Law -- Westlaw Campus User Guides
Westlaw Campus at Penn State contains a core set of legal resources for the use of faculty staff and students. It has some, but not all, of the content available in the full version of Westlaw. Be aware that you may, in the course of your research, get a system message that you do not have access to a resource. Also, it does not include news or business sources. Consult the research guides by subject , News and Microforms Library, or Business Library home pages for more information on those resources.
Please contact the Social Sciences Library (814-865-4861) for help with locating the information you need.
Please contact the Social Sciences Library (814-865-4861) for help with locating the information you need.
Westlaw Campus Content
Note: Westlaw Campus is an abbreviated version of Westlaw. If you are a faculty member or student in the Dickinson School of Law, please contact the law library for access to full WestlawSecondary Sources
- American Jurisprudence 2d
- American Law Reports
- Journals and Law Reviews
- Keycite (citator)
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Cases
- Federal Cases
- State Cases
- Federal Labor Administrative Materials
- National Labor Relations Board - Board and ALJ Decisions
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Statutes and Codes
- United States Code Annotated
- Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register
- State Statutes annotated
- State Administrative Codes
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International Material
- European Union Case Law
- European Law Review
- European Competition Law Review
- European Human Rights Reports
- European Human Rights Law Review
- European Union Preparatory Acts
- European Union Case Law Locator
- European Union Legislation
- European Union OJ C Series
- European Union Parliamentary Questions
- European Union Treaties
- United Kingdom Current Awareness - European Union
- United Kingdom Human Rights Case Law Locator
User Guides
- Searching Law Reviews

Westlaw has many full text journal articles. Use this guide to effectively search these resources. - Using Secondary Sources in Westlaw Campus

Use this guide for searching American Jurisprudence (a legal encyclopedia) and American Law Reports (analysis of cases). Books in the hornbook or nutshell series can be located through the CAT - Searching Cases in Westlaw Campus

Basic techniques for searching for cases in WestLaw Campus - Searching Cases -- Guide for Law School Students

Another guide to searching for cases in Westlaw--aimed at law students - West's Key Number System
West Key Numbers work much like call numbers and divide cases into categories based on the legal issues a case addresses. Because all cases in Westlaw have key numbers assigned to them itt allows you to find cases dealing with the same legal issue over time and across jurisdictions - Using KeySearch to Locate Cases by topic
- KeyCite -- How to trace the history and treament of cases by subsequent court rulings..
- American Law Reports and American Jurisprudence -- using a legal encyclopedia to explore the law
