Suggested Subject Headings/Keywords
“Civil Rights”, “Actions and Defenses”, “Law -- cases”, “Criminal Law”, Civil Law”, “Law and legislation”
Reference Books
The library has a number of reference books of potential use for research in this area. For example:
- American Law Yearbook
REF KF154.W471
- Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
REF KF 4548.E53 2000
- Great American Trials
REF KF 220.G74 1994
- Historic U.S. Court Cases
REF KF385.A4.J64 2001
- West’s Encyclopedia of American Law
REF KF 154.W47 1998
Electronic Resources/Databases
The library’s databases are arranged by disciplines (categories), for example, Engineering, Political Science, Sociology, etc. First look for the categories that best match your research topic, then look for specific resources (databases) that may contain information you need. The following are a few suggestions:
- Category: Interdisciplinary
- Academic Search Complete: a comprehensive collection of journals (scholarly and non-scholarly) including many sociological and political titles.
- JSTOR: contains backfiles of more than 40 legal journals in full-text
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Category: Newspapers
- Newspaper Source: this database provides selected full text coverage for 245 regional and local newspapers, newswires and other sources.
- Newsstand: another major database for newspaper articles. Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London.
- Category: Political Science
- FedStats: A website provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
- CQ Electronic Library: a reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.
- Hein Online: a database includes law journal archive and supreme court materials
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: a reference resource for full-text court cases and law review articles
Reliable Websites
Web sources you can trust!
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service: selected full text articles from Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
- Supreme Court of the United States: official website of the United States Supreme Court, includes history, biographies of justices, etc.
- U.S. Courts: links to federal courts, links to publications and glossary of legal terms.
- Cornell Law School Legal Information Institution: extensive information about the Court
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