Law Journals & Indexes | Web Resources | Reference Works |Maine Law |Subject Headings | Librarian You might also look at other guides, such as U.S. Supreme Court or Politics. Full Text Journals & Indexes   Electronic Reference Sources   Index to Legal Periodicals + Books ABOUT     West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2 ed., 2005   LexisNexis Academic ABOUT       SocINDEX ABOUT     Oxford Reference Online - Politics and Social Sciences. Four Oxford dictionaries online.   PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) ABOUT       LexisNexis Congressional ABOUT         LexisNexis State Capital ABOUT       Multi-Database Search : Law/Criminology Web Resources Legal Research Using the Internet Describes why internet is useful for legal research. Lists major resources. Includes hints on where to start and other "how to's". Good basic discussion. Cornell Law School/Legal Information Institute Best legal information starting point. Includes all law topics. Search constitutions and codes, court opinions, federal and state law, laws from around world, and global law. Search U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations and U.S. Constitution. Find Law: Internet Legal Resources Another great place to begin legal research on the web. Powerful guide to U.S. case law, law codes, law review articles, legal news, etc. Links to state and international law. Easy to use. Full text of Supreme Court Decisions from 1893 to present. Guide to the Law Online The site consists of four main areas: the US, Nations, International and Multinational, and subjects. American Law Sources Online (ALSO) Comprehensive compilation of links to American law. 3 main divisions - law sources, commentary, and practice. Links to legal systems of US, Canada, and Mexico. Search Supreme Court Decisions, links to US Law Review and Periodicals, and legal research works. Law Library of Congress Online database to national laws of 35+ countries. Searchable legal abstracts in English of laws and regulations enacted since 1976. Guide to Law Online links to the most useful and reliable sites for legal information worldwide. Hieros Gamos Easy to search starting point for law and government. Detailed coverage of state resources. Has search engine for entire site. Washlaw Web Another way to get to state resources. Contains circuit court opinions. Pull-down menu of links to many law resources. Roman Law Resources Provides access to ancient law and includes text and literature, and a Directory of Historians of Ancient Law. Avalon Project Digital documents in law, politics, diplomacy and government. Begins with pre-18th Century Documents to 21st Century. Reference Works Black's Law Dictionary (2004) Reference KF 156 .B53 2004 Bluebook: A Uniform System Of Citation Reference KF 245.B58 2005 Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation Ref. Govt. Y 1.1/2: Serial 14866 Statutes at Large (U.S.) Govt. AE 2.110: (Laws 1984+) For earlier dates see catalog record. U.S. Code Govt. Y 1.2/5: Encyclopedia of the American Constitution Reference KF 4548 .E53 2000 v.1-6 Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System Reference KF 154 .E53 1987 v.1-3 Legal Research in a Nutshell Reference KF 240.C54 The Oxford Companion to Law Reference K 48 .W34 Baron's How to Prepare for the LSAT, law school admission test Reference KF 285 .Z9 B6 Maine Law Maine State Legislature Constitution, Statutes and Session Laws of Maine Maine Revised Statutes (PAPER) Reference KFM 30.A4 1964 Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library Maine (Law Library of Congress) Subject Headings Law materials can be located by browsing the LC classification "K" section of the Library, ground floor. Civil Rights, United States Jurisprudence, United States Law and Politics Law, United States Sociological Jurisprudence United States, Constitutional Law Library contact: For more information, contact: Sandra Groleau Documents Librarian 207-786-6268 e-mail: sgroleau AT bates.edu The George and Helen Ladd Library • Bates College 48 Campus Avenue • Lewiston, Maine 04240 (207) 786-6263

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