Legal Resource Guide
(Houston Cole Library)
Legal materials in the Houston Cole Library are located on the tenth (10th) floor. They are classed in the K classification.
Indexes
Print indexes are located in the Index Area close to Seminar Room B. They provide information for finding articles that most closely match research needs.
Title
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
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Call Number
REF KF 8 .I5
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Directories
Directories provide information of names, address, and telephone numbers. Some provide information such as narrative descriptions of practices or objective evaluations of lawyers' expertise and skill.
Title
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory
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Call Number
REF KF 190. M3x
REF KF 190.M26x
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Legal Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Legal dictionaries interpret the language in legal documents. Encyclopedias provide a narrative summary of legal matters, generally covering such issues as legal history, institutions, famous jurists and lawyers, and leading Supreme Court cases.
Title
Black's Law Dictionary (1999 edition)
Medical Legal Dictionary
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
American Jurisprudence 2d (now available as LawDesk in CD-ROM)
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
Guide to American Law: Everyone's Legal Encyclopedia
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Call Number
REF KF 156 .B53
REF KF 2905 .A68 B3
REF KF 8742 .A35 O93
REF KF 8934 .A5
REF HV 6017 .E52
REF KF 156 .G77
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Digests
Digests reprint headnotes summarizing points of law from court decisions in a subject classification.
Title
United States Supreme Court Digest (West)
West's Education Law Digest
Criminal Law Digest
Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest
Specialty Law Digest (Education)
The Environmental Law Digest
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Call Number
REF KF 101.1 .U55
REF KF 4110.3 .W47
REF KF 9210.3 .C75 1983
REF KF 190 .M32x
REF KF 190 .M33x
REF KF 4114 .S686x
REF KF 3775 .A59 E5
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Citators
A citator is a tool that lists later references to a particular document.
Title
Shepard's Federal Statute Citations
Shepard's Alabama Citations
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Call Number
REF KF 78 .S56
REF KFA 47.2 .S5
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Reports
Court reporters contain judicial decisions. They also provide guidance to later courts faced with similar cases.
Title
United States Reports
United States Reports (Lawyer's Edition)
Alabama Reporter
The United States Law Week
Criminal Law Reporter
Tax Court Reporter
Fair Employment Practice Cases
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Call Number
REF KF 101 .U5
REF KF 101 .U52
REF KFA 45 .A22
REF K 25 .N54x
REF KF 9615 .C7
REF HJ 3251 .A4 C58
REF KF 3464 .A514
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Legislation
Title
Public Law
U. S. Code
Constitutions of the United States, National and State
Acts of Alabama (Alabama Laws)
Alabama Code (Code of Alabama, 1975)
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Call Number
REF KF 50 .U5
REF KF 62 .W25
REF KF 4530 .C6 1974
ALA KFA 30 .A22
REF KFA 30 1975 .A2
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Electronic Databases and Internet Sites
Electronic Databases can be accessed via the library home page under "Electronic Databases." Some evaluated Internet sites are also offered through the Library Catalog.
H. Wang
12/20/00 |
