LibGuides: Legal Resources for Research: Law and Government Research Resources

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Law Resources

Lexis-Nexis
Electronic Indexes, searchable documents, caselaw summaries, treatise articles, law reviews and news.
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These databases are for research purposes.

Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe
Access Congressional publications, such as testimony, debates, and background reports.
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Library of Congress Thomas
THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public.
Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
Open access to law since 1992. Allowing free access to law for everyone.
United States Government Printing Office/ GPO
1813 Congress wanted to make information available to Americans from the 3 branches of government. Items included such as Congressional Records, United States Code, and Public and Private Laws

Key Government Sites

United States Government Printing Office/ GPO

.gov sites

General Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

Additional Research Databases available.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Complete one-stop source for information on social issues, providing the pros and cons for topical issues.

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Online Reference

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries, searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
Thousands of books available electronically from ABC-CLIO, Gale, Oxford University Press, Sage, and Springer.

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books.

Wikipedia
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Google Scholar

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Legal Resources for Research: Law and Government Research Resources