By Adrienne Cobb
Reference Librarian
Many members of South Texas College of Law may already be familiar with databases such as Hein Online and LegalTrac, which allow users to search for articles in legal periodicals. However, the Fred Parks Law Library also subscribes to several databases that allow users to find non-legal articles. Members of the South Texas College of Law community can find a listing of all the databases the library subscribes to in the Database channel on the library tab in Stanley.
If you want to limit your search to journals that provide full text articles online, both legal and non-legal, the E-journal Portal is a good choice. There is a link to the E-journal Portal in the channel on Stanley entitled Find Full Text Journal Articles. Simply click on the E-journal Portal link and type in the name, or part of the name, of the journal you are looking for. E-journal Portal will then provide a results list with links to databases where you can find full text articles from that journal. You can then click on the link to that database and search for the article you are looking for. As always, please feel free to speak with a reference librarian if you need help using this, or any other database.
Showing posts with label Legal Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legal Resources. Show all posts
Tuesday's Legal Resource: 360 Search
Many members of South Texas College of Law may already be familiar with databases such as Hein Online and LegalTrac, which allow users to search for articles in legal periodicals. However, the Fred Parks Law Library also subscribes to several databases that allow users to find non-legal articles. Members of the South Texas College of Law community can find a listing of all the databases the library subscribes to in the Database channel on the library tab in Stanley.
If you want to limit your search to journals that provide full text articles online, both legal and non-legal, the E-journal Portal is a good choice. There is a link to the E-journal Portal in the channel on Stanley entitled Find Full Text Journal Articles. Simply click on the E-journal Portal link and type in the name, or part of the name, of the journal you are looking for. E-journal Portal will then provide a results list with links to databases where you can find full text articles from that journal. You can then click on the link to that database and search for the article you are looking for. As always, please feel free to speak with a reference librarian if you need help using this, or any other database.
If you want to limit your search to journals that provide full text articles online, both legal and non-legal, the E-journal Portal is a good choice. There is a link to the E-journal Portal in the channel on Stanley entitled Find Full Text Journal Articles. Simply click on the E-journal Portal link and type in the name, or part of the name, of the journal you are looking for. E-journal Portal will then provide a results list with links to databases where you can find full text articles from that journal. You can then click on the link to that database and search for the article you are looking for. As always, please feel free to speak with a reference librarian if you need help using this, or any other database.
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Tuesday's Legal Resource: Congressional Universe Digital Collection Update
The Fred Parks Law Library recently added the digital collection to it's subscription on Congressional Universe. Now when preforming a search you will no longer need to copy the CIS number to find documents in microfiche, you will be able to obtain most documents in both html and as a PDF copy of the original.
The collections (and dates) that will now be available on PDF are:
Please note that not all documents will be available in PDF format. To obtain copies of the original in such a case refer back to the original post on Congressional Universe.
The collections (and dates) that will now be available on PDF are:
- LexisNexis Congressional Serial Set
- LexisNexis Congressional Research Digital Collection Historical Archive
- LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection 1824-1979 LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection 1980-2003
Please note that not all documents will be available in PDF format. To obtain copies of the original in such a case refer back to the original post on Congressional Universe.
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Tuesday's Legal Resource: Making of Modern Law
The popularity of digital and electronic legal resources over the past decade has led to a number of publications now available online. In many respects this has not only made legal research and study easier to access, but easier to preform as well.
The Fred Parks Law Library has recently purchased the Making of Modern Law series which provides electronic access to over 21,000 materials from early American and British law. Now members of the South Texas College of law can access legal classics by Blackstone and Chitty and others.
To access the Making of Modern Law you must log on in Stanely and find it using the Databases channel on the Library tab.
The Fred Parks Law Library has recently purchased the Making of Modern Law series which provides electronic access to over 21,000 materials from early American and British law. Now members of the South Texas College of law can access legal classics by Blackstone and Chitty and others.
To access the Making of Modern Law you must log on in Stanely and find it using the Databases channel on the Library tab.
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Tuesday's Legal Resource: Congressional Universe
Legislative history is perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of legal research. The one benefit of finding federal legislative history is the wealth of resources available to the seeker. One of those resources is a database that the Fred Parks Law Library subscribes to called Congressional Universe, published by Lexis.
There are a variety of ways to search for documents including by document number, member of Congress, subject terms, or keywords. Despite this, the site can be rather tricky to use, especially for first timers who don’t have an exact document number. A reference librarian will be happy to help individuals who need help with their search.
Congressional Universe provides access to a number of documents pertaining to federal legislation in a variety of formats. Congressional Universe will often provide html formats for many materials in the results. The Fred Parks Law Library provides access to hard copies of the documents in microfiche on the first floor. To obtain these documents in microfiche you must use the CIS number in the results you get on Congressional Universe, usually located in the heading of the document in the upper left-hand corner.
Using the following example: CIS-NO: 2004-H201-2
2004: the year the document was published. The last two numbers will be on the upper right hand portion of the microfiche
H201-2: the H signifies that the document was published by the House of Representatives. This portion will be located on the upper left hand corner of the microfiche.
It is important to note that documents published prior to 1970, specifically 1789-1969, are considered part of the Serials Set which has different, and less consistent, coverage than documents published after 1970. In the Serials Set you will find the committee reports, journals, manuals, and administrative reports of both Chambers in addition to a variety of directories, orations, and special publications. You will usually not find committee hearings and prints.
Using the CIS number for finding Serials Set documents in microfiche, there would be no year, so you would just search using the alphanumeric portion, for example: CIS-NO: S5056.
There are a variety of ways to search for documents including by document number, member of Congress, subject terms, or keywords. Despite this, the site can be rather tricky to use, especially for first timers who don’t have an exact document number. A reference librarian will be happy to help individuals who need help with their search.
Congressional Universe provides access to a number of documents pertaining to federal legislation in a variety of formats. Congressional Universe will often provide html formats for many materials in the results. The Fred Parks Law Library provides access to hard copies of the documents in microfiche on the first floor. To obtain these documents in microfiche you must use the CIS number in the results you get on Congressional Universe, usually located in the heading of the document in the upper left-hand corner.
Using the following example: CIS-NO: 2004-H201-2
2004: the year the document was published. The last two numbers will be on the upper right hand portion of the microfiche
H201-2: the H signifies that the document was published by the House of Representatives. This portion will be located on the upper left hand corner of the microfiche.
It is important to note that documents published prior to 1970, specifically 1789-1969, are considered part of the Serials Set which has different, and less consistent, coverage than documents published after 1970. In the Serials Set you will find the committee reports, journals, manuals, and administrative reports of both Chambers in addition to a variety of directories, orations, and special publications. You will usually not find committee hearings and prints.
Using the CIS number for finding Serials Set documents in microfiche, there would be no year, so you would just search using the alphanumeric portion, for example: CIS-NO: S5056.
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Legal Resources
Tuesday's Legal Resource: Hein Online
Hein Online is one of the most popular databases available to members of the South Texas College of Law and visitors to the Fred Parks Library. This is most likely due to the variety of resources it offers in PDF.
Hein Online is well known for it’s law journal library which houses most American law reviews and many international law journals. One of the benefits to using Hein Online versus other resources such as Westlaw and Lexis is that whereas other databases provide limited coverage going back only twenty or thirty years, Hein provides full text access to most of its law reviews dating back to the very first volume, which occasionally dates back to the 18th century. One important fact to keep in mind is that most of the journal listings in Hein will not include the most recent year of publication.
Members of the South Texas College of Law community can access Hein from any computer going through the Stanley portal. They can find it in the Library tab in the Library Databases channel. There is also a link on the library homepage in the Databases list. However, this link will only provide access on computers located in the Fred Parks Law Library.
Other materials available in Hein Online are:
The Code of Federal Regulations (1938-1984)
English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1865)
European Center for Minority Issues
Federal Register Library (Complete Through May 2007)
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
Legal Classics
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (Editions 1-8)
Philip C. Jessup Library
Session Laws (State, Federal, Austrailia, and Canada)
Treaties and Agreements Library
U.S. Attorney General Opinions
U.S. Congressional Documents
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
U.S. Presidential Library
U.S. Statutes at Large (1789-2005)
U.S. Supreme Court Library (Complete Coverage for Opinions)
World Trials
Hein Online is well known for it’s law journal library which houses most American law reviews and many international law journals. One of the benefits to using Hein Online versus other resources such as Westlaw and Lexis is that whereas other databases provide limited coverage going back only twenty or thirty years, Hein provides full text access to most of its law reviews dating back to the very first volume, which occasionally dates back to the 18th century. One important fact to keep in mind is that most of the journal listings in Hein will not include the most recent year of publication.
Members of the South Texas College of Law community can access Hein from any computer going through the Stanley portal. They can find it in the Library tab in the Library Databases channel. There is also a link on the library homepage in the Databases list. However, this link will only provide access on computers located in the Fred Parks Law Library.
Other materials available in Hein Online are:
The Code of Federal Regulations (1938-1984)
English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1865)
European Center for Minority Issues
Federal Register Library (Complete Through May 2007)
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
Legal Classics
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (Editions 1-8)
Philip C. Jessup Library
Session Laws (State, Federal, Austrailia, and Canada)
Treaties and Agreements Library
U.S. Attorney General Opinions
U.S. Congressional Documents
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
U.S. Presidential Library
U.S. Statutes at Large (1789-2005)
U.S. Supreme Court Library (Complete Coverage for Opinions)
World Trials
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