Research
Subject Guide: Law
The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.
Reference Books
Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
- General:
- Blacks Law Dictionary / DEN Ref KF156 .B53 1990
- Legal Information: How to Find It How to Use It / DEN Ref KF240 .O365 1999
- Legal Thesaurus / DEN Ref KF156 .B856
- New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law / DEN Ref K487 .E3N49 1998
- Shepards Acts and Cases by Popular Names / DEN Ref KF80 .S5 1992
- West's Encyclopedia of American Law / DEN Ref KF154 .W47 1998
- Women's Legal Guide / DEN Ref KF478 .W674 1996
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Oxford Reference Books Online: Law Collection
Three online reference books; search all at once, or select one. International: - Constitutions of Nations / DEN Ref K3157 .E5P4 1984
- Treaties in Force / DEN Ref JX236 1929c 1997 Federal:
- Constitution of the United States of America Analysis & Interpretation / DEN Ref KF4527 .U54
- Encyclopedia of the American Constitution / DEN Ref KF4548 .E53 1986
- Statutes At Large, 1873-1936 / DEN Ref AE2.111
- Federal Register / DEN Ref AE2.106
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) / DEN Ref AE2.106/3 State:
- National Survey of State Laws / DEN Ref KF386 .N38 1997
- Ohio Legislative Service / DEN Ref KFO15 .B34 1982
- Ohio Revised Code: Annotated / DEN Ref KFO30 1994 .A5 Local:
- Codified Ordinances of Granville, Ohio / DEN Ref KFO431.5 .C67 1994
Databases & Indexes
Databases and indexes provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.
- Business Source Premier
- Congressional Universe
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
- Index to Legal Periodicals [print]: 1992- / DEN Ref Abs/Ind K9 .N32
- Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
- International Index [print]: 1905-1965 / DEN Ref Abs/Ind AI3 .R49
- Lexis-Nexis
- Ohio Capitol Connection
- PAIS (public affairs)
- Social Issues Researcher (SIRS)
- Social Sciences Citation Index, 1990-present
- Social Sciences Index [print]: 1974- / DEN Ref Abs/Ind AI 3 .S61
Web Resources
Here are a few web sites we think you might find useful:
- International:
- United Nations International Law Federal:
- U.S. Statutes At Large:1789-1845 (from American Memory)
- U.S. Code
- National Archives and Records Administration Public Laws - Via GPO ACCESS
- U.S. Federal Courts Finder
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975
- U.S. Supreme Court Slip Opinions 1990-present
- FindLaw.com State:
- Ohio House of Representatives
- Session Law from the Current General Assembly
- Ohio Revised Code
- State Statutes and Legislation Local:
- Municipal Codes Online