UofL Libraries: Law Library: Resources

Legal Databases

These databases can be accessed from any public computer in the Law Library. UofL students, faculty, and staff can access these databases off-campus by using the link above.

Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture
Historic American and foreign legal books, manuscripts, newspapers, and periodicals from 1790-1920.
Hein Online
Federal, state, and foreign legal materials, including many law reviews, historical state statutes, the U.S. Code, federal regulations, and world constitutions. See also: library guide to HeinOnline.
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908 - 1981
Indexes over 750 legal periodicals from the U.S. and worldwide. Includes annual surveys of laws by jurisdiction, and annual surveys of federal court cases.

Law360
Legal news & analysis. Available on-campus, or with a Lexis+ law student, faculty, or staff ID.

LLMC
U.S. and foreign legal history. Includes state reports, statutes, U.S. congressional and administrative documents, U.S. and international treaties, and Roman and Canon law materials.
Making of Modern Law
Historical U.S. and British legal treatises (1800-1926), trials (1600-1926), and primary sources (1620-1926).

Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History
Legal history from ancient to modern times. Available on-campus only.
Parry & Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law
Concise but substantial information on essentials of international law. Available on-campus only.

ProQuest Congressional
Congressional reports and hearings, federal legislative histories, and Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.

Law School Databases

These databases are available for Law School students & faculty ONLY. To register a new user account, see instructions for Law School students, faculty & staff on the intranet.

Lexis+
See also: library guide to Lexis.
Westlaw Precision
See also: library guide to Westlaw.
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg and BNA materials, including an extensive collection of dockets from U.S. federal courts. See also: library guide to Bloomberg.
The center for computer-assisted legal instruction (CALI)
Lessons and ebooks on a wide range of legal topics.

Faculty & Scholarly

SSRN
Law School faculty can upload research papers and scholarly work to this open access platform.
ThinkIR
The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository where faculty can share their scholarly work.
SelectedWorks
Faculty can create a profile to link to the UofL Institutional Repository: ThinkIR.

E-Books & Study Aids

Find out more about study aids & resources in our Legal Skills & Study guide.

Aspen Learning Library
Search and borrow study aids and bar review ebooks.
Lexis Brandeis Law Digital Library
Search and borrow Lexis or Carolina Academic Press e-books and study aids.
West Academic Study Aid Collection

General Databases

All Databases A - Z
All UofL Libraries databases, including EBSCO, JSTOR, ProQuest, Wiley, and more.

Free Legal Resources

Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)
Free federal and state law materials.

Google Books
Search millions of digitized books and documents.
Google Scholar
Search free case law, as well as scholarly articles and secondary materials.

Help & Questions

See the following guides for more information about selected databases, useful tutorials, and training materials. For additional questions contact the Law Library.

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