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Subject Guide: Law |
This guide identifies resources in the field of Law . This guide is meant to be a starting point for research and is not comprehensive. Please contact a Librarian if you need assistance in finding information.
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GENERAL
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union):
Books:
Rights of the poor: the authoritative ACLU guide to poor people's rights / Helen Hershkoff, Stephen Loffredo.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF3720.Z9 H47 1997
[electronic book] Call Number: KF3720.Z9 H47 1997 eb
ALMANACS, DICTIONARIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, ETC.:
Books:
Bieber's dictionary of legal citations: reference guide for attorneys, legal secretaries, paralegals, and law students.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF246.P73 1997.
Black's law dictionary / Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF156.B53 2004
One of the most valuable reference tools available to the legal community. Provides more than 43,000 clear, concise, and precise definitions, 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms, and nearly 3,000 quotations.
Deskbook encyclopedia of American school law, 2005.
*Reference Books Call Number: LB2415.D47 2005.
Excellent reference guide that covers court decisions and legal issues. Cases are summarized and classified by area of concern, including employment practices, school operations, academic practices students with disabilities and much more.
Dictionary of modern legal usage / Bryan A. Garner.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF156.G367 2001.
Encyclopedia of law enforcement / Larry Sullivan, general editor.
*Reference Books Call Number: HV7921.E53 2005.
Environmental regulatory dictionary / compiled by James J. King.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF3775.A68 K57 2005.
Irwin law office reference manual / Jo Ann Lee, Marily L. Satterwhite.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF319.L338 1996.
Knowledge power: intellectual property, information, and privacy / Renee Marlin-Bennett.
*Reference Books Call Number: K1401.M367 2004.
Merriam-Webster's dictionary of law.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF156.M47 1996.
More Latin for the illiterati: a guide to everyday medical, legal, and religious Latin / Jon R. Stone.
*Reference Books Call Number: PA2365.E5 S77 1999.
New Palgrave dictionary of economics and the law / edited by Peter Newman.
*Reference Books Call Number: K487.E3 N48 1998.
Oxford companion to American law / editor in chief, Kermit L. Hall; editors, David S. Clark…et al.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF154.O96 2002.
"Biographical summaries of important legal figures, substantive discourses about basic legal precepts, exploratory examinations of the manners by which the law affects life in America, descriptive assessments of important cases, and overviews of how law relates to a variety of institutions found on the American scene."
Oxford dictionary of American legal quotations / compiled by Fred R. Shapiro.
*Reference Books Call Number: PN6084.L2 S53 1993.
WESTLAW database directory.
OnlineReference Call Number: KF242.A1 W46 2003.
West's encyclopedia of American law.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF154.W47 1998.
Highlights today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more.
Databases:
WestLaw. Legal information. Available only on campus; password required. Ask at Reference Desk.
Websites:
http://www.searchgov.com
Good for a quick and simple search when you already know exactly what you want and are just retrieving information rather than searching for it. Retrieves both federal and state government information.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – UNITED STATES:
Books:
Constitutional rights sourcebook / Peter G. Renstrom.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF 4550.Z9 R463 1999.
Historical atlas of state power in Congress, 1790-1900 / Kenneth C. Martis, Gregory A. Elmes.
*Reference Books Call Number: G1201.F7 M3 1993
A practical companion to the constitution: how the Supreme Court has ruled on issues from abortion to zoning / Jethro K. Lieberman. *Reference Books Call Number: KF 4548.L54 1999.
Social Security handbook: overview of Social Security programs, 2005-2006 / edited by the Bernan Press editorial staff.
*Reference Books Call Number: HD7123.S635 2006
U.S. laws, acts, and treaties / edited by Timothy L. Hall. 3 vol.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF385.A4 U152 2003.
The United States Law week / Bureau of National Affairs ( Washington , D.C. ) periodical.
*Reference Books Call Number: K25.N47
1939- in 5 sections: Statute section; section 1. Summary and analysis; section 2. Court decisions, agency rulings; section 3. Supreme Court proceedings; section 4. Supreme Court opinions; July 1, 1997 – in 3 sections: Case alert; Legal news; Supreme Court today. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 5, 1933) –
Websites:
http://www.llrx.com/features/supremectwebguide.htm
Free website for American constitutional law and the Supreme Court.
http://uscode.house.gov
U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library.
CQ Electronic Library:
Contains several CQ Press tools to provide research in American government, politics, history, public policy and current affairs. Resources include CQ Researcher, CQ Public Affairs Collection, CQ Supreme Court Collection and CQ Congress Collection.
Lexis Nexis Academic (formerly Academic Universe):
Provides access to newspapers, wire, journal and magazine content. Focuses on news, business, legal, health and general reference sources. Full-text and abstracts.
Lexis Nexis Congressional (formerly Congressional Universe):
Provides abstracts and indexing for congressional publications, legislative histories, member biographies, committee assignments.
Lexis Nexis Statistical (formerly Statistical Universe):
Statistical information from the federal government.
NCJRS:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/search/AdvancedSearch.aspx
The NCJRS Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 190,000 criminal justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS Library collection.
Oxford Journals:
Database of journals in the humanities, law, life sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, medicine and social sciences.
WestLaw:
Legal information. On-Campus only; password required. Ask at the reference desk.
Books:
Internet and society: a reference handbook / Bernadette H. Schell.
*Reference Books Call Number: HM851.S25 2007
Internet and the law: technology, society, and compromises / Aaron Schwabach.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF390.5.C6 S39 2006.
Knowledge power: intellectual property, information, and privacy / Renee Marlin-Bennett.
*Reference Books Call Number: K1401.M367 2004.
West's business law: text, cases, legal, ethical, international, and e-commerce environment / Kenneth W. Clarkson…[et al.].
*Reference Books Call Number: KF888.C55 2004.
Books:
America 's best graduate schools / U.S. News & World Report.
*Reference Books Call Number: L901.A546 2008.
Barron's LSAT.
*Circulating Books Call Number: KF285.Z9 B6 2008
Official guide to ABA-approved law schools / produced by the Law School Admission Council and the American Bar Association.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF273A86 2008.
Official guide to U.S. law schools.
*Reference Books All Number: KF273.A87 2008.
Peterson's graduate programs in business, education, health, information studies, law & social work, 2005.
*Reference Books Call Number: L901.P47 2005.
SHEPARDIZING A CASE (LEGAL RESEARCH):
Introduction to Shepardizing [your key to accurate legal research]. Videorecording.
Media Collection Call Number: KF245.I56 1988.
Legal research survival manual / Robert C. Berring and Elizabeth A, Edinger.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF 240.B454 2002.
Websites:
http://www.okbar.org/researchlinks.htm
Legal research links.
Books:
Digest of Supreme Court decisions affecting education/ by Perry A. Zirkel, with Sharon Nalbone Richardson and Steven S. Goldberg. *Reference Books Call Number: KF4114.Z57 2001.
Historic U.S. court cases: an encyclopedia / John W. Johnson.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF385.A4 H57 2001.
A practical companion to the constitution: how the Supreme Court has ruled on issues from abortion to zoning / Jethro K. Lieberman. *Reference Books Call Number: KF 4548.L54 1999.
Public debate over controversial Supreme Court decisions/ edited by Melvin I. Urofsky.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4550.Z9 P83 2006.
Supreme court review.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4546.S9 2006
Websites:
http://www.llrx.com/features/supremectwebguide.htm
Free website for American constitutional law and the Supreme Court.
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Supreme Court of the United States.
OKLAHOMA LAW LIBRARY COLLECTIONS:
Oklahoma Department of Libraries 405.522.3212
Law/Legislative Information
Jan Eric Cartwright Memorial Library
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/index
Oklahoma City University Law Library 405.208.5271
http://www.okcu.edu/law/lawlib/
Oklahoma State University
http://journalism.okstate.edu/resources/crime.htm
Tulsa County Law Library
http://www.tulsacounty.org/lawlib.asp 918.596.5404
University of Oklahoma Law Library 405.325.4311
Donald E. Pray Law Library
http://jay.law.ou.edu/library/
University of Tulsa Law Library 918.631.2404
Mabee Legal Information Center
www.law.utulsa.edu/library
SUBJECT AREAS
Books:
Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law: fully revised and updated with a new Internet guide and glossary / Norm Goldstein, editor.
*Reference Books Call Number: PN147.A73 2000.
West's business law: text, cases, legal, ethical, international, and e-commerce environment / Kenneth W. Clarkson…et al.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF888.C55 2004.
Books:
Criminal justice / edited by Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF9214.5 C75 2006
Gun control in the United States: a reference handbook / Gregg Lee Carter.
*Reference Books Call Number: HV7436.C36 2006
Encyclopedia of law enforcement / Larry Sullivan, general editor.
*Reference Books Call Number: HV7921.E53 2005
Profiling and criminal justice in America: a reference handbook / Jeffrey B. Bumgarner.
*Reference Books Call Number: HV9950.B86 2004
Layperson's guide to criminal law / Raneta Lawson Mack.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF9219.6.M33 1999 and KF9219.6M33eb
Unreasonable searches and seizures: rights and liberties under the law / Otis H. Stephens and Richard A. Glenn.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF9630.S745 2006
World encyclopedia of police forces and penal systems / George Thomas Kurian.
*Reference Books Call Number: HV7901.K87 1989
Websites:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pubalp2.htm
Bureau of Justice Statistics Publications
http://www.bop.gov/
Federal Bureau of Prisons.
www.oscn.net
Oklahoma Supreme Court Network: all Oklahoma materials.
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/
Sourcebook on Criminal Justice Statistics.
Books:
America 's best graduate schools / U.S. News & World Report.
*Reference Books Call Number: L901.A546 2008.
Deskbook encyclopedia of American school law, 2005.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4114.D46 2004.
Digest of Supreme Court decisions affecting education/ by Perry A. Zirkel, with Sharon Nalbone Richardson and Steven S. Goldberg. *Reference Books Call Number: KF4114.Z57 2001.
Educator's encyclopedia of school law / Daniel J. Gatti, Richard D. Gatti.
*Reference Books Call Number: KR4114.5.G37 1990
Guide to using West's education law reporter.
*Reference Desk Call Number: KF4109.A5 W477 1991
Higher education law in America.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4225.H54 2004.
Legal handbook for educators / Anthony F. Brown.
*Reference Books Call Number: KEO770/B76 2004.
Oklahoma higher education code.
*Reference Books Call Number: KFO1596.038 (rev. ed. 1992…check if new edition is available)
Peterson's graduation programs in business, education, health, information studies, law & social work, 2005.
*Reference Books Call Number: L901.P47 2005
Practical education law for the twenty-first century / Victoria J. Dodd.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4119.D63 2003
School laws of Oklahoma.
*Reference Books Call Number: LB 2529.054 1997
See also: http://sde.state.ok.us/law/law_2006/book2006.pdf (804 p.)
West's education law reporter
Law Collection:KF4110.A2 W47
Books:
AIM/FAR 2007: aeronautical information manual, federal aviation regulations / edited by Charles F. Spence.
*Reference Books Call Number: TL501.A56438 2007.
Dictionary of environmental legal terms / [written and] edited by C.C. Lee.
*Reference Books Call Number : KF3775.A68 L44 1997.
Environment and the law: a dictionary / Vicki R. Patton-Hulce.
*Reference Books Call Number : KF3775.A68 P38 1995.
Environmental forensics: a glossary of terms / Robert D. Morrison.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF3775.A68 M67 2000.
Environmental health & safety dictionary: official regulatory terms.
*Reference Books Call Number: TD169.3.E58 2000.
Environmental regulatory dictionary / compiled by James J. King.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF3775.A68 K57 2005.
Glossary of environmental and regulatory terms and phrases / Dick James, senior editor, W.J. James, co-editor.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF3775.A68 G56 1993.
Hazardous waste management compliance handbook / Environmental Resource Center ; Brian Karnofsky, editor.
*Reference Books Call Number: TD1040.H373 1997.
National electrical code: 2005.
*Reference Books Call Number: TK260.N37 2005.
West's business law: text, cases, legal, ethical, international, and e-commerce environment / Kenneth W. Clarkson…et al.
*Reference Books Call Number : KF888.C55 2004.
Oklahoma family law: cases and materials / Robert G. Spector.
*Reference Books Call Number : KF)1294.A7 S64 2003.
HEALTH:
Law in public health practice / Richard Alan Goodman, editor-in-chief.
Oxford University Press, 2007.
Circulating Books Call Number: KF3775.L384 2007
Books:
Border and territorial disputes.
*Reference Books Call Number : D843.B623 1992.
Illegal immigration / Michael C. LeMay.
*Reference Books Call Number: JV 6483.L45 2007.
Immigration and the law: a dictionary / Bill Ong Hing.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4817.H56 1999.
Books:
Oklahoma family law: cases and materials / Robert G. Spector.
*Reference Books Call Number: KFO1294.A7 S64 2003
Oklahoma state constitution: a reference guide / Danny M. Adkison and Lisa McNair Palmer; foreword by W.A. Drew Edmondson.
*Reference Books Call Number: KFO1601 1907.A6A35 2001.
Oklahoma statutes, 2001: comprising all laws of a general and permanent nature including laws and amendments passed by the first regular and first extraordinary sessions of the Forty-eighth Legislature, 2001 / edited and published under the direction of…
*Reference Books Call Number: KFO1230.A253 2001.
Zoning Code: City of Tulsa , Oklahoma / prepared by INCOG; adopted by TMAPC.
*Reference Books Call Number: KFX2501.A35 T85.
Websites:
For the most comprehensive overview of legislation with complete remarks and details:
http://www/okhouse.gov/Press/Pre_Publications.aspx
Click on Overview for a brief quick reference guide.
Click on Highlights for a more in-depth volume that gives a review of the most high-profile bills.
www.okhouse.gov
House website for searching legislative work from lawsuit reform or tax reductions to helmet laws on watercraft.
Click on Legislation to track bills by topic, language, committee and history.
http://www.okhouse.gov/index.aspx
To keep track of bills and legislative committees, status of measures, committee assignments.
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/index.htm Jan Eric Cartwright Memorial Library, the Law and Legislative Reference Division of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
https://www.sooneraccess.state.ok.us/home/home-default.asp
Oklahoma Secretary of State online services, SOONERAccess; fast and efficient way to do business with Oklahoma Secretary of State's office. Can submit trademarks/renewals and Notary Public applications/renewals; access to the database to search business entity, trademark and notary public information. Has link to ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND REGISTER to locate and review Oklahoma 's rules and executive orders.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/meetings/meetings.htm
Open meeting notices. Locate and file open meeting notices for public bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/exec_legis/legislation.asp
Enrolled legislation. Locate and view enrolled legislation by the bill number.
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/
OLIS: Oklahoma Legislative Information Service. Links to House Home Page, Senate Home Page and Legislative Information System.
http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/
Oklahoma Statutes and Constitution.
Books:
Religion and American law: an encyclopedia / editor, Paul Finkelman.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF5783,A68 R45 2000.
Religion and the law: a dictionary / Christopher Thomas Anglim.
*Reference Books Call Number: KF4865.A68 A54 1999.
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