Selected Web Sites for Federal Law Librarians

The following document was used at several FEDLINK programs on Web sites for law librarians. It is posted here in the hopes that it will be useful to those who were not able to attend these programs, and as a resource for the wider federal library community.

These were introductory programs for law librarians who were new to Internet and the World Wide Web. The items listed were discussed as examples of the types of Web resources available to law librarians, but this was not meant to be a complete or exhaustive guide. (Inclusion/exclusion from the list implies no endorsement or criticism of any source by FLICC, FEDLINK, or LC).

Comments or questions about this list can be directed to FEDLINK Network Operations at the address above, or by e-mail to: [email protected].

General Web Research Tools

General Collections

Digital Library Federation

http://www.diglib.org/

Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org

Search Engines

AltaVista

http://www.altavista.digital.com

Magellan

http://www.mckinley.com/

Subject Trees

Yahoo

http://www.yahoo.com

Commercial Legal Sources

Lexis-Nexis

http://www.lexis-nexis.com

Shepards

http://www.shepards.com

WestLaw

http://www.westgroup.com

Web-Based Legal Resources

I. Law

Case Law

US Courts

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/pubaccess.html

Federal Court Opinions

http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/index.cfm?

THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Code of Federal Regulations (searchable)

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html

National Labor Relations Board

http://www.nlrb.gov/

EPA - Rules and Regulations

http://www.epa.gov/epahome/rules.html

State of Florida

http://www.myflorida.com/

National Center for State Courts Home Page

http://www.ncsconline.org/

The GLIN Welcoming Page

//www.loc.gov/law/glin/

Welcome to the Criminal Justice Home Page

http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/

Justice Information Center (NCJRS)

http://www.ncjrs.org/

...and Justice for All by NACDL

http://www.criminaljustice.org/

II. Procedure & Practice

Rules and guidelines

The Federal Judicial Center Home Page

http://www.fjc.gov/

United States Sentencing Commission

http://www.ussc.gov/

Legal Information Institute

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Forms

THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S LEGAL FORMS ROOM

http://www.lectlaw.com/form.html

Alternative Dispute Resolution

American Arbitration Association Home Page

http://www.adr.org/

The Virtual Magistrate

http://vmag.vcilp.org

III. Background and Policy

Law Reviews, Treatises, Etc.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law: Law Journals

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

Cyberspace Law and Policy

http://www.gse.ucla.edu/iclp/hp.html

Government Documents

Connect to GPO Access Databases

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division

http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/

1995, 1996 and 1997 Federal Register

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html

Organizations

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union

http://www.aclu.org/

NAACP ONLINE

http://www.naacp.org/

IV. Legal Profession

General

Counsel Connect's Public Site

http://www.counselconnect.com/

Internet Legal Resource Guide

http://www.ilrg.com/

Associations

American Bar Association Home Page

http://www.abanet.org/

AALLNET

http://www.aallnet.org/

ABA List of Bar Associations

http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/associations.html

Law Schools & Law Firms

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law: Law Schools and Libraries

http://www.law.indiana.edu/v-lib/

V. Social Context

News

Newspapers

Miami Herald

http://www.herald.com

Washington Post Online

http://www.washingtonpost.com

The New York Times on the Web

http://www.nyt.com/

TV Networks

C-SPAN Online

http://www.cspan.org/

CNN Interactive

http://www.cnn.com/

ABC News

http://www.abcnews.com/

CBS News On the Web

http://www.cbsnews.com

NBC

http://www.msnbc.com

Business & Industry

The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition

http://www.wsj.com/

Bloomberg Business News

http://www.bloomberg.com/