FREE WEBINAR: Federal Legislative History 101

A live training webinar, “Federal Legislative History 101,” will be offered on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Register today for “Federal Legislative History 101”

• Start time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time/ 1:00 Central
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Speaker: Rick McKinney is Assistant Law Librarian / Legislative Librarian at the Federal Reserve Board Law Library in Washington, D.C., where he has served for the past 30 years. He is the founder and principal editor of LLSDC’s Legislative Source Book on the Internet and has authored numerous articles and presentations in the field of Federal statutory, legislative, and regulatory research.
• Learning outcomes: The webinar will discuss the ways in which Federal statutes are published and cited, what Federal legislative histories are and how they are used, the normal steps in compiling and researching Federal legislative histories, and the various resources available for Federal legislative history research – both free and commercial.
• Expected level of knowledge for participants: No prerequisite knowledge required

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