Legal Research Links
Many of these resources are limited to College of Law use only, and require a UTAD
sign-in or a Rocket number.
Library Map and DirectoryÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
Books and Journal Articles
for books and journal titles (not individual articles).Ìý Defaults to keyword and all of °µÍø½ûÇø's collection.Ìý
To find individual articles, provides access to scholarly legal information, including journal articles.Ìý also provides full text coverage of hundreds of law journals from Volume 1 forward. Ìýprovides indexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legalÌýnewspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals and internationalÌýlegal journals, including more than 250 titles in full text.
A state-funded consortium of Ohio university and college libraries and the State Library of Ohio. Students, faculty members, and staff members affiliated with OhioLINK institutions can request books online, view journal articles online, search authoritative databases, and make use of other OhioLINK services that enhance research and education.Ìý To search for OhioLINK resources, from the , choose OhioLINK Search from the drop down menu.
°¿³Ü°ùÌýNew Acquisitions List includes books and any other items recently added to the Law Library's collection.
ÌýEstablished in 1894, this daily newspaper is the designated law journal for the federal, county and city courts in Toledo and Lucas County.
Resource Guides and Study Aids
for library resources on several law subjects.Ìý The Ìýis potentially helpful for exams, midterms, and the bar.
Bar Prep Guide that includes supplements to assist in your studying.Ìý
includes study aids like Q&As and the Understanding series published by Lexis and Carolina Academic Press.
offers you easy online access to hundreds of study aids, treatises, and audio lectures to help you succeed in law school.
providesÌýebookÌýversions of popular study aidsÌýsuch as theÌýExamples & ExplanationsÌýSeries,ÌýEmanuel LawÌýOutlines,ÌýEmanuelÌýCrunchTime, ²¹²Ô»åÌýGlannonÌýGuides.Ìý The E&Es are some of our favorite study aids. You also have access to Emanuel and Glannon, but please don't rely on them exclusively.Ìý These outlines are necessarily generic,Ìý and the authors don't know your professors.Ìý To do well in law school you really need to create an individual outline yourself, and make it your own!
, the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, has over 900 interactive law
school tutorials.
Please ask a librarian for the CALI password.
Databases
, the Social Science Research Network, is a free and searchable database containing nearly a million articles and essays by social scientists in many disciplines including law. Many law professors share their research here before it is published in a traditional law review or law journal.Ìý
(must have your own Lexis ID)
Ìý(must have your own Westlaw ID)
(1789-present, law school access)Ìý
²¹²Ô»åÌýÌý(1789-1969) (wireless, off campus and remote access)
Federal legislative history and many full text documents beginning with the First
Congress. More information on this resource can be found on the
Research databases on various subjects, provided by OhioLINK and by The University
of Toledo.
Additional Resources
isÌýa service of theÌý, which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.Ìý It provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
,Ìýa labor and employment law publisher, has served the legal community since 1999. ÌýA team of writers, editors, and researchers provide labor and employment appellate law updates from all jurisdictions including the DC Circuit and the US Supreme Court. ÌýRegular updates, custom alerts, and a database of over 20,000 employment and labor law cases are available. Get your password .
provides access to each state's constitution with histories of select state constitutions.
LLMC-Digital is no longer available due to the ending of LLMC's partnership with the Center for Research Libraries, through which we previously had access. We're leaving this entry here as a placeholder if we subscribe again in the future. LLMC (the Law Library Microform Consortium) is a non-profit cooperative of libraries dedicated to the twin goals of preserving legal titles and government documents, while making copies inexpensively available digitally.
Forms, Search Engines, and Miscellaneous Sites
Faculty & Staff Research Links
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