Law Databases on LIAS and Internet Resources

LIAS Databases
http://www.lias.psu.edu/alallpsu.html

Databases can be accessed through the E-Resource List (A-Z) and are only available to current Penn State students, faculty and staff. *CE students can use these databases in the Penn State Great Valley Library. For more information please call the circulation desk at 610-648-3215.

BNA Criminal Law Reporter
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#BNA

The BNA Criminal Law Reporter provides in-depth news and analysis of criminal law along with applicable statutes and court cases.

BNA Environment Reporter
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#BNAENV

The BNA Environment Reporter provides in-depth news and analysis of environmental law along with applicable statutes and court cases.

BNA Family Law Reporter
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#BNAFAM

The BNA Family Law Reporter provides in-depth news and analysis of family law along with applicable statutes and court cases.

BNA Health Law Reporter
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#BNAHLTH

The BNA Health Law Reporter provides in-depth news and analysis of health law along with applicable statutes and court cases.

BNA Labor and Employment Library
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#BNALABOR

The BNA Labor and Employment Library provide in-depth news and analysis of labor law along with applicable statutes and court cases.

Congress Collection (CQ)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#CONGRESS

Includes history and current developments of federal legislation, congressional member information, voting analysis, and interest group ratings on congress.

Congressional/Legislative Resources (1789-to date)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#COMPASS

Congressional/Legislative Resources (1789-to date) provides access to the best web resources for congressional and legislative information.

Hein Online (full text legal journal articles)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#HEIN

Hein Online is a comprehensive image-based collection of more than 300 legal journals. Search capabilities include browsing by author/title or searching by author/title, key word or phrase.

LegalTrac
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#LEGALTRAC

Use LegalTrac to find articles in law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers. Includes articles on federal, state and international law. The database includes the full-text of some journals also.

LexisNexis Academic (formerly Academic Universe)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#LEXIS

Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included.

Westlaw Campus
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#WESTLAW

Westlaw Campus is an academic version of the legal database, Westlaw. Users can search the full-text of federal and state cases, statutes and administrative codes, as well as American Jurisprudence 2d, American Law Reports, and hundreds of law journals.

Internet Resources

Findlaw.com
http://www.findlaw.com/#

Cornell Legal Research Encyclopedia
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/encyclopedia/

Legal Information Institute
www.law.cornell.edu

Legal Research Guides - University of Washington School of Law
http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/guides.html