See also Helmke Library's subject pathfinders: Federal Policy Process | Policy Making in Indiana
Thinking of words. . . using dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations
Black's Law Dictionary (Reference KF156 .B53 1990) Provides spelling and descriptions of legal terminology.
Legal Thesaurus, 2nd ed. (Reference KF156 .B856 1992) Offers synonyms and other wording for various legal terms and provides associated concepts.
Gaining an Overview. . . using encyclopedias, guides, handbooks, textbooks, yearbooks
Research Guide on Education and School Law Produced by the Vanderbilt University Alyne Queener Massey Law Library
Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law (Reference LB2514 .D47) Provides extensive coverage of education law, including relevant cases.
Schoolhouse Decisions of the United States Supreme Court (Reference KF4118 .S35 1997) Includes Supreme Court cases related to education, such as school prayer and corporal punishment.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (Reference KF154 .W47 1998) A 12 volume set covering nearly every aspect of American law.
Tip: An overview of Education Law can be found in Vol. 4 starting on page 182.
Yearbook of Education Law (LB2514 .Y39, shelved on 4th floor) A yearly publication that provides summaries and analysis of federal and state court decisions concerning schools and education. Also contains references to international law.
Finding current informationWest's Education Law Reporter (Reference KF4110.A2 W47) Reports on education cases decided in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and State Appellate Courts.
Tip: Look for the issues containing the Cumulative Index to Articles and use the Subject and Author Index to locate information on a specific topic/issue.
United States Code Annotated (Reference KF62 1927 .W45) or United States Code (Government Publications Y 1.2/5:) The United States Code consists of all the laws of the U.S. "codified" or arranged into 50 broad subject areas called Titles.
The United States Code is also available online.
Burns Indiana Statutes Annotated (REF KFI3030 1971 .A43) or Indiana Code (REF KFI3030 1998 .A22) The Indiana Code consists of all of the laws of Indiana "codified" or arranged into 33 broad subjects called Titles.
The Indiana Code is also available online.
Tips: Check the index under the entry "schools" or simply browse the table of contents for volumes containing Title 20 and Title 21. Cite as I.C. 20- ___-___-___. Be sure to check the pocket parts for updates.
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Coverage: Indexing coverage varies for the 6,000 information resources included, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1980 or earlier; most titles indexed from the 1990s |
Brief Description: LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 information resources including newspapers, news magazines, wire services, and transcripts of major radio and TV broadcasts. |
Tools Available: LexisNexis Wiki for Higher Education: Academic has research help by topic and search tips. |
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Tips: In LexisNexis Academic, choose > Legal Research and then the area in which you want to search. When available, it helps to sort results by Relevance, and choose the Expanded List display to see your search terms highlighted in context.
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Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. |
Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. |
Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available. |
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Internet SitesFindLaw > Legal Subjects > Education Law Organized links to various education law resources, including issues related to public and private schools.
FedLaw > Federal Laws and Regulations > Education The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness offers a selection of Web sites dealing with federal laws and regulations pertaining to education.
MegaLaw.com Education Law A tremendous amount of education law resources including links to federal education court decisions, education statutes & regulations, and education legal Web sites.
Education Law: An Overview Produced by Cornell Law School, this site offers education law resources, including a descriptive overview of education law.
WWW Virtual Library - Law Produced by the Indiana University Bloomington School of Law. Search for law-related resources available on the Web.
Browsing Journals. . . selected current journals in education law that may be useful to browse are available on the second floor of Helmke Library or through the library's E-Journal Finder page: Journal of Law & Education (Periodicals K10 .J826)
Education & the Law is available online from 03/01/1999 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Premier and Professional Development Collection.
School Law Bulletin is available from 03/01/1998 to present in LexisNexis Academic.
School Law News is available online from 01/08/1999 to present in Academic Search Premier and Professional Development Collection.
Discovering books. . . using library catalogs, bibliographies
Professional and Trade OrganizationsEducation Law Association
NSBA Council of School Attorneys
Using writing & editing tools. . . using style guides, guidelines for authors
Effective Legal Research (Reference KF 240 .P7 1979) Describes how to use basic legal reference materials. Chapter 26 discusses standard legal citation forms.
Crossing boundaries. . . using subject headings, call numbers, syndetic structure
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T. Adkins |
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2002-10-14 |
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