= = Collier Library - Pathfinder

LAW<= o:p>

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field o= f LAW. Please note that this guide = is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point = from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs. = S= pecial areas of law, e.g. business, environmental, or criminal law, are not covered.

The Library of Congress Class that includes Law is K. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

K 1 – 7720	Law, General	K 1401 – 1578	Intellectual Property
K 201 – 487	Jurisprudence	K 3154 – 3370	Constitutional Law
K 623 – 968	Civil Law	KF	Law of the United States
K 1000 – 1395	Commercial Law	KFA 1 – 599	Law of Alabama

= In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

L= AW

LAW--UNITED STATES

LAW AND POLITICS

Ø = ; = BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction = and overview material

§ A Short History of Western = Legal Theory [K 215 .E53 K45 1992] by J. M. Kel= ly

§ About Law: A Short Introduction [KD 662 .H66 = 1995] by Tony Honore

§ Introduction to the American Legal System [KF 387 .S38 199= 6] by Enika H. Schulze

§ Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About = the American Legal System. [KF 387 .F45 2000] Jay M. Feinman

Literature Guides and Bibliographies

§ American Legal Literature: A Guide to Selected Legal Resources [Ref= KF 1 .R42 1985] by Bernard D. Reams, et al.

§    Encyclopedia of Legal Information Sour= ces [Ref KF 1 .E53 1988]

§    Find the Law in the Library= : A Guide to Legal Research [Ref KF 240 .C63 1989] by John Corbin

§    Fundamentals of Legal Resea= rch [Ref KF 240 .J3 1987]= by Myron J. Jacobstein

§    How to Research the Supreme Court [Ref KF 8741 .A1 M36 1992] by Fenton S. Martin

§    The Law Library Reference Shelf: Annotated Subject         &= nbsp; Guide [Ref KF 1 .M33 1996] by Elizabeth W. Matthews

§    The Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual [Ref KF 1.S84 2002] by Kendall Svengalis

§    Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It [Ref KF 240. O365 1999] by Kent C. Olson. Also available a= s an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

§    National Survey of State Laws [Ref KF386.= N38 2003] by Richard Leiter

§    Subject Compilations of St= ate Laws, cov= ering 1979-1990. [Ref KF 1 .N93] by = Cheryl Nyberg

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

§    1001 Legal Words You Need to Know [Ref= KF 156 .A113 2003]

§    The American Law Dictionary [Ref KF 156= .R46 1991] by Peter G. Renstrom

§    Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations: Reference Guide for Attorneys, Legal Secretaries, Paralegals, and Law Student= s [Ref KF 246 .B46 1993] by Mary= Miles Prince

§Black's Law Dictionary [Ref KF 156 .B53 1990] =

§A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage [Ref KF 156. G367 1995]

§ Duhaime’s Law Dictionary Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full-text of this work) by Lloyd Duhaime

§ Historic U. S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: = an Encyclopedia [Ref KF 385 .A4 J64 2001] = John W.Johnson=

§ Magill’s Legal Guide<= /span> [Ref KF 385 .M35 2000] &= nbsp;

§ The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations [Ref KF 159 .S53 1993]

§ The Supreme Court A to Z [Ref KF 874= 2 .A35 S8 1998]

§ West’s Encyclopedia of American Law [Ref KF 154 .W47 2005]

Directories and Handbooks

§ The 21st Century Family Leg= al Guide [Ref KF 387&= nbsp; .M54 1994] by Joseph W. Mierzwa

§ Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation [Ref KF 245 B58 2000]=

§The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory = (Latest Edition in Lexis/Nexi= s Academic Universe Online Database)

§ National Survey of State Laws [Ref KF 386 .N38 2003]

§T= he Official Guide to ABA Approved Law Schools [Ref KF 273 .A86]

§ The Oxford Companion to American Law [Ref KF 154 O96 2002]

Other Relevant Sources

§ I= ndexes

o&nb= sp; United States Supreme Court Decisions: An Index to Excerpts, Reprints, and Discussions. 2nd ed. [Ref KF 101.6 .G83]= by Nancy A. Guenther<= /o:p>

o&nb= sp; Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Names, Federal and State [Ref KF 80 .S5]

§Court Report

o = Federal Court Decisions<= o:p>

§United States Reports. v. 335- 1947- = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = [Gov Doc Ju 6.8:]<= /o:p>

§O= fficial Reports of the Supreme Court.

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§S= lip Opinion

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<= span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>o&nb= sp; State Court Decisions

§ = Alabama Reports. (1846-1975) (incomplete)

[Ala KFA 45 .A3]

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<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &= nbsp; Alabama Reporter. 1977-

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§Constitutions

o = C= onstitutions of the United States= : National and = State. 2nd ed. 1974-

<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> 7 vols. [Ref KF 4530 .C6 1974]

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§Federal Legislation And Regulations=

o = Codifications

§United States Code. 1982 ed. 1983-

&= nbsp; [Ref KF 62 1982 .A2]

§ Code of Federal Regulation= s. (current edition).<= /o:p>

[Gov = Doc AE 2.106/3: ]

See also http://www.gpoaccess.gov/c= fr/index.html for an
online version of the Code of Federal Regulations.<= o:p>

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§ F= ederal Register. (dail= y) Collier Periodicals Collection

S= ee also http://www.gpoacces= s.gov/fr/index.html for an
online version of the Federal Register, 1995- . = ; <= /span>

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o&nb= sp; Statutes

§ = United States Statutes at Large. 1937-= Gov Doc AE 2.111:

§ S= tate Legislation

o&nb= sp; Codification

§ = Code of Alabama, 1975. 1977- 25 vols. [Ref KFA 30 1975 .A24= ]

See also: <= span style=3D'color:windowtext'>http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama= /1975/coatoc.htm
for an online version of the Code of Alabama, 1975.

o&nb= sp; Statutes

§ = Alabama Laws (and Joint Resolutions) of the Legislatu= re of Alabama. 1855- (incomplete) [Ala KFA 25 .A3]

Biographical Sources

§Alabama Appellate Courts.= (9th edition) [Ala KFA 512. A818x]

§American National Biography. (online database)Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

§ Biography Resource Center. (online database)
Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

§ Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies, 1789-1993.&nb= sp; [Ref KF 8744 .S86 1993= ]

§ Biography a= nd Genealogy Master Index (online database).

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Ø = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOC= ATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on Law:

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LegalTrac (online database)

<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; Lexis-Nexis Academic Uni= verse (online database)

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§ The Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual [Ref KF 1.S84 2002] by Kendall Svengalis

§ Subject Compilations of St= ate Laws, cov= ering 1979-1990. [Ref KF 1 .N93] by = Cheryl Nyberg

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&= nbsp; [Ref KF 62 1982 .A2]

See also http://uscode.house.= gov/search/criteria.shtml for a searchable,
online version of the United States C= ode.

§ Code of Federal Regulation= s. (current edition).<= /o:p>

§American National Biography. (online database)Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

§ Biography Resource Center. (online database)
Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

§ The Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual [Ref KF 1.S84 2002] by Kendall Svengalis

§ Subject Compilations of St= ate Laws, cov= ering 1979-1990. [Ref KF 1 .N93] by = Cheryl Nyberg

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See also http://uscode.house.= gov/search/criteria.shtml for a searchable, online version of the United States C= ode.

§ Code of Federal Regulation= s. (current edition).<= /o:p>

§American National Biography. (online database)Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

§ Biography Resource Center. (online database) Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm

See also http://uscode.house.= gov/search/criteria.shtml for a searchable,
online version of the United States C= ode.

§ Biography Resource Center. (online database)
Access: http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm