Law and Government

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Law & Government

  1. Law & Government
  2. Law
  3. Government
    1. For Librarians

    Law

     

    Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online     http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.html

    The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information. 

     

    Legal Information Institute      http://www.law.cornell.edu/

    The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School. Popular collections include: the U.S. Code, Supreme Court opinions, and Laws about..., laws on specific topics.

     

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    Government

     

    State Legal Sources on the Web     http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statelaw.html

    Includes Constitutions, bills and acts, Attorney General opinions, elections, law libraries and more for every state.

     

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    For Librarians

     

    Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians     http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm

    Southern California Association of Law Libraries' publication for non law librarians

     

    Public Library Toolkit     http://www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/toolkit.htm

    "This is a toolkit meant to help public librarians understand the process of legal research, effectively develop and use the information located within their libraries, utilize information located outside their libraries, with the end goal of helping the patron locate the legal information they need."

    The American Association of Law Libraries Public Library Toolkit covers:

    • Researching a legal problem.

    • Making sure you have the most current information.

    • Collection Development for federal, state, and general materials.

    • Knowing when to refer.

     

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