A looseleaf service is a type of publication used in legal research which brings together both primary and secondary source materials on a specific field or topic in law.[1] For this reason they are sometimes called "subject-matter services".[citation needed]
Looseleaf services are most commonly used for research in areas of law which change rapidly due to regulatory and administrative developments (such as tax law, environmental law, financial regulation, and labor law). Looseleaf services are typically contained in ring binders to keep them updated, because they are published fairly frequently (at minimum monthly, sometimes weekly or bi-weekly) in order to keep the information therein current.[1]
Most law libraries have a subscription to several of these services, and most looseleaf services are now available electronically.[1]
- ^ a b c Svengalis, Kendall F. (2015). Legal Information Buyer's Guide and Reference Manual (19th ed.). Guilford, Connecticut: New England LawPress. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-0-9963524-0-6. Available through HeinOnline.