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Legal Studies Research Guide

 

  

EDITH (Online Library Catalog) - Search EDITH for books, videos, and Reserve materials in the library collection.

 

 

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Electronic Databases

 

Electronic databases are available on all Library computers.  Please see a Librarian or contact us for a password to access these electronic databases from home.

 

A to Z List

Searchable online title database providing access to the Library’s print and full-text electronic journals.

 

Academic Search Elite

Multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of academic areas such as social sciences, art and literature, computer science, education, humanities, language and linguistics, multi-cultural studies, and science.

 

Criminal Justice Periodicals

 

Database covers criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, industrial security, and social work literature.

 

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

 

Provides access to the complete encyclopedia, plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus, Notable Quotations, Year in Review, World Data, and Gateway to the Classics.  Includes numerous illustrations, photographs, and audio & video clips.

 

SIRS Researcher

 

Provides access to numerous full-text articles covering social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political & global issues.

 

 

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Periodical Holdings List for Allied Health Sciences

 

For more periodicals, please see the Library's complete Periodical Holdings List .

 

American Police Beat

Dec 2005 - present

Emergency Medical Services

Nov 2005 - present

Pennsylvania Police Criminal Law Bulletin

Feb 2006 - present

 

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Internet Resources

 

 

Associations & Organizations

 

American Bar Association (ABA)

 

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Civil Liberties

Alger Hiss Story

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Brennan Center for Justice

Civil Liberties Monitoring Project

Data Collection Resource Center (Racial Profiling)

Freedom of Information Center

 

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General Reference

Center for Law and Social Policy

Discovery Resources (Electronic Evidence)

Dumb Laws

Jurist: Legal News and Research

Law Guru

Law Links

Law News Network

Legal Information Institute

Lexis ONE

Rule of Law

Washburn University School of Law: WashLaw Web

 

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Human Rights

Amnesty International

Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet

F.E.A.R. Forfeiture Endangers American Rights

Human Rights Internet (HRI)

Human Rights Watch

International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights

One World

Peace Brigades International

United Nations Human Rights Website

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Women's Human Rights Database Group

Women's Legal History Biography Project

 

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Law Libraries

Crime Spider

FindLaw

LII: Legal Information Institute (Cornell)

WWW Virtual Law Library (Indiana University School of Law)

 

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Pennsylvania Court System

Federal Courts

Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Third Judicial Circuit (Court of Appeals)

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

 

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State Courts

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

 

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Philadelphia Court System

County Court of Common Pleas

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 7th Judicial District

Chester County, Pennysylvania Court of Common Pleas, 15th Judicial District

Delaware County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 32nd Judicial District

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 38th Judicial District

Philadelphia Courts, 1st Judicial District of Pennsylvania

 

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Philadelphia Law Institutions

Philadelphia Bar Association

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U.S. Court System

National Center for State Courts

State Court Web Sites

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts

U.S. Court System

U.S. Courts of Appeal

U.S. District Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

 

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Updated:              9/17/2009

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