Legal Information Resources Essential Resources | Additional Resources | Multidisciplinary Library Databases | Public Websites |
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West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd ed., 13
volumes, 2005
Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th ed., 2004
Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of
International Law, 2nd ed., 2004
Oxford Companion to American Law, 2002
Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law,
11th ed., 2003
U.S. Laws, Acts, and Treaties, 3 volumes, 2003
Historic U.S. Court Cases, 2 volumes, 2001
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2nd
ed., 6 volumes, 2000
Encyclopedia of World Constitutions, 3 volumes,
2007
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 4th ed., 2
volumes, 2004
The Labor Law Source Book: Texts of Federal Labor
Laws, 2003
Federal Employment Laws: A Desk Reference, 2002
Native Americans and the Law: A Dictionary, 2000
Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Civil
Rights, 2nd ed., 2 volumes, 2003
The Law of Higher Education, 4th ed., 2 volumes,
2006
The College Student and the Courts, quarterly
loose-leaf
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law,
2007
Official Guide to ABA Approved law Schools, 2006
The Best 117 Law Schools, 2004
USA Immigration & Orientation, 4th ed. rev.,
2001
Patent, Copyright, & Trademark, 4th ed., 2001
The Copyright Handbook: What Every Writer Needs to
Know, 9th ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement, 3 volumes, 2005
The American Dictionary of Criminal Justice, 3rd
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BNA Labor and
Employment Law Library:
 Provides explanations of complex federal and state laws,
regulations governing employment, as well as cases, rulings, awards and opinions from U.S. courts and
administrative agencies. Coverage: varies by publication. Updated: monthly.
Note: This resource is for UW-L student, faculty, and
staff use only. A username and password are required for access,
please e-mail the Reference
Desk or call 785-8508 for assistance.
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 Criminal
Justice Abstracts (ProQuest/CSA):
This criminology database contains nearly 95,000 citations and
abstracts for international journals, books, reports, dissertations
and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.
Coverage: 1968 to Present. Updated: Quarterly.
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Note: As of January 1, 2008, this database
replaces Criminal Justice Periodicals Index. Please send questions or
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LexisNexis
Academic:
Over 5,600 sources, mostly full-text.
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News: 350 newspapers,
400
magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
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Business: news, accounting literature, company
information, directories.
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Legal Research: secondary literature,
case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent
research, career information.
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Additional Resources: |
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BNA Tax Management Library (BNA):
Includes BNA's U.S. Income Portfolios Library (more
info)
with more than 160 portfolios examining topics of federal taxation,
and BNA's State Tax Portfolios Library
(more info)
with more than 60 portfolios examining topics of state taxation.
Also includes practice tools, primary sources, news and
developments, and journals and special reports. Updated: Monthly.
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Child
Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption Database (BiblioLine):
Indexes a variety of print sources (books, journals, government
reports, conference papers and more) on the maltreatment, safety,
permanency and well-being of children. Coverage: 1965 to present. Updated:
semi-annually.
This resource is
limited to 1 simultaneous user. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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Crime in the United States (Federal Bureau of Investigation):
Contains the FBI's "Uniform Crime Reports." Compiles volume and
rate of crime offenses for the nation, the states, and individual
agencies. Arrest, clearance, and law enforcement employee data
are also included.
Coverage: 1995 to present. Updated: yearly.
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National
Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts (U.S. Dept. of
Justice):
The NCJRS Abstracts Database covers Federal, State, and local
government reports; books; research reports; journal articles; and
unpublished research. Subject areas include corrections, courts,
drugs and crime, law enforcement, juvenile justice, crime statistics,
domestic preparedness, and victims of crime. 1995 to present usually
includes links to full-text. Coverage: 1970 to present.
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Tax Management: All States Taxes Plus
(BNA): State Supreme Court Opinions, statutes, and regulations.
Located on computer CD-2 behind the reference desk. Updated: 2005
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Tax Management: Federal Tax Cases (BNA):
Cases from the US Supreme Court, US Courts of Appeals, US Tax Court,
US Court of Federal Claims, US States District Courts, and US
Bankruptcy Courts. Located on computer CD-2 behind the reference desk. Coverage: 1985 to present.
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Multidisciplinary Library Databases: |
These full-text
resources also include information related to this subject area:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
scholarly and popular periodicals.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.
LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly,
trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.
CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics
in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more
than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.
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Public Websites: |
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
Legal
Information Web sites A directory listing of related
sites.
Wisconsin State Law
Library ||
Law
Library of Congress
Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC)
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
A public database of official texts of laws,
regulations, judicial decisions, and other
complementary legal sources contributed by
governmental agencies and international
organizations.
National
Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
U.S. Dept.
of Justice (DOJ) ||
Wisconsin Dept. of Justice
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