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Law-specific Databases
LexisNexis Academic Universe
Main subject area covered: Business, law, current events Dates Vary. LexisNexis Academic Universe is an online service composed of approximately 5,000 legal, news, reference, and business sources, most in full text. It includes federal and state court decisions and legal codes.
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General Databases with Some Law Content
Academic Search Premier
Main subject area covered: all subjects
Academic Search Premier provides indexing and abstracting of almost 7,000 peer-reviewed journals, with full text for over 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. All major academic subject areas are covered.
Newspaper Source
Main subject area covered: all subjects
Provides selected full text coverage of over 260 regional U.S. newspapers.
ProQuest Newspapers
Main subject area covered: all subjects
ProQuest Newspapers includes 41 major national newspapers, and includes full text for most. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are included. Most national newspapers are indexed since 1989, and have full text back to 1995
ProQuest Research Library
Main subject area covered: All subjects
ProQuest Research Library indexes more than 2,000 periodicals, and provides the full text of over 1,200 of them. It has a mix of general interest and academic journals that cover the arts, business, education, health, humanities, psychology, sciences, and the social sciences.
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Selected Websites
Federal Courts Law Review
http://www.fclr.org/content/fclr.htm
Articles are from scholars, judges and distinguished practitioners. The editorial board, composed primarily of United States Magistrate Judges and law school professors. Publication of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association
Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov/
This site has biographies about justices, historical and educational materials about the Supreme Court. Established by Congress in 1967
Law and Politics Internet Guide
http://www.lpig.org/
Designed for lawyers, legal professionals, students, business persons and consumers, Law and Politics Internet Guide is dedicated to providing legal information that is both interesting and informative. In addition this site provides useful governmental and political information."
U.S. Courts Library
http://www.uscourts.gov/library.html
Contains links to periodicals, publications, reports, statistics and other resources
United States Reports
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.html
The final version of the Court's opinions, covering from 1991-present online. Provides full text, from cover to index, of the bound volumes, starting with vol. 502.
Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/obtainopinions.pdf
A site for finding Supreme Court opinions on the web, in print format, and microfilm. Updated annually by Supreme Court staff.
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Print Resources
American Justice
Call Number REF KF154.A44 1996
Encyclopedic in tone, this work encompasses the civil and criminal court systems, as well as issues of constitutional law, legal history, and social justice. Legal concepts, organizations, people, historical events, statutes, court decisions and types of crime are also included. Other significant features include a time line of significant events and a comprehensive index.
Black’s Law Dictionary
Call Number REF KF156.B53
This dictionary includes 43,000 definitions, quotations, alternative spellings and equivalent terms. There is an extensive appendix on legal abbreviations and acronyms.
West’s Encyclopedia of American Law
Call Number REF KF154.W47 1998
A comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons. An appendix volume has been renamed Primary Documents and contains the text of speeches, legislation, and historic legal documents ranging from the Magna Carta to the Treaty with the Sioux Nation.
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Created by Dean Dorothy Davison. Last updated July 2008.
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