Resources

	Articles	Books	Citation Manuals
	Dictionaries	Research Links	Software

Articles

"Legal Indexing" by Kate Mertes

"Legal Indexing" by Simon Chester

"Introduction to Legal Citation" by Peter W. Martin

"Legal Research and Citation Style in USA" by Ronald B. Standler

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Books

Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black,
West Group

Dictionary of Law
Elizabeth A. Martin, Editor
Oxford University Press

Indexing Specialties: Law
Peter Kendrick and Enid L. Zafran, Editors
Information Today, Inc.

Legal Research in a Nutshell Morris L. Cohen and Kent C. Olson
Thomson-West

Understanding Law John N. Adams and Roger Brownsword
Sweet & Maxwell

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Citation Manuals

ALWD Citation Manual

The Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation

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Dictionaries

English dictionaries covering the following areas: General Law, Commercial Law, Crime/Human Rights, Family Law/Alternative Dispute and International Law

List of law and justice dictionaries and glossaries

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Research Links

Free online list of research materials

Constitution Society site. Many links to sources of legal material.

University of Indiana, School of Law

Cornell University, School of Law

LexisNexis free online research site

Appalachian State University

University of Washington, Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library

Washburn University School of Law, WashLaw legal research site. Here one can find links to federal law, agencies and links to states so one can quickly find agencies, boards, statutes.

LawHelp.org has referrals to legal aid resources and self help legal information.

HG.org, Worldwide Legal Directories. Their objective is to make law, government and related professional information easily accessible to the legal profession, businesses and consumers.

American Law Sources Online provides an overview of the legal system in the US, Canada, and Mexico with links to state materials including statutes, administrative codes, ordinances, city charters, court rules.

Zimmerman's Research Guide

Commonwealth Legal Information Institute, English Reports 1220-1873

The FLARE Index to Treaties is hosted by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, this index contains details of over 1,500 of the most significant multilateral treaties concluded from 1856 to the present.

Law Society Library Online - UK based

Trans-Lex.org is a transnational law and international business law research tool. The "How to Use the Site" link at the bottom of any page gives detailed instructions on using this site, with its abundance of information. Emphasis is on European Union countries but others are covered including South Africa, Japan, and the United States. The "Links" section of the website has a large array of resources, including topics and subtopics on "International Trade/Commercial Law", "Private International Law", and "International Commercial Arbitration".

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Software

CINDEX by Indexing Research. This dedicated indexing software is available for Windows 95 and higher, and for Macintosh OS X. Conversion services for other index formats are offered.

Leverage Technologies has software utilities for increasing indexing productivity and quality assurance. Specialized utilities assist with names indexes, electronic/web indexes, and tables of legal case citations.

MACREX dedicated indexing software is available for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, MSVista compatible.

SKY Index dedicated indexing software is available for Windows, MSVista compatible.