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Updated citation resources now available through the State Bar,
special discounts apply
State Bar CLE Books now offers its members new editions of two
time-honored citation resources - The Bluebook: A Uniform System of
Citation© 2005, 18th edition, and the State Bar CLE
Books Wisconsin Guide to Citation, sixth edition.
Members can order The Bluebook directly through the
State Bar at a special discount or free with some orders. For
generations, lawyers, judges, law students, scholars, and other legal
professionals have relied on The Bluebook's system of citation,
which is produced by the Columbia Law Review Association and others.
The new edition features the following major changes:
- The new "Bluepages" is a how-to guide providing easy-to-comprehend
instruction for citation needs.
- The former Table 8, listing suggested abbreviations for the titles
of court documents, has been incorporated into the Bluepages as Table
1.
- Rule 18, Electronic Media and Other Nonprint Resources, has been
updated in response to the needs associated with increasing use of
Internet citation. Major changes include categorization into two kinds
of Internet citations (direct and parallel), expanded use of analogy in
Internet citation, and the addition of citation formats for blogs.
- Rule 21, International Materials, has been completely rewritten to
correspond to majority citation conventions in the foreign and
international legal fields.
- The new Bluepages Table 2, Jurisdiction-Specific Citation Rules and
Style Guides, references local rules and a number of
jurisdiction-specific manuals providing guidance on local citation
practices.
- Table 1, U.S. Jurisdictions, has been revised to reflect the most
current titles for the various statutory compilations, session laws, and
administrative compilations and registers.
- Table 2, Foreign Jurisdictions, provides detailed and current
citation information for dozens of countries and other jurisdictions.
Table 2 was expanded in response to increasing cross-border emphasis in
both legal practice and research.
To order a book or register for a seminar:
Visit www.wisbar.org select the
"Seminars, Books & Products" tab or call (800) 728-7788 or (608)
257-3838
In conjunction with The Bluebook's release, State Bar CLE
Books has updated its Wisconsin Guide to Citation, which
focuses on Wisconsin citations and provides examples for citing the most
common primary and secondary authorities in briefs and memoranda,
including the public domain citation format for Wisconsin court cases.
It also shows how to cite legal research services and electronic
databases. In addition, the guide provides examples of citations to
Wisconsin administrative proceedings and appeals, and suggests sources
for locating copies of such decisions.
CLE Books is offering The Bluebook for $22.45, 10 percent
off the list price. Members can receive free or deeply discounted copies
of The Bluebook with their purchase of other State Bar CLE
Books publications: Order $299 in State Bar CLE Books titles, and
receive The Bluebook for free; with an order of $159 to $298 in
State Bar CLE Books titles, The Bluebook is $12.48 (50 percent
off). To take advantage of these discounts, members must call the State
Bar.
The Wisconsin Guide to Citation is available to members for
$15. Subscribers to the Bar's automatic supplementation service will
receive the update at 10 percent off the regular price.
All purchases are plus tax, shipping, and handling.
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