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Legal Studies

General resources and information for researching in legal studies.

Major search tools for books

Books, media, etc. - what are they?

These are the items you'll find on the library's shelves.

  • Books on a single topic by one or more authors.
  • Books which are edited volumes where each chapter is written by a different expert.
  • Audio-visual material such as DVDs, videos, CDs, etc.

Books, Media, etc. - how to search for them

1. Try a title or keyword search on your topic.
2. Look at several relevant records and note words and phrases from the "subject" area.
3. Go back to the search screen and search BY SUBJECT using the words you identified in step 2.
4. When you find something useful, copy down the call number and location.
5. Use the "Format" limiter under Advanced Search to limit your search to specific formats like Music, Visual Materials (VHS, DVDs etc.) 

Can't find it here?

Submit a request through Interlibrary Loan. We can get the item sent to us from another library, free of charge.

Online Reference Books

Browsing the stacks

Subclass K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law.
Jurisprudence


Subclass KB Religious law in general. Comparative religious law.
Jurisprudence


Subclass KBM Jewish law


Subclass KBP Islamic law


Subclass KBR History of canon law


Subclass KBU Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See
Subclasses United Kingdom and Ireland


KD-KDK


Subclass KDZ America. North America


Subclass KE Canada


Subclass KF United States


Subclass KG Latin America - Mexico and Central America -
West Indies. Caribbean area


Subclass KH South America


Subclasses Europe


KJ-KKZ
Subclasses Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica


KL-KWX
Subclass KZ Law of nations