Abstract
Legal researchers constantly deal with issues of authority. Did the police have authority to search the car? Is this court of appeals decision binding authority on my case? What statutes are authoritative in my jurisdiction? These questions are important, and librarians often help find answers. The question of authority that librarians are best equipped to answer, however, is “How authoritative is this source?”
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Article
Publication Information
16 AALL Spectrum 14-16 (December 2011)
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Keele, Benjamin J., "Splitting Hairs: What Subtle Distinctions Teach Us About Authority" (2011). Library Staff Publications. 34.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/libpubs/34