Study Aids

Biddle Law Library offers a wide range of study aids (often called "supplements") for popular Law School courses. This guide breaks down where you can find each series and which study aids are suited for different purposes--from exam preparation to getting up to speed quickly on a new area of law.

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These series are designed to complement casebooks and help you master course subject matter:

• Examples & Explanations (available from the Aspen Learning Library and in print)
• Nutshells (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• The Understanding series (available from Lexis Nexis Digital Library and in print)
• The Concepts and Insights series (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• Hornbooks (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• The Concise Hornbook Series (West Study Aids and in print)
• Mastering the Law (available from Lexis Nexis Digital Library and in print)

Study aids for exam preparation:

• Glannon Guides (available from the Aspen Learning Library and in print)
• Emanuel Law Outlines (available from the Aspen Learning Library and in print)
• Black Letter Outlines (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• Short & Happy Guides (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• Gilbert Law Summaries (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• The Skills & Values Series (available from Lexis Nexis Digital Library and in print)

Practice exams and quizzes

• The Questions & Answers Series (available from Lexis Nexis Digital Library and in print)
• The Exam Pro Series (available from West Study Aids and in print)
• CALI Interactive Quizzes (available from CALI)
• Penn Carey Law past exams database