also, please describe any obstacles you encountered during your research and citing, how you overcame that obstacle, or how you worked around it. E. What did you learn about the court case by reading the secondary source about it? You can keep this answer brief, just share one or two things you learned.