[blindlaw] Bluebook

[Denise Avant]

Dear Michal,
Here is where a reader might be helpful in addition to the online resource.

Denise R. Avant
President, National Federation Of The Blind Of Illinois
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> On Jul 19, 2015, at 4:53 PM, Laura Wolk via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Michal,
> 
> I use the online bluebook quite frequently. It is very navigable, and
> is good for many things, including doublechecking your ordering of
> authorities, looking up definitions, and making sure you have all
> elements of a citation in the correct order.  But it does not identify
> all font attributes. in particular, it doesn't identify smallcaps,
> which is used frequently in bluebooking (if I'm wrong on this, someone
> please correct me.
> 
> Even if the online version did provide all info, if you have no usable
> vision in my opinion it is an inefficient use of time if you went
> through character by character trying to get down all of that
> information.  What I suggest is to meet with your legal research prof
> (or one of us) and go through the four basic forms that you will need
> to know in a 1L class--cases, statutes, law review/journal articles,
> and treatises. If you get these down, figuring out the rest along the
> way will not be terribly difficult, as you will get familiar with the
> overall structure and will also learn what to ask a sighted person
> when and if you need some guidance down the road.
> 
> Let me know if you'd like any assistance.
> 
> Laura
> 
> On 7/19/15, Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I am starting law school in the fall, and I will need the Bluebook for my
>> legal writing class.  I know that the Bluebook is available on-line through
>> a subscription.  Have any of you accessed it using this method?  If so, did
>> you find it accessible?  Specifically, in addition to eas of navigation,
>> does JAWS identify formatting attributes (font type, size, color,
>> bold/underline/italics, etc.) correctly?  I need to know this so that I can
>> determine whether or not the subscription service is a reliable version of
>> the book when it comes to learning how to format legal documents correctly.
>> Any feedback is appreciated.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Michal
>> 
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> Laura Wolk
> Notre Dame Law Review, Federal Courts and Submissions Editor, Vol. 91
> Notre Dame Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2016
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