Library Resources for Law
- LexisNexis-Legal
- Provides access to legal information in LexisNexis including: legal news and law reviews; case law; codes and regulations; international legal materials; patent research; law career information.
- Military & Government Collection
- Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.
- U.S. Government Online
- Presents in-depth information on the structure, function and history of the U.S. government and its everyday role in the lives of citizens.
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles available in both PDF and HTML.
- Academic Search Premier
- The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
- American justice
Call number: REF KF154.A44 1996
- References important topics in American justice, encompassing Supreme Court cases, legislation, criminal justice, legal terms, historical events, and contemporary issues.
- Black's law dictionary
Call number: REF KF156.B53 1999
- Crimes and punishment : the illustrated crime encyclopedia
Call number: REF HV6017.C76 1994
- Encyclopedia of serial killers
Call number: REF HV6245.N49 2006
- Offers case studies of notorious murderers and articles discussing the psychology of serial murder, law enforcement techniques used to catch serial killers, and famous unsolved cases.
- Guide to American law : everyone's legal encyclopedia
Call number: REF KF156.G77 1983
- Explains American law in plain language. In addition to articles on legal topics, it includes accounts of famous trials and historical events, biographies, and definitions. Yearbooks supplement the basic set
- West's encyclopedia of American law
Call number: REF KF154.W47 2005
- Contains a comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and significant persons.
- American Jurisprudence 2nd Edition
- American Jurisprudence, Second Edition, published by The Lawyers' CooperativePublishing Company, is an encyclopedic text of American law, state, federal,criminal, civil and procedural. This source sumarizes the broad principles of American law and, at the same time, provide direct leads to supporting cases, related annotations, forms,proofs, and trial techniques. Alphabetically arranged in more than 400 topics or chapters.
- Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
- This uniquely interdisciplinary resource covers legal, sociological, psychological, historical, and economic aspects of crime and justice worldwide. Entries cover civil and criminal issues, from domestic violence to terrorism. Entries cite pertinent legal cases as well as publications for further information. Also includes a glossary of related terms.
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd ed.
- Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide.
Reference Books Online
- Reference Books Online
- Complete list of online Reference Books (specialized books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
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