• Learn citation techniques inside and outside of the Classroom

Interactive Citation Workbook

Law School students benefit from the Interactive Citation Workbook by:

  • Questioning themselves while working through the citation of a case.
  • Providing a checklist to make sure they do not miss any of the steps.
  • Practicing in the workbook before providing answers on the Workstation
  • Carrying any notes, guidance and answers written in the Workbook for future reference

Available in both ALWD and Bluebook versions, the annually revised Interactive Citation Workbook publications use a building-block approach to learning citation exercise for practicing and reinforcing the rules covered in each chapter.

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ICW provides a self-paced, pedagogically sound, and stimulating way for students to learn citation. Individual chapters include Each chapter includes introductory materials to explain and introduce new rules. Step-by-step explanations, alerts to common errors, and checklists aid students in understanding and applying style and usage guidelines correctly.  Learning citation is most effective when using both the ICW workbook and online workstation. Students can complete a citation exercise either in their printed Interactive Citation Workbook or online in the Interactive Citation Workstation.

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ATTENTION LAW SCHOOL, PARALEGAL OR CLINIC PROFESSORS: If you are looking for a complimentary review copy, you may request access to Interactive Citation Workbooks and the correlating Teachers Manuals via the Digital Library for Professor Review Copies site by clicking here. This 24/7 option is an environmental and cost-friendly alternative to tradition review copies. Enhancements and exercises are updated annually by our authors with new editions. Once adopted, physical copies are available to you upon request. Meanwhile, please view the Table of Contents or a Read Now sample by clicking on each title above.

About the Authors
Jeffrey D. Jackson
Tracy L. M. Norton

Jeffrey D. Jackson

Jeffrey D. Jackson serves as the Interim Dean of Washburn University School of Law. Professor Jackson teaches in the law school's Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing Program and is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Advocacy.

Prof. Jackson was staff attorney for Death Penalty and Constitutional Law issues for the Kansas Supreme Court. Prior to that, he was a law clerk for the Honorable Mary Beck Briscoe in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, law clerk to The Honorable Justice Robert E. Davis at the Kansas Supreme Court, an associate at Bennett & Dillon L.L.P., in Topeka and staff attorney for the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Jackson received his B.B.A. in economics from Washburn University in 1989, his J.D. from Washburn Law in 1992 and his LL.M. in Constitutional Law at Georgetown University Law Center in 2003. At Washburn Law, Jackson was assistant editor for the Washburn Law Journal. Jackson is admitted to practice in Kansas, Missouri, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He is a member of the Kansas Judicial Council Death Penalty Advisory Committee.

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Tracy L. M. Norton

Professor Tracy L. M. Norton, a national and international leader in the fields of legal writing and legal education, is the author of the Interactive Citation Workbook for The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (formerly with co-author Prof. Christine Hurt) and accompanying online Workstation, published originally in 1999. The ICW was the first digital teaching tool in widespread use in American law schools and is currently used in more than half of American law schools. In addition to her classroom teaching, Prof. Norton has taught both synchronous and asynchronous law courses since 2010. She has also developed a fully online pre-law legal analysis program for students interested in attending law school. Norton is currently creating a digital textbook for 1L legal analysis and writing courses. During the 2020 pandemic, she assisted faculty throughout the country in adapting to asynchronous and synchronous online course delivery.

Prof. Norton's current scholarly interest is using principles of storytelling from disciplines like poetry and songwriting to develop compelling legal narratives. Her current teaching interest is making legal education more accessible through digital platforms.

Prior to joining the faculty as the Erick Vincent Anderson Professor of Professional Practice at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Prof. Norton served on the faculty of Touro University Law Center in Long Island, New York, from 2007 until 2022. She started her career in academia in 1997 at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she remained until 2001, when she joined the faculty at South Texas College of Law. Prior to teaching, Norton practiced criminal law in Texas for four years. She majored in political science at the University of North Texas before earning her Juris Doctor from Baylor University School of Law in 1994. Professor Norton is a long-time member of both the Association of Legal Writing Directors and the Legal Writing Institute, where she served two four-year terms on the Board of Directors.

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