How do I search for federal or state cases on a particular subject? How does one compile a legislative history? What resources do I use to research securities regulations? How do I identify multilateral treaties on human rights subjects?  To answer these and many other legal research questions, you can consult a series of specially prepared legal research guides.  The guides are brief and are focused on many of the most frequently asked legal reference topics.  Novice researchers can print them out and use them to begin a research project when a reference librarian is unavailable.  The guides are also useful take-along reference tools for more experienced researchers.