LibGuides: Study Aids: Types of Study Aids

Types of Study Aids

This section of our resource guide aims to explain the various types of study aids you will come across:

Very short summaries and explanations written with a lay-person vocabulary

Librarians think of it like a baby-treatise on a subject

Used to check your understanding of basic concepts, like case briefs, elements of laws, and prongs of tests

There are several series to choose from including: Emanuel Law Outlines, Gilbert’s, Black Letter Outline…and more!

Halfway between an outline-style and a hornbook style study aid

E & E's are:

Examples & Explanations

Focus on the evolution of law over time, especially through distinguishing elements and policies

Ask single-issue essay questions at the end of each chapter and provides a model answer (that reads a lot like an exam answer should read)

Hornbooks are:

Often considered a “study aid,” especially by classic doctrinal professors

Librarians think of it like a baby-treatise on a subject

Law in a Flash are:

Box of flash cards focused on one doctrinal subject

Question on one side, concise answer on the other

Can be used independently to quiz yourself or with your study group