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Legal Resources: Finding Articles

A guide to finding the law and information about the law.

Legal Material from LexisNexis

Legal Databases

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
WestlawNext This link opens in a new window
Offers access to statutes, cases, and regulations of all fifty states as well as all federal jurisdictions.

Other Useful Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines.
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Provides citations, with some abstracts, to more than 3,000 sources including articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs.

Social Sciences Librarian

Contact:

Belk Library, Office no. 224
P.O. Box 32026
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-2285
scherlnag@appstate.edu

Subjects: Geological and Environmental Sciences, Global Studies, Government Information, Law, News & Current Issues, North Carolina, Political Science, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Sociology, Statistics & Data Sets, Sustainable Development