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Indexes and Databases

CQ Almanac (1948-present) WOO Reference JK1 .C66

is a comprehensive analysis of Congressional action taken from CQ Weekly and presented in a thematic presentation.

CQ Weekly (1956-present) WOO Reference JK1 .C15

formerly CQ Weekly Report, includes articles “on major legislation and related activities of the legislative branch, as well as information of a public policy nature on the executive and judiciary, and voting records.” Information from Morehead, Introduction to United States Government Information Sources.

Current Law Index (Library has 1982-present) WOO Reference K33 .C87

“is a comprehensive index to over 875 law journals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.” [Taken from “Index Policy and Instructions for Use”]

Index to Legal Periodicals (Library has 1952-1982) WOO Reference K9 .N32

indexes legal periodicals, law reviews, government publications, and journals in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Legal Collection (1985-present)

Legal Collection (EBSCOhost) is a collection of respected, scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies. Legal Collection offers full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. This database provides information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and much more. This database is a source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

LexisNexis Academic

A broad-based database that provides indexing and full-text access to news and legal resources including codes, statutes, cases, and law review articles.

LexisNexis Congressional

Provides indexing and full text access to sources that enable researchers to:

Track legislation and public policy.
Pinpoint expert testimony on leading issues of the day.
Tap authoritative sources of statistics, projections, and analysis.
Trace legislative history back to 1970.
Get a sense of congressional attitudes toward current topics.
Find Congressional member legislative and voting information.
Find floor votes back to the 100th Congress.
Investigate the finances of members of Congress.
Review federal regulations.
Learn the makeup and mission of congressional committees and subcommittees.

Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications - GPO file (1976-present)

Indexes documents published by the U. S. Federal Government agencies, including books, reports, studies, serials, and maps. Covers a wide range of topics.

Ohio Capitol Connection

Formerly called Hannah Online, the Ohio Capitol Connection is a rich, comprehensive site which provides online access to primary and secondary local, state, and federal legal, political, and informational publications, directories, data, web sites, etc. related to the state of Ohio. Many of the publications or publication series include search features or classified subject/title/publication number access. Included are such things as Ohio and federal laws, bills, and other legislative sources.

Ohio's Laws, Rules and Constitution

This is an official site operated by the State of Ohio Government which provides free public access to Ohio laws, legal publications, and legislation in full-text and searchable formats.

Internet Resources

Congress

Capital Spotlight
Congress.org: Membership directory for both houses of Congress
Congresslink.org: Basic information on how Congress functions.
THOMAS--U.S. Congress on the Internet: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress): Full text of Congressional bills, guides and links to information on the branches of government.
U.S. House of Representatives: Official home page.
U.S. Senate: Official home page.

President

Presidents of the United States (POTUS): Basic info on all 42 Presidents.
President: The Presidential Libraries for presidents back to Hoover.
Welcome to the White House: The Official Presidential Home Page.

Supreme Court

LII: Supreme Court Collection

Official Summaries and Full-text of Case Decisions, Current Cases, Member info, etc.

Oyez Oyez Oyez (Northwestern University)

Multimedia database. Transcripts and summaries of Supreme Court Decisions, major speeches, Justice biographical information, and more.

Supreme Court Antitrust Debates

Supreme Court of the United States

Official Supreme Court Home Page.

Supreme Court Decisions

Supreme Court Decisions 1893-present (FindLaw)
Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975 (FedWorld)
Supreme Court Decisions 1990-present (Hermes)
Supreme Court Decisions 1790-present (LexisNexis Academic--Access limited to faculty, students, and staff)

Other Sources

State of Ohio Resources: Provides links to a variety of State of Ohio resources.
FindLaw: A Yahoo!-type directory of legal resources available on the WWW.
Guide to Law Online (U.S. Law Library of Congress): Annotated guide of links to reliable Web sites concerning law in the US and worldwide.
Legal Information Institution (LII) (Cornell Univ. Law School): This site provides resources for specific legal areas (e.g. taxation, labor, etc.). It also provides full-text access to state and federal codes, statutes, and regulations.
Foreign Law: Legal Research Resources on the Internet (Lyonette Louis-Jacques--Univ. of Chicago Law School): One of the preeminent sites on the WWW for foreign law resources.

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