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Law Books and Dictionaries

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Black's Law Dictionary - Black, Henry Campbell, 1860-1927
Call Number: 340.03 BLACK
ISBN: 0314228640
St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, c1999
xxiii, 1738 p. : map ; 27 cm

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Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary - by the editors of Nolo, Gerald N. Hill, and Kathleen Thompson Hill
Call Number: 349.7303 NOLO'S
ISBN: 9781413310375
Berkeley, Calif. : Nolo, 2009,
1st ed
xi, 477 p. ; 23 cm

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The Complete Personal Legal Guide : The Essential Reference For Every Household - The American Bar Association
Call Number: 349.73 COMPLETE
ISBN: 9780375723025
New York : Random House Reference, c2008,
4th ed
xiii, 770 p. ; 24 cm

 

Legal Overview Sites

Law.com Legal Dictionary
dictionary.law.com
Free online dictionary for legal terms

Alameda County Law Library
www.acgov.org/law/

The Alameda County Law Library is supported by court fees and provides access to current legal information to the public, attorneys and residents. The main library is in Oakland, and there is a branch in Hayward. Go to this site to find hours and directions to these libraries and connect to gheir catalog. To access Nolo Press legal self-help books from your home, go to the Law Library website http://acgov.org/law/refservices/legaldata.htm and then NOLO (EBSCO Legal Information Reference Center).

Public Law Library
www.publiclawlibrary.org
Provides a list of self-help centers for those representing themselves in court, a mini-class on doing legal research and a wide-ranging collection of legal links.

Nolo
www.nolo.com
Well-organized and user-friendly site for do-it-yourself legal solutions including wills, divorce and rental issues.

http://nocall.org/resources/
A list of internet resources for legal issues by subject area, with a separate listing of California resources.
 

HierosGamos
www.hg.org
Contains links to international, federal and state law among other features. Recommended by law schools and attorneys.

Cornell Legal Institute
www.law.cornell.edu
Comprehensive academic site including constitutions and codes, court opinions, and topic-based access to legal sources under "Law about…".

Ask Now's Law Librarian Service
www.247ref.org/portal/access_law3.cfm
Chat online and ask a law librarian your question.

American Bar Association's Law Info site
abalawinfo.org
Information for the consumer, divided into eight sections: buying and selling, your finances, your home, your family, your job, the courts, criminal justice, and find a lawyer.

CourtTV Online
courttv.com
Provides information on current newsworthy cases and controversies. Also includes a Crime Library of famous cases.

Government Codes and Manuals Online
public.resource.org
Find, read or download many government codes both Federal and California. Includes, but not limited to: 2007 California Code of Regulations; 2007 Administrative, Fire, Electrical, Plumbing, Building and Mechanical Codes; U.S. Government Manual; Copyrights. Free.

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