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Legal Research Databases
- LexisNexis AcademicFulltext database containing over 12,000 news, business, legal, and other sources including newspapers, magazines, radio and television transcripts, newswires, newsletters, opinion polls, and legal materials. In addition the legal section includes fulltext of law reviews, legal reference works, and laws, court cases and regulations.
- ProQuest Congressional PublicationsFull text database to publications and public policy issues related to the U.S. Congress. Included in the searchable database are member information, bills, hearing transcripts, committee prints and other Congressional documents, the Congressional Record, public laws, the U.S. Code and Congressional news sources. Links to specific parts of ProQuest Congressional are found in the Statutory, Case and Administrative Law: Federal and California research guide.
- Free Full-Text Online Law Review/Journal SearchSearches the free full-text of over 400 online law reviews and law journals, as well as document repositories hosting academic papers and related publications such as Congressional Research Service reports.
- Google ScholarFulltext database containing the legal opinions of federal and state supreme, appellate and district courts. Also indexes law review journals. "Cited By" links lists subsequent opinions and other legal resources that have cited an opinion or law review article.
- Academic Search PremierIndexes major scholarly journals and popular magazines in all academic disciplines. Includes more than 150 legal journals and magazines
- OmniFile Full Text MegaIndexes major popular magazines and scholarly journals covering general topics, business, humanities, general science, education, and the social sciences. Includes over 350 legal journals and magazines.
- CQ WeeklyWeekly fulltext report of legislation and other activities in the U.S. Congress, including the status of bills, votes and amendments, and floor and committee activity. Coverage 1983 to the present.
- NCJRS
Comprehensive database providing access to scholarly literature (abstracts) in the field of law enforcement, criminal justice, and criminology.
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Searching Legal Information on LexisNexis Academic
Listed below are resources that provide guidance in searching for legal information in LexisNexis Academic.
- Areas of Law (LexisNexis) Provides guidance in searching specific legal areas, e.g., education law, consumer law, entertainment law.
- Boolean Searching (LexisNexis) Lists options for connecting keywords and wildcard symbols for keyword truncation.
- Common Legal Document Sections (LexisNexis) See Constructing a Segment Search for how to limit your search to a specific section of a document.
- Legal Citation Formats (LexisNexis) Gives examples of the precise format that must be entered if you want to search using a legal citation.
- Lexis Nexis Academic Legal Research Guide (University of Arizona Law Library) Gives a step-by-step approach for searching the different types of legal resources available in LexisNexis Academic.
- Shepard's Citations (LexisNexis) Gives the procedure for how to determine the "status" of a case and to view all citations to the case.
Content Attribution
Some of the content of this guide was created in another format by Robert Sathrum, HSU Librarian, retired 06/2013.
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