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Research by Subject: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.

BU Licensed Databases [access restrictions]

Dictionaries

• Ballentine's Law Dictionary [LexisNexis]
• Black's Law Dictionary [Westlaw]
• A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage [LexisNexis]
• Oxford Dictionary of Law [BU]
• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition [BU]
• Lexibase [BU]

Encyclopedias

• American Jurisprudence, 2d (AmJur)[LexisNexis]
• American Jurisprudence, 2d (AmJur) [Westlaw]
  
• Corpus Juris Secundum (CJS) [Westlaw]
• Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law [BULaw]
• Britannica Online [BU]
• Oxford Reference Online [BU]

Directories & Almanacs

• Almanac of the Federal Judiciary [Westlaw]
• AALS Directory of Law Teachers [BULaw]
• Leadership Library on the Internet [BULaw]
• Almanac of American Politics [LexisNexis]
• Reference USA [BU]

Citation & Style

• Bieber's Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations [LexisNexis]
• Chicago Manual of Style [BU]
• Interactive Citation Workstation [LexisNexis]
• RefWorks [BU]

Free Internet Resources

Dictionaries

• Wex [Cornell's LII]
• Merriam-Webster Online

Directories & Almanacs

• Martindale-Hubbell
• NALP Directory of Legal Employers
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774-present)
• United States Government Manual
• The World Factbook [CIA]

Citation & Style

• Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation [Cornell's LII]
• Zotero

Research Guides

Encyclopedias

• Using Legal Encyclopedias to Start Your Research

Citation & Style

• The Bluebook
  • Bluebook Basics for Summer Jobs
  • Bluebook for Law Journal Members
• Quick Tips for Deciphering Legal Citations

• BULaw = BU School of Law • BU = Boston University • CD = BU School of Law CD-ROM • ChRiv = Charles River Campus (incl. BULaw) • LexisNexis = LexisNexis password required • On campus = Only accessible on campus • Password = Request password from law reference librarian • Westlaw = Westlaw password required • [source] = Internet source

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Last updated: June 2009