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Last updated: August 2000


 


Library of Congress Classification
 

  The Law collection is located on Floor 4A (General Collection), in the
Reference Room, and in Serials (Journals/Periodicals) on the Lower Level.


K Law
KF Federal Law
KFO 1-599  Ohio State Law

 


Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
 
 
 

TITLE
LOCATION
LOCATION BROWSE 
The American Law Dictionary Ref. KF 156 .R46 1991  Browse  KF 156
Black's law dictionary: definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern Ref. KF 156 .B53 1990  Browse KF 156
Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System: Studies of the Principal Institutions and Processes of Law
(Vols. 1-3)
Ref.  KF 154 .E53 1987 Browse KF 154
The Guide to American Law: Everyone's Legal Encyclopedia
(Vols. 1-12)
Ref.  KF 156 .G77 1983  BrowseKF 156
Legal Thesaurus Ref.  KF 156 .B856 1992  Browse KF 156
Oran's Legal Dictionary http://www.lawoffice.com/
pathfind/orans/orans.asp


Databases, Indexes and Abstracts (these represent a sampling of what is available)
 

Full-text articles available online Remote access available
  Print source
TITLE ∓ LOCATION
DESCRIPTION
 AVAILABILITY
ACCESS
ABI/Inform Provides in-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, and a wide variety of other topics.  1971 - present
ABC POL-SCI Covers the world's current periodical
literature in political science and government, as well as related disciplines such as international affairs, law, sociology, and economics. 
1984-present
Business and Industry A broad-based business information database which includes coverage of U.S. and international business publications. Focuses on facts, figures, key events, market information and intellectual property information. mid-1994 - present
CCH Internet Tax Research A comprehensive tax research library.  Includes current primary source materials, cases, explanations, news and more.  Full-text of the Internal Revenue Code and Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter, etc. Current;
Archival information dependent upon publication.
Congressional Universe Provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information. Includes Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, House and Senate votes, information about current members of Congress, and more.  Varies
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Covers international law (public and private), comparative law, and municipal law of
countries other than the United States, British Isles, and British Commonwealth. Updated quarterly. 
1985 - present
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Provides access to scholarly articles, court decisions, legislation, and book reviews.  Source material includes law reviews, bar association journals, university and government publications from the U. S. and Canada and other English language speaking countries. 1981 - present
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Comprehensive, full-text source of news, business, legal, and reference information. Some health topics are also covered.  Varies 
A Matter of Fact Database contains statistical excerpts on current social, economic, political, health, and environmental public policy issues. All
excerpts are presented
in the original words of the writers or speakers.
1984 - present
Ohio Capitol Connection Ohio legislature and government database. Varies
PAIS Database Provides access to articles, books, and documents addressing important political, economic and social issues. Concentrates on topics that are or might become the subject of legislation. 1972 - present
Periodical Abstracts General reference resource
providing access to significant articles appearing in the top general and
academic periodicals. 
1986 - present
STAT-USA U.S. Government database that contains current economic and trade information. Coverage includes:  business statistics, economic indicators, foreign trade, monetary statistics, national income, and employment statistics and more.  Varies 
Statistical Universe Indexes, abstracts and provides some full-text materials to U.S. and International Statistical
Publications.
Varies 


Directories
 
 

TITLE
LOCATION
LOCATION BROWSE 
Federal Yellow Book JK 6 .F45  Browse JK 6 
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory http://www.martindale.com:/
locator/home.html
 
Martindale-Hubbell International Lawyer Locator   (Vols. 1-2) KF 190 .M38  Browse KF 190
The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools KF 273 .A87 Browsw KF 273


Journals/Periodicals (these represent a sampling of what is available)
 
 

TITLE
LOCATION
AVAILABILITY
OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center  [HELP] http://journals.ohiolink.edu/
cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals
Check individual titles
American Bar Association Journal
continued by ABA Journal
K 1 .M385

MICROFILM X707

V38(1952)-V69(1983)
V70(1984) TO DATE
V1(1915)-V37(1951)
The American Journal of Comparitive Law K 1 .A5
MICROFILM X708
V21(1973) TO DATE
V1(1951)-V20(1972)
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law JX 1 .C3  V2(1969) TO DATE
Case Western Reserve law review K3 .A75 V19(1967/68) TO DATE
Criminal Law Reporter KF 9615 .C7 V3(1968) TO DATE
The Georgetown Law Journal KF 292.G4 A7 
MICROFILM X1100
V58(1969) TO DATE
V38(1949/50)-V57(1968/69)
International Journal of the Sociology of Law http://journals.ohiolink.edu/etext/
01946595/
K 9 .N85 
Mar. 1995 - present
V7(1979) TO V24 (1996)
International Review of Law and Economics http://journals.ohiolink.edu/etext/
01448188/
Jan. 1995 - present
Journal of Law and Economics HB 1 .J784 V11(1968) TO DATE
Labor Law Journal K 12 .A2 

MICROFILM X826

V25(1974)-v43 no.6(1992);
V44(1993) TO DATE
V15(1964)-V24(1973)
Law and Human Behavior K 12 .A914  V1(1977) TO DATE
The Law Quarterly Review K 12 .A8  V66(1950) TO DATE
The National Law Journal Current Newspapers Most recent 18 issues only
Tort and Insurance Law Journal K 6 .O75 V21(1985/86) TO DATE
West's Education Law Reporter KF 4110.A2 W47 V17 NO.5(AUG 9,1984) TO DATE
The United States Law Week K 24 .N52  V34(JUL 1965) - V35 (JUN 1967); V41 (1972) TO DATE
See also Findlaw: Academic Law Reviews and Journals http://lawschools.findlaw.com/
journals/index.html
Check individual titles

 

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