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Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations info

Coverage to present
Abbreviations for English language legal publications, from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law. Cardiff's is useful for interpreting legal citations.

Dictionary of Law (Peter Collin Publishing) info

Coverage 2000
Provides basic vocabulary used in British and American law, with examples which show the words and phrases used in context,

see also: Lawyer's Reference Shelf, Law.com Dictionary

Interpreting Legal Citations Guide info

Coverage to present
Guide to interpreting legal citations according to Bluebook format.

Introduction to Legal Materials: A Manual for Non-Law Librarians in Wisconsin info

Coverage to 2003
Guide to legal materials for non-lawyers published by the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin.

Law Practice Management Guide info

Coverage to present
Guide to resources at the University of Wisconsin Law Library and online.

Law.com Dictionary info

Coverage 2007
An easy to use legal dictionary, with cross references for many terms.

see also: Dictionary of Law (Peter Collin Publishing), Lawyer's Reference Shelf, Nolo's Legal Glossary

Lawyer's Reference Shelf info

Coverage to 1999 edition
Provides full-text access to the Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage 2d edition and The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations.

see also: Dictionary of Law (Peter Collin Publishing), Law.com Dictionary

Nolo's Legal Glossary info

Coverage to present
A dictionary containing plain English definitions for hundreds of legal terms.

see also: Lawyer's Reference Shelf, Dictionary of Law (Peter Collin Publishing), Law.com Dictionary

Zimmerman's Research Guide info

Coverage to present
The LexisNexis Librarian Relations Group provides this online legal encyclopedia of legal resources by topic.

see also: Wex (Cornell)


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