Legal Studies/ Law
A Quick Guide

Books and Other Media 

• Reed Library Catalog: -- locate materials in Reed Library
• WorldCat: Locate materials in other libraries, and request via interlibrary loan.

Journals/Articles 

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe:  Primarily used for legal research, this source also covers news, financial, and medical information.

Reference

• American Law Yearbook 2005: Updates and expands the content of West's Encyclopeida of American Lawwith new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures, and other features.
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution: Offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law, as well as biographies of people who have had an impact on our government's legal framework.
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Includes brief descriptions of each issue's historical background, covering important statutes and cases; profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations; and details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state.
• Major Acts of Congress: Examines landmark pieces of legislation, explaining the historical factors that led to the proposal of each act, looking at the adoption process and assessing each act's impact on American life.
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law: Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics, including important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more.

Other Tools

• Findlaw: Locate the latest legal news, case law, and analytical articles. 
• Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute: Popular collections include: the U.S. Code, Supreme Court Opinions and "Law about..."