|
LEGAL RESOURCES PAGE Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center | 
|
|
LEGAL RESOURCES PAGE Grasselli Library and Breen Learning Center |
|
DATABASES
These electronic databases, selected from the library's collection of databases, could be especially useful in studying and researching legal topics. They range over general and specific areas.
- Academic Universe
Full text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information.
- Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, 1981-
Citations to English-language articles from legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications on legal issues.
- A Matter of Fact, 1984-
Provides excerpts of statistical information on current social, economic, political, health and environmental public policy issues.
- Ohio Capitol Connection
Information on the actions and activities of the Ohio legislature. Includes full text of bills.
SELECTED REFERENCE RESOURCES
Legislative & Judicial
- American Jurisprudence. (Ref KF154 .A4 1962)
- United States. United States code, 1994 edition (Ref KF62 .A2 1994)
- Code of Federal Regulations. (Ref KF70 .A3)
- United States. United States code congressional and administrative news. 1953-1999. (Ref KF48)
- Ohio. Baldwin's Ohio revised code annotated. 1994- (Ref KFO30 1994 .A2)
- Ohio jurisprudence. 3d. 1977- (Ref KFO65 .O37 1977)
- United States. Supreme Court. United States reports : cases adjudged in the Supreme Court at ... and rules announced at ... 1884- (Ref KF101 .A2)
- Shepard's acts and cases by popular names, federal and state. (Ref KF90 .S52 ) Shepard's is also available online through Academic Universe
- Epstein, Lee, 1958- The Supreme Court compendium : data, decisions, and developments. 1994. (Ref KF8742 .E68)
- Guenther, Nancy Anderman, 1949- United States Supreme Court decisions : an index to their locations. 1976. (Ref KF101.6 .A5)
- The United States law week. (Ref KF175 .U5)
- Case locator to Ohio official reports : also containing parallel citations to Ohio bar reports. (Ref KFO45.1 .C37)
- Ohio code research guide : statutory guide to O Jur 3d, ALR 5th, ALR 4th, ALR 3d, ALR 2d, ALR Federal, Am Jur 2d, U.S. L Ed, Fed Proc L Ed, forms, proofs, trials. Rev. 1992. (Ref KFO40 .O45 1992)
Dictionaries
- Renstrom, Peter G., 1943- The American law dictionary. 1991. (Ref KF156 .R46)
- Lynton, Jonathan S. Ballentine's legal dictionary and thesaurus. 1995. (Ref KF156 .L95 )
- Black, Henry Campbell, 1860-1927. Black's Law dictionary. 7th ed. 1999. (Ref KF156 .B53 1999)
- Burton, William C. Legal thesaurus. 2nd ed. 1992. (Ref KF156 .B856 1992)
- A Concise dictionary of law. 2nd ed. 1990.((Ref KD313 .C66 1990)
- A dictionary of law / edited by Elizabeth A. Martin. 4th ed. 1997. (Ref KD313 .C66 1997)
- Garner, Bryan A. A dictionary of modern legal usage. 2nd ed. 1995. (Ref KF156 .G367 1995)
- Gifis, Steven H. Dictionary of legal terms : a simplified guide to the language of law. 3rd ed. 1998. (Ref KF156 .G53 1998)
- Latin words & phrases for lawyers / R.S. Vasan, editor-in-chief. Don Mills. 1980. (Ref KF156 .L37)
- Merriam-Webster's dictionary of law. 1996. (Ref KF156 .M47)
- Oran, Daniel. Law dictionary for nonlawyers. 3rd ed. c1991. (Ref KF156 .O7 1991)
- Redden, Kenneth R. (Kenneth Robert), 1917- Modern legal glossary / by Kenneth R. Redden and Enid L. Veron. 1980. (Ref KF156 .R43)
Encyclopedias
- American justice / consulting editor, Joseph M. Bessette. 1996. (Ref KF154 .A44)
- Encyclopedia of the American judicial system : studies of the principal institutions and process of law / Robert J. Janosik, editor. 1987. (Ref KF154 .E53)
- Encyclopedia of legal information sources : a bibliographic guide to approximately 19,000 citations for publications, organizations, and other sources of information on 460 law-related subjects .../ edited by Paul Wasserman, Gary McCann, Patricia Tobin. 1st ed. 1988. (Ref KF1 .E53)
- Nash, Jay Robert. Encyclopedia of world crime : criminal justice, criminology, and law enforcement / Jay Robert Nash. 1st ed. 1989-1990. (Ref HV6017 .N377)
- The Guide to American law: everyone's legal encyclopedia.1983-1985. 12 vol. (Ref KF156 .G77)
- Strouthes, Daniel P. Law and politics : a cross-cultural encyclopedia / Daniel P. Strouthes. 1995. (Ref K487.P65 S77)
- Toth, A. G. The Oxford encyclopaedia of European Community law / A.G. Toth.. 1990- (Ref KJE926 .T67)
Searching Online Guide
SELECTED JOURNALS
- ABA journal. 1984- [Per K1 .M385]
- The American journal of legal history. 1957- [Per K1 .M4452]
- Congressional Record. 1874- [Per KF35 .U58 (after 1993 Microfiche KF35 .U58)
- Emory law journal. 1974- [Per K10 .0885]
- Howard law journal. 1993- [Per K8 .O83]
- The Journal of law & politics. 1983- [Per K10 .O87315]
- Law and contemporary problems. 1934- [Per K12 .A9] (Some earlier volumes cataloged separately)
- Law and human behavior. 1977- [Ref K12 .A914]
- Law & society review. 1966- [Per K12 .A865]
- Judicature. Per K10 .U3
- Ohio official reports : cases argued and determined in the Courts of Ohio. 1991- [Per KFO48 .A2]
- Psychology, public policy, and law : an official law review of the University of Arizona College of Law and the University of Miami School of Law. 1995- [Ref K16 .S93]
- United States Statutes at Large. [Per KF50 .U52]
INTERNET RESOURCES
The following are links to some important sites on the Internet dealing with Legal research. As do many sites on the WWW, they will lead to other useful sites that can be bookmarked.
- Introduction to basic legal citation
- FindLaw - particularly under Laws, cases and codes
- List of Legislative Research Sites from BGSU
- Duhaime's Law Dictionary
- latest Supreme Court Opinions and Orders
- Supreme Court Opinions/Decisions and Orders, 1992-1999
- Supreme Court Opinions from Cornell
- Federal Court Locator
- Federal courts
- U.S. Federal Courts Finder
- U.S. Congress. House
- U.S. Congress. Senate
The "Legal Resources Page" is maintained by Ruth Connell, Library liaison to the Communications Department at John Carroll University. Send comments to connell@jcu.edu.