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Compiled by:
Catherine Stern
Adjunct Reference Librarian
LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe is a full-text database that
provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal and reference
information compiled specifically for the research needs of academic
institutions. Search full text federal, state and international legal materials
in the Legal Research section. Includes cases, codes and law review articles.
Social
Sciences Abstracts indexes and
abstracts articles covering addiction studies, area studies, community health
& medical
care, corrections, criminal justice, economics, environmental studies, ethics,
family studies, gender studies, geography, gerontology, law, public
administration, political science, psychiatry, psychology, social work,
sociology and urban studies. Coverage begins with 1983. Abstracting coverage
begins with periodicals published in January 1994.
Sociological
Abstracts | (En
Espanol) This database covers the latest research
in the fields of sociology, social sciences and related disciplines. Abstracts and
enhanced citations are available for over 1,640 journals, monographs, conference
papers and dissertations (1960 - present).
Cornell
University Legal Information
Institute – This is an extensive resource, an excellent
starting place for legal research. It contains a library of law topics, giving
an overview and “menu of sources” for each. It includes both federal and
state constitutions and codes, as well as court opinions. One feature permits
searching for Supreme Court decisions by topic and gives a summary of the case,
when available, as well as the opinions of the court. In addition to federal and
state law, there is a section on law from around the world.
FindLaw --This
site, another great starting place, has sections for professionals, students,
businesses and the general public. It provides access to
U.S. Federal and State cases and codes and has a noteworthy collection of legal
forms. There are good overview articles on various legal topics. It is also good
for career information.
WWW
Virtual Library: Laws – A catalog of law sites presented by the Indiana University School of
Law. Search or browse by topic. It also includes a lengthy list of links to
legal search tools and other comprehensive legal sites.
U.S.
Judicial Branch Resources –This site,
from the Library of Congress, contains links to U.S. Judiciary Branch resources
as well as to other legal information websites relating to the Constitution,
Federal Code, Regulations, Judicial opinions, etc.
Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet
- This site contains a wealth of information
relating to U.S. legislation: information about bills and amendments, as well as
the full text of bills and public laws. There are sections on House and Senate
roll call votes, information on House and Senate Committees, essays on how laws
are made and how they are enacted. The text of the Congressional Record from
1989 onwards, and a database of historical documents, including the
Constitution, can also be found here.
The
Constitution of the United States of America –
Includes analysis and interpretation. Each amendment is discussed and
annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court are included.
Federal
Courts Finder – Opinions from recent cases
from the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Armed Forces and the various Circuit Courts.
Immigration
Law on the Web – An article, written by a law
librarian from the University of Nebraska College of Law, with many useful links
in the area of immigration law
EEOC
Home Page
– U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Gives a good overview of
federal laws relating to job discrimination.
Employment
Discrimination – Gives an overview of the topic
and lists relevant statutes, regulations and court decisions.
New
York State Assembly – Provides links to the N.Y.S.
Constitution and the Consolidated and Unconsolidated Laws.
Current N.Y.S. bills are searchable by number or keyword.
Tables
Summarizing Family Law in the Fifty States
Public
Access Law Libraries - a
list by county of public access law libraries in New York State.
New
York City Council – New York City Local Laws, 1990 –
present, and information relating to New York City’s legislative branch.
Basic
Legal Citations – A “how-to” based on the “Bluebook”
Legal
Encyclopedia - Nolo -- Hundreds of articles in “plain-English”.
Legal
Dictionary - Nolo – Defines law terms using everyday English.
American
Immigration Lawyers Association
Manhattan
Paralegal Association
National
Federation of Paralegal Associations
U.S.
Paralegal Organizations by State
REFERENCE BOOKS IN THE HOSTOS LIBRARY:
Encyclopedias,
dictionaries and handbooks
Affirmative
action: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c 999. Ref. HF5549.5 .A34 E39
1999
Black's
law dictionary.
7th ed. St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 1999. Ref. KF 156 .B53 1999
Encyclopedia of the American
Constitution. New York: Macmillan, (4 vol., suppl),
1986. Ref. KF 4548 .E53 1986.
Encyclopedia of the American judicial
system: Studies of the principal institutions and processes of law. (3 vol.), 1987. New York:
Scribner's. Ref. KF 154 .E53
Great American Trials. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Ref.
KF 220 .G74 1993
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. Washington, D.C.: Congressional
Quarterly, c1997. Ref. KF 8742 .W567 1997
Historic U.S. court cases, 1690-1990: an
encyclopedia.
New York: Garland Pub., 1992. Ref. KF385.A4 J64 1992
Immigration law sourcebook. Washington, DC: American Immigration
Law Foundation, c 1994. Ref. KF4819.3 .K87 1994
Legalese:
the words lawyers use and what they mean. New York, N.Y.: Laurel, c1990. Ref. KF156 .F675 1990.
Modern
dictionary for the legal professional. 3rd ed. Buffalo, N.Y.: W.S. Hein & Co., 2001. Ref.
KF 156 .B49 2001.
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Ref. KF 8742 .A35 093
The
Supreme Court Justices: illustrated biographies, 1789 – 1993.
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, c1993. Ref.
KF 8744 ,S86 1993
RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE HOSTOS LIBRARY CATALOG
Abou
El Fadl, Khaled. Rebellion and violence in Islamic law.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. on order.
Cortner, Richard C. Civil rights and public accommodations: the Heart of Atlanta Motel and McClung cases.
Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas, 2001. on order.
Daniels, Roger. Debating
American immigration, 1882 – present. Lanham, Md.: Rowman &
Littlefield Publishers, c. 2001 JV 6483 .D35 2001
Peinkofer, J. (Jim). Silenced angels: the medical, legal and social aspects of shaken baby syndrome. Westport,
Conn.: Auburn House, 2002. RJ 375 .P45 2002