Social Science Research for Lawyers

Aoki Speaker Series Lunch Talk "Social Science Research for Lawyers" featuring Elisabeth McKechnie, Reference Librarian, Mabie Law Library.

Lunch will be provided

Social Science Research for Lawyers will teach users how to research questions that are either non-legal or multidisciplinary, with a focus on the social sciences. Five databases available at UC Davis will be discussed:

• Academic Search Complete
  • PsycInfo
• Business Source Complete
  • Social Science Citations
• EconLit

Attendees will also learn how to put together Boolean searches, how to "Shepardize" non- law articles, how to get copies of articles and how to use indexes as well as a discussion of researching on the internet.
The speaker,Elisabeth McKechnie, will outline key strategies and resources in the presentation. The complete slides for the presentation are currently available.