The Clermont College Library webpage can be accessed at:  http://www.ucclermont.edu/library.   If you are not on campus, use the 'Off Campus Access' link on the Library's website to login and validate that you are a member of the Clermont College Community.

Articles (Indexes and Databases)

Legal Collection from EBSCO
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=lgh) The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) LexisNexis Academic provides access to a wide range of legal, news and business information from nearly 5,000 sources, most of them available in full text.  The service covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings.  Legal research areas cover:  Legal news; law reviews; federal case law; U.S. Code; and state legal research.

Hein Online (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/Welcome) The modern link to legal history. U.C. has a subscription, but access may not be available outside of UC.

GalleryWatch (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://login.gallerywatch.com/cincinnati/) Congressional Research Service Reports. Access is restricted to UC IP addresses.

Gongwer (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://www.gongwer-oh.com/ohiolink.html) Online reports and links to other Internet resources on current legislative activity in Ohio.

CCH Internet Research Databases (http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/articles/ar.php?rLet=c).  Browse and search publications and track news with these four CCH databases. Scroll to the desired database:
            CCH International Tax Planning Library
            CCH Internet Tax Research Network
            CCH Internet Research Library (Securities Banking and Trade Regulation),
            CCH Internet Research Network (Human Resources and Labor Law)

PAIS International (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/login/pais)
The PAIS International database covers the literature of public affairs -- current issues and actions which affect world communities, countries, people, and governments. PAIS concentrates on topics that are or might become the subject of legislation.

Westlaw (http://www.westlaw.com) Temporary passwords for legal research students are available for 2-4 weeks as arranged by the instructor. These passwords will work from ANY computer from which you can access the Web by going to the listed link. Materials may be printed through the web browser.

Books, Reference and Media

Listed below are some of the current legal resources in the Clermont Library's Reference Section: 

ALR Index: Covering (West)  ALR 2D, - ALR5D...	KF132.2 .A47 1999   A-Z
Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated (West)	KFO30 1994.A2
Corpus Juris Secundum (West)	KF154 .C56
Criminal Procedure (West)	KF9619 .L34   v. 1-6
Deskbook Encyclopedia of Employment Law (Direct)	KF3314 .D47 2007 15th ed.
Domestic Relations Laws & Rules Annotated (West)	KFO94 .A15 B35
Federal Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination (Direct)	KF3464 .A3 2003
Ohio Arrest, Search and Seizure (West)	KFO576.6 .K37 2007
Ohio Cases: Reported in North Eastern Reporter (West)	KFO47 .A2 2nd series v.1-869
The Ohio Criminal Law Handbook (Lexis)	KFO561 .A3  2007
Ohio Forms of Pleading & Practice	KFO530 .A65 M5
Ohio Jurisprudence 3D (West)	KFO65 .035 2007-08
Ohio Real Property Law and Practice (Bender)	KFO112 .C87 2006
Shepard's Ohio Citations (Lexis)	KFO59 .S5  2006
West's Analysis of American Law (West)	KF240 .W454 v.2007
West’s Ohio Digest: Covering Cases from State and Federal Courts (West)	KFO57 .W4 2007

Browse general items on law/legal in the K section of the print collection, but a more effective way to find resources is to perform a KEYWORD search in the online catalog (http://uclid.uc.edu/search/X).  

For example, search child custody AND law. 

From the results, choose an item to view, then click on a relevant SUBJECT heading, (i.e., DOMESTIC RELATIONS--UNITED STATES) to see additional items.

Web/Internet Resources

Spaces are ‘_’s in web addresses.

American Bankruptcy Institute (http://www.abiworld.org)

American Lawyer Lawsite (http://www.law.com)

Cornell University Law School (http://www.law.cornell.edu)

Council of State Governments (http://www.csg.org)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (http://www.eeoc.gov)

FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com)

FindForms.com (http://www.findforms.com)

Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) (http://www.glin.gov)

GPO Access – Legislative Publications (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html)

Kentucky Legislature – Legislative Resources (Revised Statutes, Administrative Regulations, Constitution) (http://www.lrc.ky.gov/Law.htm)

Law Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/law/public/law.html)

Ohio Constitution (http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm)

Ohio Law Library (Ohio Legal Services) (http://www.ohiolegalservices.org/OSLSA/PublicWeb)

Ohio Revised Code (http://codes.ohio.gov)

Ohio State Resources Page (http://www.romingerlegal.com/state/ohio.html)

Regulations.gov (Federal Regulations) (http://www.regulations.gov)

Supreme Court of Kentucky (http://www.kycourts.net/SUPREME/SC_Main.shtm)

Supreme Court of Ohio (http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/)

Uniform Law Commissions (http://nccusl.org) 

U.S. Code (http://uscode.house.gov)

U.S. Copyright Office (http://www.copyright.gov)

U.S. Courts (http://www.uscourts.gov)

U.S. Department of Justice (http://www.usdoj.gov)

U.S. Patent & Trade Office (http://www.uspto.gov) 

U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia (http://www.oyez.org)

WWW Virtual Law Library (http://vlib.org/Law)

revised 06/2008 - Kathleen Epperson
created 08/2003 - Rosemary Young