ALWD citation manual

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book legal citation guide style manual

The ALWD Citation Manual is a legal citation guide widely used in U.S. law schools and legal writing programs as an alternative to The Bluebook.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation	7
ALWD Citation Manual	1
ALWD Manual	1
ALWD citation manual canonical	1
ALWD legal citation format	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ALWD citation manual
Context triple: [Wheaton, usedInCitationStyle, ALWD citation manual]

A. APA
APA is a commonly used abbreviation for the Administrative Procedure Act, a key U.S. federal law governing how administrative agencies propose and establish regulations.
B. West’s Federal Reporter
West’s Federal Reporter is a multivolume case law reporter that publishes decisions of the U.S. federal courts, widely used by legal professionals for research and citation.
C. The New York Times stylebook
The New York Times stylebook is a widely used journalistic reference manual that sets detailed standards for grammar, usage, and formatting in news writing.
D. Lederman Law Library
Lederman Law Library is the dedicated law library of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, supporting legal education and research with specialized collections and services.
E. ABA Journal
ABA Journal is a leading legal magazine and news outlet that covers developments in law, the legal profession, and the justice system for attorneys and legal professionals.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ALWD citation manual
Target entity description: The ALWD Citation Manual is a legal citation guide widely used in U.S. law schools and legal writing programs as an alternative to The Bluebook.

A. APA
APA is a commonly used abbreviation for the Administrative Procedure Act, a key U.S. federal law governing how administrative agencies propose and establish regulations.
B. West’s Federal Reporter
West’s Federal Reporter is a multivolume case law reporter that publishes decisions of the U.S. federal courts, widely used by legal professionals for research and citation.
C. The New York Times stylebook
The New York Times stylebook is a widely used journalistic reference manual that sets detailed standards for grammar, usage, and formatting in news writing.
D. Lederman Law Library
Lederman Law Library is the dedicated law library of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, supporting legal education and research with specialized collections and services.
E. ABA Journal
ABA Journal is a leading legal magazine and news outlet that covers developments in law, the legal profession, and the justice system for attorneys and legal professionals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ legal citation guide ⓘ style manual ⓘ
abbreviation	ALWD Citation Manual ⓘ linked to: ALWD citation manual ALWD Manual ⓘ linked to: ALWD citation manual
alternativeTo	The Bluebook ⓘ linked to: Bluebook legal citation
author	Association of Legal Writing Directors ⓘ
competesWith	The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation ⓘ linked to: Bluebook legal citation
countryOfUse	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
field	law ⓘ legal citation ⓘ legal writing ⓘ
focusesOn	citation format for legal authorities ⓘ citation rules for cases ⓘ citation rules for secondary sources ⓘ citation rules for statutes ⓘ
governsCitationOf	administrative regulations ⓘ books and treatises ⓘ internet and electronic sources ⓘ judicial opinions ⓘ law review articles ⓘ statutes and codes ⓘ
hasEdition	fifth edition ⓘ first edition ⓘ fourth edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ sixth edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ
hasFeature	examples of citations for U.S. legal materials ⓘ guidance on nonlegal sources ⓘ rule-based citation system ⓘ tables for abbreviations and citations ⓘ
isTaughtIn	legal research and writing courses ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
publisher	Aspen Publishers ⓘ Wolters Kluwer ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
subjectOf	legal writing pedagogy discussions ⓘ
targetAudience	law students ⓘ legal writing instructors ⓘ practicing attorneys ⓘ
usedFor	standardizing legal citations in documents ⓘ teaching first-year law students citation skills ⓘ
usedIn	U.S. law schools ⓘ legal writing programs ⓘ

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