Full Name	Nevers, Shawn G.
University/Affiliation	BYU Law School
Title	Paul T. and Everette E. Schooley Director of the Howard W. Hunter Law Library
Status	Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty
Professor Type	Librarian
ORCID ID	0000-0001-7645-3573
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Research (18) Legal Education (9) Education (General) (6) Legislation (6) Students (4) Constitutional Law, Generally (3) Education Law (3) Legal Analysis and Writing (3) Legal Practice and Procedure (3) Statutes (3)
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Citators: The Power Tools of Legal Research [notes]

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Practicing Reference: Thoughts for Librarians and Legal Researchers [reviews]

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Observations for Summer Research Success [notes]

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Smart Researchers Save Time by Starting with Legal Treatises [comments]

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Litigation Practice Materials [notes]

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Becoming a Cost-Effective Researcher [notes]

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Local Ordinances: the Often Overlooked Law [comments]

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Taming Legal Information Overload [comments]

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