Where to Start - Legal Resources
This guide provides you with a list of databases, journals, and more to support your legal research.
Article Databases
Featured Resource
For more focused research, use one of the recommended databases listed below.
- Academic Search Complete
- American State Papers
- CCH Tax and Accounting IntelliConnect
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text
- 18th Century Collection
- Electronic Collections Online
- Environment Complete
- Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
- Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies & Policy
- GPO-U.S. Government Publications
- HeinOnline
- JSTOR
- Legal Collection
- Legal Forms
- Legal Information Reference Center
- LegalTrac
- Nexis Uni
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
- Texas Legislature Online
- U.S. Congressional Serials
- U.S. Government Information
- WestLaw
MORE: A to Z Database List, Guide to Databases
Scholarly Journals by Subject (BrowZine)
Selected Internet Resources
Books and Periodicals
Find Books on the Shelf with LC Call Numbers
- [K] — Law in General
- [K5000-5582] — Criminal law and procedure
- [KF1-9827] — Law of the United States
- [KFT1201-1799] — Law of Texas
- Tarleton State University Libraries Catalog(Law)
- ABA Journal
- Black's Law Dictionary
- Law e-Journals
- Wex (Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia)
- WorldCat
- Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
Research and Writing Assistance
- APA Academic Writer
- Legal Research on WestLaw: Campus Help Guide
- Research Help
- Tarleton Online Writing Tutorial Service
Citing Sources
- Citing Sources
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
- Legal Citation using APA 7th ed
- The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
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