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- Comprehensive Legal Resources
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- Specialized Legal Resources
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- Comprehensive Subject Resources
- Links, such as About.com, BUBL Link, Yahoo, etc. to aid in searching by subject on the Internet.
- Types of Materials
- Links to popular materials: Court Opinions, Court TV, Discussion Groups, Law Journals, Legal Dictionaries and Directories, and Legislation.
- Wex / Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia from LII
- Legal Research Guides
- Links to research guides from Georgetown Law Library, University of Akron, Albany Law School, Duke University, Oklahoma City University, SIU, Washburn University School of Law, University of Washington, Univesity of Tulsa College of Law, and Harvard Law School.
- Associated Topeka Libraries Catalog / Includes Washburn Law Library
- Access to the library catalog for Topeka Libraries.
- Law Library Catalogs / AALL
- "Law Library Catalog resource page with many links to U.S. schools, addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and specific names of librarians."
- Library of Congress
- "The nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves."
- Quick Reference Guide to Topics and Call Numbers / UNLV / "...a quick guide to selected topics and call numbers."
- WorldCat / "Search for an item in libraries near you."
- Law (Legal) Dictionaries / YourDictionary.com
- Links to many law (legal) dictionaries, such as Anderson's, Bouvier's, International law glossary, Publishing Contract Terms, Criminal Law Glossary.
- Legal Dictionaries Online
- Legal Dictionaries by law, legal or international, or alphabetical listing.
- LAW.COM Dictonary / Enter a term, word, or phrase.
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation / Martin (Cornell)
- This is an on-line guide to legal citation from LII.
- Citing Electronic Information / Internet Public Library
- "Here are some places to go for recommended electronic information citation guides."
- The Elements of Style / William Strunk, Jr.
- "This classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer....it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."
