Legal Studies & Paralegal: Books & E-Books
Online research guide for Legal Studies & Paralegal majors
Find Books on the Library Shelves
| 340 | Law |
| 342 |
Constitution and Administrative Law |
| 345 | Criminal Law |
| 347 | Civil Procedure and Courts |
| 348 | Laws, Regulations and Cases |
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Reference E-Books
American Constitutional Law: The Structure of Government, Volume I by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9780813347462Publication Date: 2013
First Amendment Freedoms: a Reference Handbook by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781440869303Publication Date: 2021
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781414498966Publication Date: 2013
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law 2nd ed.Call Number: CredoPublication Date: 2011Over 10,000 entries explain the vocabulary used in legal situations. Entries include definitions pronunciations, and frequent supplementary notes.
Supreme Court Justices: a biographical dictionary by Call Number: Credo ReferenceISBN: 9781438150116Publication Date: 2015
Search Tips
Try finding books, e-books, and films for streaming by doing a “SUBJECT” search in the library’s online catalog using one or more of the following subject terms:
| law | Constitution United States | legal research |
| criminal law | torts | dispute resolution law |
| actions and defenses | Constitutional law | civil procedure |
The Library Online Catalog
Reference Materials
Black's Law Dictionary, Standard Ninth Edition by Call Number: REF 340.03 BLA 9th Ed. & current edition in WestlawISBN: 9780314199492Publication Date: 2009
Burtons Legal Thesaurus by Call Number: REF 349.7301 BUR Legal LibraryISBN: 9780071818810Publication Date: 2013.
Crimes and Trials of the Century by Call Number: REF 345.7302 CHE V. 1 and V. 2ISBN: 9780313341090Publication Date: 2007
A Dictionary of Law by Call Number: REF 349.4103 LAW Legal LibraryISBN: 0199664927Publication Date: 2015
Essential Supreme Court Decisions by Call Number: REF 342.73002 VILISBN: 9781442203846Publication Date: 2010
A Guide to the United States Constitution by Call Number: 342.7302 ACKISBN: 9780393664669Publication Date: 2018
Navigating Legal Research and Technology by Call Number: REF 340.072 FISH Legal LibraryISBN: 9781935220329Publication Date: 2009
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States by
Presents over twelve hundred articles on all areas of the history and operation of the United States Supreme Court including biographies of the justices and important cases and issues including Bush verses Gore, Guantanamo Bay detainee cases, and more.
Call Number: REF 347.73 HALLISBN: 0195176618Publication Date: 2005
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights by Call Number: 346.7306 WINISBN: 9780871407122Publication Date: 2018
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