CRJ 4513 Legal Analysis

Dr. Pamela Louderback

Information Services Librarian/Instructor

 

Office:
Northeastern State University - Broken Arrow
E235 Library (Broken Arrow Campus Library)
3100 E. New Orleans

Broken Arrow, OK 74014

Telephone (918) 449-6453
FAX (918) 449-6454
Email: louderba@nsuok.edu

 

 

Subject Headings

 

Law-United States—Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Legal research

Legal research—United States.

Legal research—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Books available at the Broken Arrow Campus

Case analysis and fundamentals of legal writing

Online legal research

  KF240 .S78 1989 (REFERENCE)

  KF889 .M5361 2006 (REFERENCE)

Basic legal research for criminal justice and the social sciences

KF241.C75|bA28 1998

How to find the Law

KF240.C538 1989 (REF and Main)

Black’s Law Dictionary

F156 .B53 2004

Pacific Reporter

KF135.P2 P.2d

Federal Reporter

KF110.1 .F4

 

Legal research for the 21st century                                                                

[videorecording]  with professor Bob Berring.

A six volume set of videocassettes on legal research.                                                                                                     KF240 .B453 2000

Inquire at either NSU-BA Library circulation desks.

 

Selected Law Books available

 

Call Number

Title

Volumes/Date

Description

KF101 .A322

(West’s) Supreme Court reporter

v.103 (1982)- v.117 (1997)

Cases decided in the Supreme Court of the United States

KF101.1 .D5

Digest of United States Supreme Court reports

v.1- v.22

Rules of evidence for U. S. Courts ; Index to annotations ALR Federal ; Table of Federal statutes by popular names

KF101.2 .S53

Shepard's federal statute citations

v.1- v.7

8th ed. 1996-

A compilation of Statutes and court rules citations to United States Supreme Court cases

KF101.2 .S54

Shepard's United States citations: Cases

v.1- v.7

7th ed. 1994

A compilation of citations to United States Supreme Court cases

KF101.2 .S541

Shepard's United States citations: Statutes

v. 1- v. 4

7th ed. 1986

compilation of citations to United States Constitution, United States code, United States statutes at large, United States treaties and other international agreements, general orders in bankruptcy and court rules

KF105 .C648

Corpus juris secundum

v.1- v.101 (1997)

Index to criminal law – a complete restatement of the entire American law as developed by all reported cases

 KF105 .U52x

United States Supreme Court reports

v.1- v.153,

Index

Includes summaries of decisions, statements of cases, points and authorities of counsel, annotations, tables, and parallel references

KF105.2 .S42

Shepard's federal citations

v.1-v.21

8th ed. 1985

A compilation of citations to United States lower court cases ; citations include affirmances, reversals, dismissals by all Federal courts

KF110.1 .F4

Federal reporter 2nd

 

West’s 2nd-3rd

 

 

v.1-v.499 (1925-1975)

 

v.851-v.999;

v.1-v.113

(1988-1997)

Cases argued and determined in the U. S. Circuit and District Courts

KF127 .W48 2d – 4th ser.

West's Federal practice digest 2d. – 4th

v.1- v.92 (1976-1986)

v.1-v.120 (1984-1987)

v.1-v.114

(1989-2003)

Supplements the Modern Federal practice digest

KF132 .A47

American law reports. ALR federal

 

 

Contains articles which summarize the law on a particular issue. For an area of law which is case driven, ALR offers the unique function of providing cases that fall on opposite sides of an issue.

KF132 .A5

American law reports annotated 2nd-4th

(1948-1997)

Annotations are also useful because they provide citations to primary materials (cases, statutes, regulations) and/or secondary materials (texts, forms, law review articles, etc.).

KF135.P2

Pacific reporter. 2d-3d

v.699- v.959 (1985-1998)

 

Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Courts of California, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma; District Courts of Appeal and Appellate Department of the Superior Court of California and Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, with Key-number annotations.

KF135.P22 S53

Shepard's Pacific reporter citations

v.1-v.2

Shepardize any Pacific Reporter Citation to quickly determine if other state courts have cited a decision from your state-or if a court in your state has cited a neighboring court’s decision

KF141

Decennial digest, American digest system

1st-9th

(1658-1981)

 

A complete digest of all decisions of the State and Federal courts as reported in the National reporter system and the State reports

KF165 .A5 1968

Uniform laws annotated

v.1-v.8, v.15

Provides an extensive reference to the text of uniform laws, prepared under the sponsorship of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law Institute.  Includes annotations to cases decided in adopting jurisdictions. Discusses, among others, commercial codes, nonprofit organizations, business and financial laws, estate, probate and related laws, matrimonial, family, and health laws, model sentencing and corrections, remedial laws, evidence, arbitration, common interest ownership, and civil and criminal procedure.

KF8840 .W68

Federal practice and procedure

v.1-v.31

Comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects of federal civil, criminal and appellate procedure. Provides extensive analysis of each rule as interpreted and applied by the federal courts and affected by related statutes and rules. Includes official forms, numerous tables  key words, ideas, and legal concepts to index and cited decisions, statutes, and other relevant materials

KF8933 .A42

American jurisprudence proof of facts

v.1-v.50

(1995)

A compilation of trial guide material in text and in question and answer form designed to assist lawyers in preparing for trial and in examining witnesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                           

Print format books are available by searching the NSU Libraries Catalog

 

Searches may be limited to just the Broken Arrow campus for convenience.

 

Books available on the Tahlequah campus may be ordered for document delivery to the Broken Arrow campus.

It usually takes two to three days for materials to arrive via campus mail.

 

E-Books:

NetLibrary provides 24/7 access to over 40,000 academic books for NSU students. PLEASE NOTE: You must initially access this database ON CAMPUS to set up a username and password with NetLibrary via NSU’s account.  Once you have set up your account, you may access this site from any computer with Internet access.

 

Example of titles available from NetLibrary:

Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It

Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law

 

E-brary – provided 24/7 access to almost 30,000 books for NSU students. It requires a special reader to be loaded onto your computer if accessing it off-campus.

 

Example of titles available from NetLibrary:

Opportunities in Paralegal Careers, revised edition 2005

Independent Paralegal's Handbook, The (6th Edition)

 

Research Databases

 

WestLaw Campus:  This full-text legal database provided access to federal and state legal cases and case law, United States Code, Oklahoma Statutes, regulations and administrative codes, as well as, European Union information, law encyclopedias, law reviews and citators

 

Wilson Social Sciences Full text - WilsonWeb, the HW Wilson Information Retrieval System for the Internet, is a comprehensive search tool that simplifies access to information stored in databases. You can enter searches as single terms, phrases, or complex Boolean search strings, then display the retrieved records, and print, save, or email the results. You can browse lists of terms and use the Thesaurus to search for concepts. In addition, you can customize the display of results and refine your search by combining or extending searches

Additional Research Databases

Academic Search Premier - This is a general database, which means it contains article citations and full text articles covering many academic subjects. It is one of the twenty-five databases produced by EbscoHost for which NSU has a subscription. It is probably our most widely used database and is sometimes referred to simply as "Ebsco."

PsycARTICLES- a definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 40,000 articles from 53 journals - 45 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 8 from allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to present.

PsycINFO - PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains more than 2 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. Journal coverage, which spans 1887 to present, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in more than 25 languages. Contains a thesaurus.

Internet Sites

FindLaw
FindLaw's Legal Professionals Channel is designed to help you with your practice-specific legal information needs. Browse the practice area topics for the latest legal news, case law, and analytical articles relevant to your practice. FindLaw's online resources also allow you to search for a case or research an attorney.”

 

Oklahoma State Court Network (OSCN)

 

Law and Policy Institutions Guide
“Law and Policy Institutions Guide serves as a comprehensive repository of legal resources, law articles, legal practice information, as well as legislative and judicial resources for U.S. and international legal professionals. It is organized and designed with the research needs of legal professionals, law students, consultants, authors, and the public in mind.”

 

Law.com   
“Law.com
connects legal professionals to more than 20 award-winning national and regional legal publications online, including The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, New York Law Journal and Legal Times.  Also available: legal surveys, legal blogs, and legal news and headlines.

 

Criminal Justice & Legal Studies Research Guide  Extensive information and links to subject resources from a variety of in-house and online locations.

 

 Business Law Resources Research Guide   Webpage maintained by G. Cheatham at NSU Tahlequah Library

 

For access to other electronic indexes and databases that Northeastern State University offers, go to

 

Research Guides Page

 

NSU-BA Library Home Page

 

Send comments to: louderba@nsuok.edu

 

Pamela Louderback, BA, MLIS, Ed.D.

 

Last updated 05/19/08