Spring 2002
The main purpose of this research guide and bibliography is to assist students who are doing research in the area of Bankruptcy law. The bibliography includes treatises, periodicals, reporters, and other materials that can be found in the Sheely-Lee Law Library. Please note that there are many possible topics in this area. The bibliography is as inclusive as possible, but there may be relevant items (depending on the research topic) which are not listed.
The titles on the bibliography that are preceded by a classification number can be found with the treatises on the second floor of the library. Those without classification numbers are either reporters (whose locations are pinpointed on the library map) or periodicals. Bound periodicals are on the second floor. Current periodicals are shelved in the Reserve Area on the first floor of the library.
As you begin your research, remember that the library has the following materials to help you.
An excellent way to begin the research process is to consult a pathfinder or guide on the subject in question. Materials on relevant issues can be found in the most unlikely publications and places. The following items may offer some guidance.
To find which treatises the law library has in a specific subject area, you can conduct a subject or keyword search of the library's online catalog. The bibliography which follows lists most of the items you would find in the library catalog under the subject headings for bankruptcy.
Depending upon your paper topic, you may find it advantageous to consult the library catalog under other relevant subject headings. If you already know the name of the author or title of the book that you want, look up the name or title with an author or title search of the online catalog and note the classification number.
To significantly expand your search for treatises, you can consult the LIAS system which provides access to the Penn State University Libraries online catalog, and access to the other "Big Ten" university library catalogs, as well. Although the primary focus of these library collections is nonlegal, it is likely that they would include some materials relevant to your research. You can access LIAS at the "LIAS workstations" situated throughout the law library, in the computer labs, or via the Internet at www.lias.psu.edu. If you are unsure how to use LIAS, one of the librarians will assist you.
ACLCP is a consortium of twenty-two Central Pennsylvania college and university libraries. A single database comprising all of their library catalogs is available for searching over the internet at http://aclcp.library.net. If your research encompasses political, social, economic, scientific, or nonlegal issues, this web site could be quite useful. A complete list of the member libraries can be found later in this Research Guide. Because some of the libraries are located nearby, you may find relevant items that you can obtain very quickly.
The Aftermath of Northern Pipeline: bankruptcy jurisdiction under local court rule. Edited by William L. Norton and Richard Lieb. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan, c1983. [KF 1524 .A371]
American Bar Association, Department of Public Relations and Information. Your guide to consumer credit and bankruptcy. Chicago: ABA Press, c1980. [KF 1040 .A5]
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Bankruptcy reform. Washington: The Institute, 1978. [KF 1524.3 .A47]
Annual bankruptcy institute. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1998- . [KF 1524.3 .A558]
Bankruptcy basics. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: Bankrtupcy Judges Division, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, c1998. [U.S. Gov. Docs. JU 10.2:B 22/2/998]
Bankruptcy issues in divorce. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Bar Insitute, c1999. [KFP 221 .B37 1999]
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. Chicago: Commercial Law League of America, c1979. [KF1524 .B36]
Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980: P.L. 96-589, as signed by the President on December 24, 1980: law and explanation. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, c1981. [KF 6396 .Z9 B3]
Bienenstock, Martin J. Bankruptcy reorganization. New York: Practising Law Institute, 1987. [KF 1544 .B54 1987]
Carruthers, Bruce G. and Terence C. Halliday. Politics and temporality: agenda-setting in United States and English bankruptcy law. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Foundation, 1992. [K 1370 .C37 1992]
Carruthers, Bruce G. and Terence C. Halliday. The recursivity of law: professional innovation in corporate bankruptcy reforms. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Foundation, 1994. [K1375.4 .C37 1994]
Chatterton, William A. Consumer and small business bankruptcy: a complete working guide. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Institute for Business Planning, c1982. [KF 1524 .C42 1982]
Code Review Project. Reforming the Bankruptcy Code: the National Bankruptcy Conference's Code Review Project: final report. New York: M. Bender, c1997. [KF 1524 .C63 1997]
Collen, John. Buying and selling real estate in bankruptcy. New York: West Group, c1997- . [KF 1536 .S34 C66 1997]
Collier, William Miller. Collier on bankruptcy: special supplement: text of Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980, with House and Senate reports. New York: M. Bender, 1981. [KF 1524 .C6 1979 Supp 1981]
Commerce Clearing House. Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978: P.L.95-598: law, explanation, selected committee reports. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, 1978. [KF 1524 .C63 1978]
Consumer finance and the bankruptcy code. New York: Law Journal Seminars-Press, c1980. [KF 1524.3 .C6]
Cordry, Karen. Bankruptcy law and the governmental regulatory process. Horsham, Pa.: LRP Publications, c1995. [KF 1526 .C67 1995]
Cox, Steven R. and Mark Dwyer. A report on self-help law: its many perspectives. Sponsored by the American Bar Association Special Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services. Chicago: The Association, 1987. [KFA 2930 .Z9 C69 1987]
De Franco, Edward J. Anatomy of a scam: a case study of a planned bankruptcy by organized crime. Washington: National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973. [HV 6698 .Z9 M874]
Elias, Stephen, Albin Renauer & Robin Leonard. How to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy. 8th ed. Berkeley: Nolo Press, 1999. [KF 1524.6 .E4 1999 RESERVE]
Enzer, Selwyn, Raul de Brigard and Frederick D. Lazar. Some considerations concerning bankruptcy reform. Menlo Park, Calif.: Institute for the Future, 1973. [KF 1524 .E68]
Financial transactions: the effect of the bankruptcy code: unsecured financing, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment financing, real estate financing, projects financing. New York: Law Journal Seminars-Press, c1982. [KF 1524 .A2 F56 1982]
Financial transactions: the effect of the new bankruptcy code. New York: Law Journal Seminars-Press, c1980. [KF 1524 .A2 F56]
Finletter, Thomas K. Principles of corporate reorganization in bankruptcy. Charlottesville, Va.: The Michie Company, 1937. [KF 1544 .F51]
Fitzgerald, Judith K. and Ramona M. Arena. Bankruptcy and divorce: support and property division. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley Law Publications, c1994. [KF 535 .F58 1994]
Gross, Karen. Failure and forgiveness: rebalancing the bankruptcy system. New Haven: Yale University Press, c1997. [KF 1526 .G76 1997]
Halliday, Terence C. and Bruce G. Carruthers. Making the courts safe for the powerful: the politics of lawyers and the imperatives of bankers in the reform of federal bankruptcy courts in the United States. Chicago: American Bar Foundation, 1996. [KF 1527 .H35 1996]
Individual bankruptcy: your rights, responsibilities and benefits. By CCH Business Law Editors. Chicago, Ill.: Commerce Clearing House, c1992. [KF 1524 .I63 1992]
Jackson, Thomas H. The logic and limits of bankruptcy law. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, c1986. [KF 1524 .J33 1986 RESERVE]
Jasper, Margaret C. Bankruptcy law for the individual debtor. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1997. [KF 1524.6 .J3 1997 RESERVE]
Law and practice of life insurance company insolvency. Edited by David M. Spector; sponsored by the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Committee on Public Regulation of Insurance Law, American Bar Association. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Association, c1993. [KF 1535 .I58 L395 1993]
The Legal side of credit and collection. Waterford, Conn.: Bureau of Business Practice, c1981. [KF 1040 .Z9 L43 1981]
Leo, T. Scott. The 50 most important questions a surety can ask about bankruptcy. Chicago, Ill.: Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association, c1992. [KF 1047 .Z9 L46 1992]
Leonard, Robin. Money troubles: legal strategies to cope with your debts. 6th ed. Berkeley: Nolo.com, 2000. [KF 1501 .Z95 L46 2000 RESERVE]
McQueen, Richard C. Tax aspects of bankruptcy law and practice. 3rd ed. Deerfield, Ill.: Clark Boardman Callaghan, c1997- . [KF 6332 .M35 1997]
Modern bankruptcy manual: law and practice; a modern treatise of American bankruptcy law. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co.,; San Francisco, Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1966. [KF 1524 .M58]
Moore, James William. Moore's bankruptcy manual; corporate reorganization arrangements under the Chandler Act, together with general orders in bankruptcy, annotated and official forms, supplementary forms, annotated, including practice guide for the conduct of a bankruptcy proceeding. Albany, N.Y.: Bender & Company, Inc., 1939. [KF 1524 .M6]
Nadler, Charles Elihu. The law of debtor relief: bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy devices; arrangements, assignments, compositions, extensions; equity receiverships, corporate reorganizations. 2nd ed. Atlanta: Harrison Co., 1972. [KF 1539 .N3 1972]
National Bankruptcy Conference. Reforming the Bankruptcy Code; the National Bankruptcy Conference's Code Review Project. New York: M. Bender, c1997. [KF 1524 .C63 1997]
National Institute on Insurer Insolvency. Law and practice of insurance company insolvency. Sponsored by the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Association, Division for Professional Education, c1986. [KF 1546 .I5 N37 1986]
National Institute on Insurer Insolvency. Law and practice of insurance company insolvency revisited. Edited by Francine L. Semaya; sponsored by the Tort and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Association, 1989. [KF 1546 .I5 N37 1989]
Niemic, Robert J. Mediation in bankruptcy: the Federal Judicial Center survey of mediation participants: report to the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Washington, D.C.: The Center, c1998. [U.S. Gov. Docs. JU 13.2:B 22/3]
Norton bankruptcy law adviser. Rochester, N.Y.: West Group, Monthly.
Norton, William L. Reconstituting the Bankruptcy Court in 1982: Congressional constitutional options. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan, 1982. [KF 1524 .N676]
Oleck, Howard Leoner. Creditors' rights and remedies. New York: Harmon Publications, 1949. [KF 1501 .O4]
Olson, Douglas G. Insolvencies among automobile insurers; advisory report to the Division of Industry Analysis, Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission, for the Department of Transportation. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1970. [KF 1526 .O55]
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Joint State Government Commission. Bankruptcy exemptions: a proposed revision. Harrisburg: The Commission, c1982. [KFP 220 .P45]
Platt, Harlan D. Why companies fail: strategies for detecting, avoiding, and profiting from bankruptcy. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, c1985. [HG 3761 .P56 1985]
Practicing under the bankruptcy reform act. Edited by George Brody, Walter J. Taggart, Gregory Lee. Washington: CRR Pub. Co., 1979. [KF 1524.3 .P7]
Real estate bankruptcies and workouts: a practical perspective. Anthony B. Kuklin and Paul E. Roberts, editors. Chicago, Ill.: Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law, American Bar Association, c1983. [KF 1535 .R43 R4 1983]
Real estate loan workouts; the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Chicago, Ill.: Section of Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law, American Bar Association, c1991. [KF 1535 .R43 R413 1991]
Redden, Kenneth R. Federal regulation of consumer-creditor relations. Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co., c1982. [KF 1040 .R43]
Reorganization problems in depth. Harrisburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1987. [KF 1544 .Z9 R455 1987]
Rogers, Randy. Collier farm bankruptcy guide. New York: M. Bender, 1989- . [KF 1546 .F35 R64 1989]
Selverstone, Arthur Wesley. Bankruptcy and reorganization. Brooklyn: Harmon Publications, c1940. [KF 1524 .S45]
Seron, Carroll. Judicial reorganization: the politics of reform in the Federal bankruptcy court. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, c1978. [KF 1527 .S4]
Single asset real estate bankruptcies: current developments and legislative issues; American Bankruptcy Institute, St. John's University School of Law. Chicago: Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association, c1997. [KF 1535 .R43 S57 1997]
Sobol, Richard B. Bending the law: the story of the Dalkon Shield bankruptcy. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 1991. [KF 228 .A3 S6 1991]
Stanley David T. Bankruptcy: problem, process, reform. Washington: Brookings Institution, 1971. [KF 1524 .S7]
Tabb, Charles Jordan. The law of bankruptcy. Westbury, N.Y.: Foundation Press, 1997. [KF 1524 .T32 1997 RESERVE]
Tax planning for the troubled business. New York: Wiley, c1983- . [KF 6450 .T39]
Technical and substantive changes in bankruptcy law with respect to securities and commodities: text of House Report No. 97-420 and text of H.R. 4935 as passed by the House. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, 1982. [KF 1527 .A2 T4]
Transnational insolvency project: interim report (April 15, 1999). Philadelphia: American Law Institute, c1999. [KDZ 384 .T7342 1999]
Transnational insolvency project. International statement of Canadian bankruptcy law: tentative draft (April 15, 1997). Philadelphia: American Law Institute, c1997. [KE 1485 .T74 1997]
Transnational insolvency project. International statement of Mexican bankruptcy law: tentative draft (April 15, 1998). Philadelphia, Pa.: Executive Office, American Law Institute, c1989. [KGF 1479 .T732 1998 RESERVE]
Transnational insolvency project. International statement of United States bankruptcy law: tentative draft (April 15, 1997). Philadelphia: American Law Institute, c1997. [KF 1524 .T735 1997]
True, Roy B. Environmental liability in bankruptcy. 1st ed. Horsham, Pa.: LRP Publications, c1995. [KF 1298 .T78 1995]
United States. Attorney General's Committee on Bankruptcy Administration. Administration of the Bankruptcy act, report of the Attorney General's Committee on Bankruptcy Administration, 1940. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1941. [KF 1524 .A35]
United States. The Bankrupt law of the United States, approved March 2, 1867. Boston: Little Brown, 1868. [KF 1524 .A8]
United States. Bankruptcy code: including text and legislative history of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 and the Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980: with accompanying practice aids. New York: M. Bender, 1983-89. [KF 1524 .B463]
United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging. Nursing home bankruptcies: what caused them?: hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, second session, Wasington, DC, September 5, 2000. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., c2000. [Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG.106-852 MICROFICHE]
United States. Supreme Court. Amendments to the Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 2000. [Y 1.1/7:107-60]
Warren, Elizabeth. Business bankruptcy. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center, 1993. [JU 13.2:B 22]
Weintraub, Benjamin and Alan N. Resnick. Bankruptcy law manual. Rev. ed. Boston: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, c1986. [KF 1524 .W387 1986]
Handbooks, Deskbooks & Manuals
Alix, Jay, Robert J. Rock and Ted Stenger. Financial handbook for bankruptcy professionals: a financial and accounting guide for bankruptcy judges, attorneys, and accountants. 2nd ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1996. [KF 1527 .A94 1996]
A Desk-side guide to the rules of bankruptcy: includes 1987 rules amendments. Washington, D.C.: American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, c1988. [KF 1527 .D47 1988]
Bankruptcy act and rules. New York: M. Bender. [KF 1524 .B462]
Bankruptcy Code and rules. Fort Washington, Pa.: LRP Publications, 1989- . [KF 1511 .5968 .A19 U54]
Bankruptcy code: including text and legislative history of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 and the Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980: with accompanying practice aids. New York: M. Bender, 1983-89. [KF 1524 .B463]
Collier handbook for trustees and debtors in possession. Lawrence P. King, editor. New York: M. Bender, 1987. [KF 1539 .C8 1987 RESERVE]
Collier, William Miller. Collier bankruptcy manual. 3rd ed. Lawrence P. King, editor-in-chief. New York: M. Bender, 1979- .
Epstein, David G. Bankruptcy and other debtor-creditor laws in a nutshell. 5th ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1995. [KF 1501 .Z9 E67 1995 RESERVE]
Epstein, David G., Steve H. Nickles and James J. White. Bankruptcy. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1993. [KF 1524 .E67 1993 RESERVE]
Federal bankruptcy law handbook. Binghamton, N.Y.: Gould Publications, c1986- . [KF 1527 .A315 A2 1986]
Hillman, William C. and Margaret Couch. Bankruptcy deskbook. 3rd ed. New York City: PLI Press, 2000. [KF 1527 .H45 2000]
MacLachlan, James Angell. Handbook of the law of bankruptcy. St. Paul: West Pub. Co., 1956. [KF 1524 .M3]
Pernick, Norman L. Bankruptcy deadline checklist: an easy-to-use reference guide for case management and administration. Chicago: Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, c1996. [KF 1524.3 .B36 1996]
The portable bankruptcy code & rules. Chicago: Section of Business Law, American Bar Association, c1996- . [KF 1511 .5968 .A19 U5]
Remington, Harold. A treatise on the bankruptcy law of the United States. 6th ed. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1955. [KF 1524 .R43 1955]
Reference handbook on insurance company insolvency. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ill.: American Bar Association, c1993. [KF 1535 .I58 R44 1993]
Continuing Legal Education Materials
In many instances, continuing legal education seminars are held annually on the same topic. Only the publications from the latest sessions are listed here. Note, however, that the Library most likely owns the materials from previous seminars. Consult the library catalog for exact holdings.
Advanced issues in commercial bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1993. [KFP 221 .A75 A3 1993 RESERVE]
ALI-ABA Course of Study. Rethinking reorganizations under the bankruptcy code: reflections after two years. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 1981. [KF 1524.3 .A4]
American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education. The New Federal bankruptcy code. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 1979. [KF 1524 .A21]
Bankruptcy and the chapter proceedings. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Institute on Continuing Legal Education, c1976. [KF 1524 .B33]
The Bankruptcy Code reexamined and updated. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1985. [KF 1524.3 .B2 1985]
Bankruptcy issues in family practice. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1989 [KFP 221 .B35 1989 RESERVE]
Bankruptcy of the small to medium size business. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1983. [KFP 221 .B32 1983 RESERVE]
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1994. [KF 1524.3 .B35 1994 RESERVE]
Bankruptcy: the last resort. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1991. [KFP 220 .B35 1991 RESERVE]
Bankruptcy update. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1996- . [KF 1524.3 .B355 RESERVE]
Business bankruptcies, recent developments and trends. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1987. [KF 1524.3 .B83]
Business reorganizations under the Bankruptcy Code. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1981. [KF 1544 .Z9 B895]
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1991. [KFP 220 .C42 1991 RESERVE]
Chapter 11 business bankruptcy: preserving your client's interests. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1994. [KFP 221 .A75 C5 1994 RESERVE]
Chapter 11 plan strategies: pre-packaged plans and other plan formulation and confirmation issues. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1991- . [KF 1544 .Z9 C464]
The Chapter 13 plan. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1991. [KFP 224 .C47 1991 RESERVE]
Collateral actions in family law: tax fraud, criminal actions & bankruptcy. Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1997. [KFP 94 .A75 C65 1997 RESERVE]
Consumer bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1990. [KFP 221 .C66 1990 RESERVE]
Deitz, Merritt S. A new chapter in bankruptcy law: chapter 12 and the family farmer. Eau Claire, Wis.: Professional Education Systems, c1987. [KF 1546 .F35 D45 1987]
Divorce & bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1995. [KFP 221 .D58 1995 RESERVE]
Dubroff, Allen B. and Harvey I. Forman.
Creditors' remedies and bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1981. [KFP 220 .P4 1981 RESERVE]
Environmental issues in bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1992. [KF 1298 .Z9 E585 1992 RESERVE]
The Failed LBO revisited: restructuring troubled businesses in a recession. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1991. [KF 1477 .Z9 F37 1991]
Forman, Leon S. Compositions, bankruptcy, and arrangements. Philadelphia: Joint Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association, 1971. [KF 1524.3 .F6 1971]
Fundamentals of bankruptcy law. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education. [KF 1524.3 .F86]
Fundamentals of Chapter 11 business reorganizations. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, 1993- . [KF 1544 .Z9 F85]
Fundamentals of mortgage foreclosures. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1999. [KFP 130.5 .F6 F85 1999 RESERVE]
Hillman, William C. Personal bankruptcy: what every debtor and creditor needs to know. 2nd ed. New York: Practising Law Institute, c1995. [KF 1524.6 .H55 1995]
Hirsch, George J. Bankruptcy. Rev. ed. New York: Practising Law Institute, c1968. [KF 1524 .H5 1968]
The Individual in bankruptcy: the Chapter 13 case. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1993. [KFP 221 .A75 I5 1993 RESERVE]
King, Lawrence P. King on bankruptcy in the 90's. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1992. [KF 1524.3 .K55 1992 RESERVE]
Leibowitz, Ephraim K. New bankruptcy guide for petition, schedules, and statement of affairs. New York: Practising Law Institute, c1976. [KF 1524 .L44]
Mulder, John E. Bankruptcy and arrangement proceedings. Philadelphia: Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1956. [KF 1524.3 .M8 1956]
Needham, Roger A. Collecting claims and enforcing judgments. New York: Practising Law Institute, 1969. [KF 9025 .N43]
The Nuts & bolts of bankruptcy practice. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1981. [KFP 220 .N8 1981 RESERVE]
Proceedings: freedom from fiscal fiasco. Washington: American Bar Association, Section of Local Government Law, c1977. [KF 6770 .A75 P7]
Protecting the individual's assets now from lawsuits & bankruptcy later. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1993. [KFP 221 .A75 P7 1993 RESERVE]
Reorganization problems in depth. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1987. [KF 1544 .Z9 R455 1987 RESERVE]
Restructuring the defaulted real estate loan: negotiation and documentation of a workout. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1991. [KF 1542 .Z9 R47 1991]
The Role of the taxing authority in bankruptcy: before, during and after. Mechanicsburg, PA: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1998. [KFP 221 .R65 1998]
Saving the ailing business: work-outs, reorganizations & bankruptcies. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1991. [KFP 221 .S28 1991 RESERVE]
The secured creditor in court: current problems. New York: Practising Law Institute, 1984. [KF 1501 .Z9 S38 1984]
Simons, Robert P. Environmental issues in bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1990. [KF 1298 .Z9 S56 1990 RESERVE]
Strategies for the troubled leveraged buyout. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1991. [KF 1477 .Z9 S76 1991]
Tax aspects of workouts, insolvency, and bankruptcy. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1991. [KF 6332 .Z9 T39 1991]
The troubled real estate project: bankruptcy & tax implications. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1989. [KF 1535 .R43 T76 1989 RESERVE]
What every lawyer must know to practice bankruptcy in 1988. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1989. [KFP 221 .W5 1988 RESERVE]
What every lawyer needs to know about bankruptcy. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1986. [KF 1524 .A2 W4 1986 RESERVE]
What the new bankruptcy legislation means to you. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c1984. [KF 1524 .W48 1984 RESERVE]
Williamsburg Conference on Bankruptcy. The Williamsburg Conference on Bankruptcy: critique of the first decade under the Bankruptcy Code and agenda for reform. Philadelphia: American Law Institute-American Bar Association Committee on Continuing Professional Education, c1989. [KF 1524 .A2 W562 1988]
Bankruptcy service. Lawyers edition. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group.
Collier, William Miller. Collier on bankruptcy. 15th ed. New York: M. Bender, 1979- . [Library owns previous editions also.]
Drake, W. Homer. Bankruptcy practice for the general practitioner. 3rd ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1995- . [KF 1524 .D7 1995]
Norton bankruptcy law and practice 2d. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, c1993- .
PRACTICE & PROCEDURE: CODE, RULES & FORMS
Bankruptcy code, rules and forms. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1983- . [KF 1510.99 .B38]
Bankruptcy code, rules & official forms. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1985- .
Bankruptcy evidence manual. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1987- . [KF 1530 .E87 B36]
Bankruptcy practice and strategy. Boston, Mass.: Warren, Gorham & Lamont, c1987. [KF 1527 .B293 1987]
Brown, Arthur March. Guide to federal and bankruptcy practice: being an outline of the essentials of procedure in the federal courts, original and appellate, with forms. Albany, N.Y.: M. Bender, 1933. [KF 8719 .B7]
Cowans, Daniel R. Cowans bankruptcy law and practice. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1987. [KF 1524 .C65 1987]
Judicial Conference of the United States. Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules. Interim bankruptcy rules and forms manual, with rules crossdex: for practice under the new Bankruptcy Code. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan, c1979. [KF 1527 .A3 1979]
Judicial Conference of the United States. Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules. Suggested interim bankruptcy rules and forms. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1980. [KF 1527 .A3 1980]
Judicial Conference of the United States. Norton bankruptcy law and practice, model rule temporary emergency resolution for the administration of the bankruptcy system. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan, 1983. [KF 1527 .A3 1983]
McKenna, Judith A. and Elizabeth C. Wiggins. Alternative structures for bankruptcy appeals. Washington, DC: Federal Judicial Center, c2000. [JU 13.2:B 22/4]
Menin, Abraham Isaac. Bankruptcy forms and practice under the Chandler Act: a complete manual. 2nd ed. New York: Clark Boardman Co., Ltd., 1939. [KF 1522 .M45 1939]
New bankruptcy rules and official bankruptcy forms under chapters I to VII and XIII of the Bankruptcy Act with Advisory Committee notes. Special rules ed. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co.; San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney, 1974. [KF 1527 .A3 N5 1974]
Norton bankruptcy law and practice: bankruptcy rules. Wilmette, Ill.: Callaghan & Co., 1983. [KF 1527 .A3 1983a]
Patchan, Joseph. Rules of bankruptcy procedure: practice comments. New York: Clark Boardman Co., 1974. [KF 1527 .A2 1974]
United States Bankruptcy Court. Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure and local bankruptcy rules and forms. Denver, Colo.: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Colorado, 1995. [JU 14.6:B 22]
United States. Supreme Court. Amendments to the Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure: communication from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of the United States transmitting amendments to the Federal rules of bankruptcy procedure as adopted by the court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., c1999. [Y 1.1/7:106-53 MICROFICHE]
Obviously, electronic sources such as LEXIS, WESTLAW, Loislaw, and Findlaw, can make case research quicker, and sometimes more efficient. However if you are unable to sufficiently narrow your electronic research, you may find print resources helpful. All the traditional sources for finding cases are available to you. For general case research, the Tenth Decennial Digest, Part 2 is completed covering 1991 to 1996. For more recent West topics or topics not cumulated in the Tenth Decennial Digest, you will need to consult West's General Digests, 1997-. If you wish to focus on federal cases only, the Federal Practice Digest 4th and its predecessors provide the most comprehensive coverage. For state appellate cases, you can consult West's regional digests: Atlantic Digest, North Western Digest, Pacific Digest, and South Eastern Digest. However, the most in depth indexing of state case law is found in the individual digest for each state. The Library has state digests for the following states: Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Depending on your research interests, there are several subject specific case reporters that may be of interest to you. A major advantage of subject oriented reporters is that most include administrative decisions, as well as federal and state court opinions. The following sets are especially noteworthy:
American bankruptcy reports. New series, annotated. Albany, N.Y.: M. Bender and Company.
Bankruptcy court decisions. Alexandria, Va.: CRR Publishing Company. [biweekly]
Bankruptcy law reporter. Topical law reports. Chicago: CCH, c1979- .
Bankruptcy law reporter: transfer binder. Chicago: CCH.
Collier, William Miller. Collier bankruptcy cases. 2nd series. New York: M. Bender, c1979- .
Supplement to Digest of the bankruptcy decisions under the National bankruptcy act of 1898, reported in the American Bankruptcy reports, new series, volumes 1 to 42 inclusive. Albany, N.Y.: M. Bender & Company, Inc., 1927-1941.
West's bankruptcy digest. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, May 1980- .
West's bankruptcy reporter. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group. [monthly]
The two most widely used sources are Legal Resources Index and Index to Legal Periodicals and Books.
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (ILP) is the traditional source for legal periodical indexing. This title and its previous editions cover a wide variety of publications back to the late eighteenth century. In our library, it can be found in paper (on the first floor of the library) and on LIAS (from 1981-present).
Legal Resources Index (LRI) is a computerized, cumulative index covering periodicals from 1980 to date. It indexes more periodical titles than Index to Legal Periodicals. However, since LRI only began in 1980, any search for law review articles before that year would be limited to the paper version of Index to Legal Periodicals. LRI is available in our library from three different sources - LegalTrac (on the DSL Library web page select Dickinson Legal Research Resources, select Reference Sources & Databases, then select LegalTrac), LEXIS, and WESTLAW. If you are unfamiliar with how to use LegalTrac please ask anyone on the library staff for assistance.
The most up-to-date periodical indexing can be found in the Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP), published weekly by the University of Washington Law Library. This publication is intended to keep the indexing up-to-date for current periodicals until the printed Index to Legal Periodicals volumes are available. It is available on WESTLAW.
Some of the major bankruptcy periodicals follow:
The American bankruptcy law journal. Bangor, Me.: National Conference of Referees in Bankruptcy, c1971- .
Annual survey of bankruptcy law. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1979- .
Bankruptcy developments journal. Atlanta: Emory University School of Law, c1984- .
Journal of bankruptcy, law, and practice. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1991- .
Journal of the National Association of Referees in Bankruptcy. Winona, Minn.: National Association of Referees in Bankruptcy, 1927-66.
Journal of the National Conference of Referees in Bankruptcy. Bangor, Me.: National Conference of Referees in Bankruptcy, 1965-70.
As a result of the U.S. government's involvement in a broad spectrum of legal issues, these documents can be a rich source of information, for an historical perspective or for a modern viewpoint. The law school is a selective depository for U.S. federal government documents, which means that we get a small percentage of what the government publishes. We have documents in both bound form and on microfiche. In order to retrieve a document, it is almost always necessary to have a full government document number. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please ask one of the librarians because these documents can be tricky to locate.
Access to government documents is available in our library through various sources:
DSL Online Catalog: The Law Library catalogs many, but not all, of the government documents that we receive. You can search for them by author, title, subject, or keyword. Once a title is located you will need the government document number (sudoc. no.) or library call number to locate the item.
The Cat is the Penn State University Libraries online catalog, which can be accessed via LIAS (www.lias.psu.edu). The University Library is a full U.S. Government document depository and they have cataloged most of the titles they receive from GPO. Once a title is located you will need the government document number (sudoc. no.) or library call number to locate the item in the DSL library or in another location.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Monthly Catalog) is an index which provides access by either, title, subject, or keyword to most government documents published since 1976. It is available in print, cd-rom, or on the Web with each providing different dates of coverage.
CIS Index provides subject access primarily to legislative documents such as bills, reports, hearings, etc. It is located on the second floor of the library. There is an electronic counterpart to CIS Index, entitled Congressional Universe, and it is available through LIAS (Choose Fast Track to All Resources, then click on Congressional/Legislative Resources.)
GPO Access provides online access to the Congressional Record, the Federal Register, the full text of bills introduced in Congress, the Congressional Record Index, the History of Bills, the U.S. Code, Public Laws of the Congress, and, through the Federal Bulletin Board, more than 6,000 other files from 25 Federal agencies. It is available via the Web at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs.
The Congressional Research Service conducts intensive research at the request of Congress. Their reports are published as CRS Major Studies and Issue Briefs and contain extremely valuable information due to the high quality expertise of the CRS researchers. The library regularly receives these reports as part of a microfiche collection of CRS documents. The reports are indexed by subject and author in pamphlets (shelved in the Microforms Room on the second floor) that accompany that set. In a recent move, the CRS has been authorized to place over 300 of their reports online (http://www.senate.gov/~dpc/crs). Selective reports have been added, dating back to 1994, and can be accessed by name, number, or subject.
Some of the most current, "cutting edge" information is available from specialized research centers, associations and organizations. Most of these groups publish newsletters, newspapers, journals or reports that can be quite valuable. Since the focus of these groups is concentrated in one narrow area, their members usually have a great deal of expertise in that subject. For a comprehensive listing, you can consult the Associations Unlimited (also known as Encyclopedia of Associations), an annual directory of organizations arranged by subject. Each entry provides the organization's name, address, phone, size of membership, activities of the group, and a list of publications. [Available in paper in the Reference collection, or electronically via LIAS or WESTLAW(EOA)]
To enhance and refine your research, the library is constantly expanding your access to computer databases. In addition to the traditional LEXIS service, you also have access to selected files in the NEXIS database. The NEXIS database permits you to conduct searches in a variety of non-legal publications such as newspapers (including the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, L.A. Times), news wire services, business and financial journals, newsletters, magazines and patents. Via WESTLAW, in addition to traditional legal resources, you can access a wide range of nonlegal databases similar in scope to NEXIS. For example, the Westlaw newspaper database now includes quite a few local and regional newspapers (Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, York, etc.) that might provide a fresh perspective to your research.
Both of these online services (LEXIS and WESTLAW) are rapidly expanding to keep pace with events that are unfolding worldwide. They are adding newspapers and periodicals in full text too rapidly to supply you with an accurate listing here. Instead, both services provide an online guide to the titles that are in their databases. So, if we do not own the item that you need, check LEXIS and WESTLAW, too. Also, if your paper topic is in an area that is currently in transition, you should be able to track the latest developments on one of these online services.
The LIAS system also includes access to over 100 electronic databases and resources. Most of the databases are nonlegal, however, they may contain pertinent legal and nonlegal information valuable to your research. You can enhance your research by consulting the "Fast Track to All Resources" list found on the LIAS Web page. The list of databases does increase as new resources are acquired by the University Libraries. Some databases that might be of interest are:
The Internet is especially valuable for locating government information and documents. Many governments and organizations have created user-friendly Web sites which contain abstracts, full text documentation, press releases, and other relevant information. Some of the most reliable Web sites and springboard sites are listed here:
The library staff is happy to obtain materials (that we don't own) from other libraries. If you find a citation to a book or periodical that we don't have, and that you need, fill out an interlibrary loan request form at the circulation desk. We will try to fill your request as quickly as possible, but if the item can only be borrowed from a distant library, it can sometimes take over two weeks to receive the item in the mail. For this reason, you would be well advised to begin your research early so we can guarantee that you will get the material you need in time to write your paper.
As a Penn State graduate student, you have library privileges at all university libraries. The policies may differ somewhat from library to library, however, at most campuses you should be given full borrowing privileges and access to the library collection and LIAS databases. If asked, you must present your law school ID to qualify for university library services.
You are permitted to use the Dickinson College library, the U.S. Army War College library, and any ACLCP member library as long as you are an enrolled student at Dickinson School of Law. In some cases this will include on-the-spot borrowing privileges. Please make sure you have your law school ID card when you arrive at either of these facilities, also.
The nearby Dickinson College library has numerous resources available including periodical indexes and treatises. While the emphasis of their collection would not be legal, they may have material that can help you broaden your research. If you are working on a topic that has recently been in the news, the College library has back issues of the New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, and Wall Street Journal on microfilm and has indexes for all three newspapers.
The U.S. Army War College library has a comprehensive collection of materials from foreign countries, including foreign newspapers and periodicals from selected areas. They also have back issues of the daily Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports. Depending on your paper topic, this library could be a valuable repository for relevant materials.
The ACLCP member libraries are all located on college campuses within Central Pennsylvania. Members include: Alvernia College, Albright College, Bucknell University, Dickinson College, Dickinson School of Law, Elizabethtown College, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg College, Harrisburg Area Community College, Juniata College, Kutztown University, Lebanon Valley College, Lycoming College, Millersville University, Messiah College, Penn College of Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, Shippensburg University, State Library of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna University, U.S. Army War College, and York College. Our membership entitles DSL students to borrowing privileges and interlibrary loan services from all other members.
The H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library is staffed with a professional librarian from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday; and with virtual reference assistance available through the Common Plea Reference Service.
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