Databases by Subject -- Law & Legal Resources

Find Articles in Databases

Use the following databases to find articles in scholarly journals, magazines, conferences, etc.

LexisNexis Academic (Full-Text)
Find general, legal and news information. Includes U.S. and world news, wire service reports, television and radio news broadcasts, transcripts, blogs, business news, and web publications. Also locate U.S. and state laws, court cases, and legal reviews, as well as company information, and biographical information on business, political, legal, national and international figures.

Legal Periodicals Index (Partial Full-Text)
1981 - present
Legal information with international coverage and access to scholarly articles, symposia, court decisions, legislation, and more. Topics include: constitutional law, domestic relations, environmental protection, labor law, malpractice suits, occupational health and safety, tax law, etc. The content in this database is also part of OmniFile Mega.

SIRS (Full-Text)
Current
Provides access to full-text articles and internet resources on a variety of subjects such as economics, health, history, business, science, literature, the arts, philosophy, film, etc. An excellent source for government information and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

Academic OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
Comprehensive database with millions of articles from journals and other reference sources. Includes articles on a variety of subjects such as: business and small business, communications and mass media, computers, criminal justice, diversity, education, environmental studies, health and medicine, landscaping and horticulture, military and terrorism, pop culture, psychology, religion and philosophy, and science. Includes the full-text coverage of The New York Times from 1995 to present.

General OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.

OmniFile Mega (Partial Full-Text)
1982 - present
A one-stop multidisciplinary database covering many subjects such as: education, sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. Contains everything (all the indexing, abstracting, and full-text) in the six other Wilson databases: Education Index, Science Index, Humanities Index, Readers' Guide Index, Social Sciences Index, Business Index.

FirstGov.gov (Full-Text)
Current
Official website of the U.S. Government. Find information by level of government or by topics such as: health, consumer guides, travel, education, defense, environment, history, taxes, etc. The reference center provides data and statistics, forms, graphics and photos, laws and regulations, maps, news, historic documents, and more.

Find an e-Journal

If you are looking for a list of journal or magazine titles about Law & Legal Resources, go to the Full-Text online versions of these titles.

Useful Books Located in the Library

American Eras. (8 Vols.)
Detroit : Gale Research, 1997-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E169.1 .A471979 1997

Tennessee Code Annotated. (16 Vols.)
Charlottesville, Va. : Michie Co.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] KFT30 .A2

West's Encyclopedia of American Law. (12 Vols.)
Minneapolis/St. Paul : West Publishing, 1998-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] KF154 .W47 1998

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. (6 Vols.)
Levy, Leonard W. and Kenneth L. Karst. eds.
New York : Macmillan Reference USA, 2000.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] KF4548 .E53 2000

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court. (3 Vols.)
Lewis, Thomas T. and Richard L. Wilson. eds.
Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2001.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] KF8742.A35 E53 2001

Great American Court Cases.
Mikula, Mark F. and L. Mpho Mabunda. eds.
Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 1999.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] KF385.A4 G68 1999

Call Numbers for Browsing

JK	Political Institutions and Public Administration - United States.
K	Law - General
KF	Law - United States

Selected Web Sites

FindLaw - Internet Legal Resources

Yahoo! Directory for Law