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Law-Specific

LawMoose This portal offers a comprehensive list of legal links for Wisconsin and Minnesota.

FindLaw  This portal, which is limited to legal topics, offers a combination of keyword searching and topical browsing.

Hieros Gamos  This portal, which is limited to legal topics, offers a combination of keyword searching and topical browsing.

JURIST  This legal education portal hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law is a gateway to authoritative legal information, instruction and scholarship online. Edited by a team of law professors from across the United States and around the world, JURIST is designed for individuals learning, teaching or researching law.

LawGuru  Search different legal resources directly from the LawGuru site.  Select a search tool from the drop down menu containing federal, state, and general materials.

LawLinks Gateways and Portals to Legal Information The University of Kent at Canterbury compiles this list of international law-related portals.

Introduction to Legal Materials: A Manual for Non-Law Librarians in Wisconsin The Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin has compiled this guide to sources of federal and Wisconsin legal materials.

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Google  Search by keyword with simple interface. Search results are ranked based on the volume and authority of other sites linking the web site.  Therefore, the most frequently linked to pages are ranked highest on the results list.

Yahoo  This search engine offers a combination of keyword searching and topical browsing.

AltaVista  This search engine offers a combination of keyword searching and topical browsing. Advanced searching is also available.

Government-Specific

GPO Access  The US Government Printing Office provides full text executive and legislative materials, including the Federal Register, Congressional Record, US Code, CFR, Federal Budgets, Public Laws, etc.  Keyword search by title.

FirstGov The United States Federal Government's information portal for the general public. Search by keyword or browse by topic.

Google US Government Search  Search engine for government and military sites. Search by keyword with simple interface.

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