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Law: Reference Materials

Citing Legal Sources

"Blue Book" : a Uniform System of Citation
The official manual of legal citation.
Joyner Ref Desk KF245.B58
Basic Legal Citation
From Peter Martin at the Cornell School of Law. Based on the "Blue Book" above.

Credo Reference: Criminology & Law

Legal Encyclopedias

West's Encyclopedia of American Law (in print)
Joyner Ref. Stacks KF 154 W47
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (via NC LIVE)

American Jurisprudence 2nd -- a comprehensive legal encyclopedia -- access from within WestLaw, select "Secondary Sources"

Dictionaries

WEX -- Legal Definitions from the Cornell School of Law
Black's Law Dictionary (print)
Joyner Ref Des KF156.B53

Handbooks & Guides

Oxford Companion to Amercian Law