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A few semesters ago I was discussing the value of secondary sources with a student when they paused to think, then described secondary sources as “kind of like the 80/20 Rule, but different.” I’d never heard of the 80/20 Rule, but I jotted it down onto a Post-It note to look into later. Fast-forward to today and I now introduce my students to what I’ve dubbed “the 80/20 Rule for Legal Research” in all classes about secondary sources.
Publication Date
10-11-2023
Publisher
RIPS Law Librarian Blog
Keywords
legal research, legal research instruction, teaching
Disciplines
Law Librarianship | Legal Writing and Research | Library and Information Science
Recommended Citation
Smith Schlink, Olivia R., "The 80/20 Rule for Legal Research" (2023). Library Staff Online Publications. 20.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/staff-online-pubs/20
