INDEX ASSIGNMENT
Using the C.J.S. General Index, answer these questions.

How many volumes make up the C.J.S. General Index?

• (answers may vary)
  

Is your research topic covered in the index?

• (answers may vary)
  

The C.J.S. Index leads to which of the following?

a. volume number, series, page number
b. a topic and section number
c. topic and key number

Does the index have a supplement?

• (answers may vary)
  

If yes, where is it located?

• It would be next to the General Index
  

Is your topic covered in the supplement?

• (answers may vary)
  

Provide any cites to the C.J.S. main volumes the index may have provided.

• Such as:
  Const L 52
  (This stands for the topic Constitutional Law, Section 52)

 

MAIN VOLUMES ASSIGNMENT
Locate the volume and section number which the index provided, and answer these questions.

What is the subject matter under your topic and section number? (There should be a short, bold-faced statement.)

• Such as: §46 Circumstances which differentiate burglary from robbery.
  

Does the discussion provide any footnote references?

• (Answers may vary)
  

What kind of research assistance do the footnotes provide?

• Generally, the footnotes provide references to additional authority.

Provide at least one case or statute from the footnotes:

• (Answers may vary)
  

 

SUPPLEMENTS ASSIGNMENT
Locate the supplement in the volume you are researching and answer these questions.

How does C.J.S. update material in the volume you are researching?

Pocket parts (or supplements)

Where does the researcher look in the supplement?

__under section numbers from the Title Index only
X corresponding topic and section numbers
__only corresponding section numbers

Was there additional material for your research topic in the supplement? If yes, what kind of material?

• (Answers may vary, but if there is material, it will most likely be references to additional authority.)