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Law & Government
Law
Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide.html
The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.
Legal Information Institute http://www.law.cornell.edu/
The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School. Popular collections include: the U.S. Code, Supreme Court opinions, and Laws about..., laws on specific topics.
Government
State Legal Sources on the Web http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statelaw.html
Includes Constitutions, bills and acts, Attorney General opinions, elections, law libraries and more for every state.
For Librarians
Locating the Law: A Handbook for Non-Law Librarians http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall/locating.htm
Southern California Association of Law Libraries' publication for non law librarians
Public Library Toolkit http://www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/toolkit.htm
"This is a toolkit meant to help public librarians understand the process of legal research, effectively develop and use the information located within their libraries, utilize information located outside their libraries, with the end goal of helping the patron locate the legal information they need."
The American Association of Law Libraries Public Library Toolkit covers:
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Researching a legal problem.
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Making sure you have the most current information.
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Collection Development for federal, state, and general materials.
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Knowing when to refer.
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