Research Guides: A Guide to Legal Research: Finding Library Materials

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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Helpful Books

The Criminal Justice System, Second Edition
Call Number: eBook
Also Available Lancaster Reference KF 9217 .C75 2017
Students with disabilities and special education law
Call Number: Lancaster Reference KF 4210 .H36 2010-2018
Deskbook encyclopedia of American school law
Call Number: Lancaster Reference KF 4114 .D46 2006-2019
Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration
Call Number: Lancaster Reference KF 3821 .P69 2016
The Oxford Companion to American Law
Call Number: Lancaster Reference KF 154 .O96 2002

Supreme Decisions: great constitutional cases and their impact
Call Number: eBook
Legal Research
Call Number: eBook
Research Methods for Law
Call Number: eBook
The Common Law in Colonial America
Call Number: Lancaster Main KF 361 .N45 2008 v.1-4

Browse for books: Subject Headings

Each Branch library is arranged according the the Library of Congress Classification system. Once you know the general area where books on your topic are kept, it can be very effective to browse the shelves. How to read a call number

K is international law
KF is United States law
KD is British law
KZ is used to classify international treaties

K1-7720 Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

KF1-9827 Federal law. Common and collective state law Individual states

KFP1-599 Pennsylvania

KD51-9500 England and Wales

KZ2-6795 Law of nations

Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

Physical Copies: All issues are shelved alphabetically by Journal Title at the Lancaster branch:

JOURNAL OF LAW AND RELIGION
CHURCH LAW & TAX REPORT