The Legal Research Plan and the Research Log: An Examination of the Role of the Research Plan and Research Log in the Research Process

Authors

Caroline L. Osborne, West Virginia University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2016

College/Unit

WVU College of Law

Department/Program/Center

WVU College of Law

Abstract

This paper reviews the current status of the concept of the legal research plan. It summarizes the basic elements of the legal research plan, reviews the current literature and recommends a design of a plan for use in first year legal research programs and by novice researchers. Also, it considers the use of the research log in the research process.

Original Publication Title

Legal Reference Services Quarterly

Digital Commons Citation

Caroline L. Osborne, The Legal Research Plan and the Research Log: An Examination of the Role of the Research Plan and Research Log in the Research Process, 35 Legal Reference Services Q. 179 (2016).

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Legal Reference Services Quarterly on 10/12/2016, available online:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0270319X.2016.1227205.