C-5 Reporting for Duty: Military Information and Its Application to Legal Research

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Sunday, July 26 - 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Location: 
WCC-Room 151 AB
Target Audience: 
Reference and research librarians from all types of libraries
Learning Outcomes: 
1) Participants will be able to identify various types of military publications and resources of interest to legal researchers.
2) Participants will be able to compare and critique print and online resources used in researching military law.

Recent world events have resulted in the increasing intersection of military information and legal research. From Supreme Court cases addressing the military commissions at Guantanamo Bay to the Haditha court martial trials, law librarians have been constantly drawn into this intersection. However, to the legal researcher, the world of military information can appear both complex and secretive. The first presenter will shed light on this world by providing an overview of how the legal research community can access military publications and resources. The second presenter will analyze and contrast the essential print and electronic resources used in conducting research in military law. The program will include a discussion of research methodologies in an area of law that has recently been thrust into the headlines.

Speaker(s): 
Stephen E. Young, Coordinator and Speaker, Catholic University of America
Matthew M. Morrison, Moderator, Cornell University Law Library
Betsy Jayasuriya, Pentagon Library