Guide to Legal Resources

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT MANUAL

• Purpose:  Comprehensive manual on federal government, summarizing activities of each   department. Gives names and addresses of people in various agencies. Annual.
• Arrangement:  By departments.  Use index in back.
• Location:  Latest volume in Reference JK 421 A3, earlier volumes in general collection (1941+) JK 421 A3.  Also on the Web 1995+ through FDsys.

FIRSTGOV.GOV

• Purpose:  The federal government's official web portal.
• Location:  Online only  http://www.usa.gov

LexisNexis ACADEMIC  -- Legal Research

• Purpose:  Provides federal and state laws, federal and state court decisions, law reviews, etc.
• Location:  Online only http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe   (Restricted to Truman network)
   

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