[blindlaw] Bluebook

[Michal Nowicki]

Dear Sy, Laura, and Denise,

Thank you for your input.  Your responses are very helpful.  I will be in
touch if I need further advice or assistance.

Warm Regards,

Michal

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From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Denise
Avant via blindlaw
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2015 5:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Bluebook

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 Live the life you
want



> 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
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> Notre Dame Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2016
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