Ready to start or refocus your legal research goals? This session of the series, Find a Starting Point & Supercharge Your Research at Panza Maurer Law Library provides an overview of law print collections, legal research databases, and a discussion of services offered by law librarians to advance meaningful inquiry in academic and professional settings. Through guided discussions and interactive activities, we will explore a step-by-step approach to legal research, how to conduct legal research with databases including Hein Online and Nexis Uni, and how to connect with law librarians at the Panza Maurer Law Library. Whether you are new to legal research or returning with fresh questions, this session will help you identify a starting point to advance your legal research goals.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the workshop, faculty will:
1. Define a step-by-step approach to legal research.
2. Differentiate online resources based on their content.
3. Understand the interlibrary loan process to obtain law books.
4. Apply legal research concepts through guided and interactive activities.
5. Discover how to connect with law librarians at the Panza Maurer Law Library.
Recorded on April 15, 2026
