The Aspen Learning Library includes legal study aids from the following series: Academic Success, Casenote Legal Briefs, Emanuel CrunchTime, Examples & Explanations, Friedman’s Practice Series, Glannon Guides, and Jumpstart.
Study Guide Series Comparison Chart - Side by side comparison of content in each of the ASPEN study guide series.
- Casenote Legal Briefs: Each case brief includes the black letter law, facts, majority opinion, concurrences, and dissents, as well as analysis of the case.
- Emanuel Crunchtime Series: This series focuses on exam preparation. Each title offers flowcharts and capsule summaries of major points of law and critical issues, as well as exam tips for identifying common traps and pitfalls, and sample exam and essay questions with model answers.
- Emanuel Law Outlines: Each book includes both capsule and detailed outline-format explanations and discussions of the critical issues, key topics, and cases students must know to master a course. Also included are exam questions with model answers, an alphabetical list of cases, and a table correlating the outline to the leading casebooks.
- Examples & Explanations: Each book provides clear explanations of each class topic and features hypotheticals similar to those presented in class, with corresponding analysis which students can use during the semester to test their understanding.
- Friedman's Practice Series: This series has eBooks for all 1L courses (and many 2L/3L courses) and has both practice multiple choice questions and practice essays – with model answers and issue-spotting outlines for the essays.
- Glannon Guides: Each guide provides an expository review of key points of law and illustrative scenarios, followed by probing multiple-choice questions.
- Inside series: Each title in this series is written in a concise, straightforward style that clearly identifies the essential components of the law and how they fit together. Individual titles also contain FAQs that rectify common misconceptions, chapter summaries that extract main concepts in bullet points, and a connections section that inter-relates topics to one another.
- In Other Words: Audio & Video Series Video and audio lectures written and presented by a law professor or legal practitioner to provide additional explanation of specific legal topics.
