Case Law

Access	Resource Name and Address	Contents	Dates of Coverage	Additional Information
	WisBar Legal Research http://www.wisbar.org/legalres/	Wisconsin	1995→	Keyword search or browse by docket number, party name, date, & public domain citation
	American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!) http://www.lawsource.com/also/	All Federal, All States	Varies (most mid 1990s→	Contains links to resources from other providers
	lexisOne http://www.lexisone.com	All Federal, All States	Last 5 years	Find by citation or keyword search
	Shepards Public Access Service Available only on library computers	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Retrieve by citation only
	Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available only on library computers	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Find by citation or keyword search
-or-	Loislaw.com & Loislawschool.com Available on library computers -or- http://www.loislaw.com	All Federal, All States (MPL = WI only)	Varies (most 1930s→)	Coverage good, fairly economical
	VersusLaw http://www.versuslaw.com	All Federal, All States	Varies (most 1930s→)	Coverage good, very economical
	LexisNexis or lexisOne packages http://www.lexisnexis.com http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch	Choose package for your needs	Comprehensive	Coverage and cost varies by package
	Westlaw or WestlawPRO http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/	Choose package for your needs	Comprehensive	Coverage and cost varies by package
	LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Search FREE - Pay only for documents viewed - $9/doc)
	Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Retrieve by citation only ($15/doc)

Citators

Access	Resource Name and Address	Contents	Dates of Coverage	Additional Information
	Shepards Public Access Available only on library computers	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable (Fax/email/mail delivery available for $7.50/citation from WSLL - see delivery options)
	KeyCite via Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available only on library computers	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable
-or-	GlobalCite via Loislaw.com & Loislawschool.com Available on library computers -or- http://www.loislaw.com	All Federal, All States	Only references other materials available on Loislaw.com	Free with Loislaw.com subscription.
	KeyCite via Westlaw & WestlawPRO http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable, Price may vary by subscription plan
	Shepards via LexisNexis or lexisOne packages http://www.lexisnexis.com http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable, Price may vary by subscription plan
	KeyCite via Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable, Price is $4.25/citation
	Shepards via LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	All Federal, All States	Comprehensive	Very reliable, Price is $4.25/citation

Legislation

Access	Resource Name and Address	Contents	Dates of Coverage	Additional Information
	Wisconsin State Legislature http://www.legis.state.wi.us	Wisconsin Bills, Acts, Statutes, Constitution, etc.	Stats: 1969→ A cts: 1969→ Bills: 1995→	Find by citation, keyword search or browse index or table of contents Legislative notification service at http://notify.legis.state.wi.us
	American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!) http://www.lawsource.com/also/	Federal / State Bills, Acts & Statutes	Current	Contains links to resources from other providers
	GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode	US Code	1994→	Very reliable, older versions of US Code available
	Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov	Federal Bills, Acts, Cong. Record, etc.	Varies (earliest from 93rd Congress, 1973→)	Very reliable
	Shepards Public Access Service Available only on library computers	Federal / State Acts & Statutes	Current & some prior	Retrieve by citation only
	Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available only on library computers	Federal / State Acts & Statutes	Current & some prior	Find by citation or keyword search
-or-	Loislaw.com & Loislawschool.com Available on library computers -or- http://www.loislaw.com	Federal / State Acts & Statutes (MPL = WI only)	Current	Coverage good, fairly economical
	VersusLaw http://www.versuslaw.com	US Code, Selected State Statutes	Current	Browse or keyword / popular name search US Code, keyword search states
	LexisNexis or lexisOne packages http://www.lexisnexis.com http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch	Choose package for your needs	Varies	Coverage and cost varies by package
	Westlaw or WestlawPRO http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/	Choose package for your needs	Varies	Coverage and cost varies by package
	LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	Federal / State Acts, Statutes, Bills etc.	Varies	Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Search FREE - Pay only for documents viewed - $9/doc)
	Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	Federal / State Acts, Statutes, Bills etc.	Varies	Retrieve by citation only ($15/doc)

Regulations

Access	Resource Name and Address	Contents	Dates of Coverage	Additional Information
	Revisor of Statutes Bureau http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code.htm	Wisconsin Admin Code & Register	Code: Current Register: 1996→	Find by citation, keyword search or browse by chapter, date, & table of contents
	American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!) http://www.lawsource.com/also/	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations	Current	Contains links to resources from other providers
	GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html	CFR, Federal Register etc.	CFR: 1996→ Fed Reg: 1994→	Very reliable
	Shepards Public Access Service Available only on library computers	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations	Varies	Retrieve by citation only
	Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available only on library computers	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations	Varies	Find by citation or keyword search
-or-	Loislaw.com & Loislawschool.com Available on library computers -or- http://www.loislaw.com	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations (MPL = WI only)	Current	Coverage good, fairly economical
	VersusLaw http://www.versuslaw.com	CFR, Selected State Regulations	Current	Browse or keyword / popular name search CFR, keyword search states
	LexisNexis or lexisOne packages http://www.lexisnexis.com http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch	Choose package for your needs	Varies	Coverage and cost varies by package
	Westlaw or WestlawPRO http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/	Choose package for your needs	Varies	Coverage and cost varies by package
	LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations	Varies	Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Search is FREE - Pay only for documents viewed - $9/doc)
	Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	Federal / State Admin Codes & Regulations	Varies	Retrieve by citation only ($15/doc)

Law Review and Legal Journal Articles

Access	Resource Name and Address	Contents*	Dates of Coverage	Additional Information
with card	LegalTrac Available on library computers  - and- From anywhere with WSLL library card http://wsll.state.wi.us/enterlt.html	Index only	1980s→	Coverage excellent For a library card, contact WSLL at 1-800-322-9755 or wsll.ref@wicourts.gov
	BadgerLink (not law specific) http://www.badgerlink.net	Full-text	1980's→	General journals, magazines, & newspapers
	Google Scholar (not law specific) http://scholar.google.com	Citations	Varies	General scholarly publications
	American Law Sources On-line (ALSO!) http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?usj	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1990's→)	Coverage limited, Contains links to resources from other providers
	Legal Scholarship Network http://www.ssrn.com/lsn/	Abstracts, some full-text	1990's→	Coverage limited
	University Law Review Project http://www.lawreview.org	Full-text	1990's→	Coverage limited, Keyword search all journals or browse by title
	Hein Online Available on library computers  - and- From anywhere with WSLL library card to firms with < 25 attorneys http://wsll.state.wi.us/aboutlib/electronicresources.html	Full-text	Varies (emphasis on older volumes)	Especially good for older legal journals
	Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available only on library computers	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1980's→)	Find by citation or keyword search
	Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text & Retrospective Available only on library computers	Index with some full-text	1918→	Coverage excellent, especially for older legal journals
	LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1980's→)	Coverage excellent, Cost varies by package
	Westlaw http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1980's→)	Coverage excellent, Cost varies by package
	LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1980's→)	Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Search FREE - Pay only for documents viewed - $9/doc)
	Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	Full-text	Varies (most mid 1980's→)	Retrieve by citation only ($15/doc)

* Indexes only contain citations, not the full-text of articles. To obtain the full-text of an article, copy or request it from a law library or use LexisNexis or Westlaw's credit card delivery services.

Wisconsin Law & Legislative Libraries

Resource Name and Address	Additional Information
Dane County Legal Resource Center (in the Dane Co. Courthouse) 215 S, Hamilton St., Rm L1007 Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 1-608-266-6316 http://wsll.state.wi.us//branch/dclrc/	Wisconsin attorneys may check out materials from the DCLRC at no charge. Some books may also be delivered to you for a fee (see delivery options). Search the library catalog for availability (http://wsll.state.wi.us).
Marquette University Law Library 1103 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53201 Phone: 1-414-288-7092 http://law.marquette.edu/jw/library	Wisconsin attorneys, paralegals and law librarians may check out materials from Marquette Law Library for an annual fee of $35 (MU Law alumni) or $50 (non alumni). Search the Marqcat Library Catalog for availability http://libus.csd.mu.edu).
Milwaukee Legal Resource Center (in the Milw. Co. Courthouse) 901 N. 9th Street, Room 307A Milwaukee, WI 53233 Phone: 1-414-278-4900 http://wsll.state.wi.us/branch/mlrc/	Wisconsin attorneys may check out materials from the MLRC at no charge. Some books may also be delivered to you for a fee (see delivery options). Search the library catalog for availability (http://wsll.state.wi.us).
University of WI Law Library 975 Bascom Mall Madison, WI 53706 Circulation: 1-608-262-1128 Reference: 1-608-262-3394 http://library.law.wisc.edu Blog: WisBlawg http://wisblawg.blogspot.com/	Anyone may check out materials from the UW Law Library at no charge. Some books may also be delivered to you for a fee (see delivery options). Search the MadCat Library Catalog for availability (http://madcat.library.wisc.edu).
Theobald Legislative Library (Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau) One East Main St, Ste. 200 Madison, WI 53703-2307 Circulation: 1-608-266-7040 Reference: 1-608-266-0342 http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/Library/	Although much of the collection must be used in the library, some materials do circulate. Anyone may check out circulating items from the Theobald Library at no charge. Some documents may also be delivered to you for a fee (see delivery options). Search the LRBCAT Library Catalog for availability (http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/lrbcat.htm)
Wisconsin State Law Library 120 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, 2nd fl Madison WI 53703 Phone: 1-800-322-9755 http://wsll.state.wi.us	Wisconsin attorneys & staff may check out materials from the WSLL at no charge. Some books may also be delivered to you for a fee (see delivery options). Search the library catalog for availability (http://wsll.state.wi.us).

Suppliers of Legal Infomation by Fax, Mail, or Email

Name and Contact Information	Coverage	Pricing Information
Marquette University Law Library 1-414-288-7092 http://tinyurl.com/2jafgu	Cases, legislation, regulations, journal articles, etc.	Articles, etc.: Prices range from $10/document + $.30-$1.00/page Books, etc.: Not available for delivery
UW Law Library Outlaw Document Delivery Service 1-608-262-3394 or http://library.law.wisc.edu/services/ docdelivery/outlaw/	Cases, legislation, regulations, journal articles, books, etc.	Articles, etc.: Prices range from $8-$25/document + $.20-$.50/page Books, etc.: Prices range from $15-$25/volume + return shipping For more information see fee schedule at http://library.law.wisc.edu/services/ docdelivery/outlaw/fee.htm
Theobald Legislative Library (LRB) 1-608-266-7040	Wisconsin legislative & government documents	Fax/Mail: $10/hour + $.10/page Duplicate Microfiche or Transfer Microfiche to CD (drafting records): $3 + $1/fiche or CD
Wisconsin State Law Library 1-800-322-9755 or wsll.ref@wicourts.gov	Cases, legislation, regulations, journal articles, books, etc.	Articles, etc. - $.75/page ($3 minimum) Shepardize - $7.50/citation (up to 6 pages) Books, etc. (WI Licensed Attorneys only): $10/volume + return shipping For more information see fee schedule at http://wsll.state.wi.us/aboutlib/fees.html
Your Local Public Library Contact a public library to request materials from other libraries, including law libraries. This is often a free service.	Varies, but probably more limited than a law library	Usually free, although delivery may take longer than requesting directly from one of the services listed above. Madison Public Library http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org Milwaukee Public Library http://www.mpl.org/
Law Libraries in Other States List of delivery services available at http://www.aallnet.org/caucus/docdel/ supplier.html	Varies	Varies

Vendors of Legal Infomation by Credit Card

Name and Contact Information	Coverage	Pricing Information
LexisNexis by Credit Card http://web.lexis.com/xchange/ccsubs/ cc_prods.asp	Cases, legislation, regulations, Shepards, journal articles, news, etc.	Prices range from $1-$12/document - Most legal documents are $9; Shepards is $4.25 (Retrieve by citation or keyword search. Search FREE. Pay only for documents viewed)
Westlaw by Credit Card http://creditcard.westlaw.com	Cases, legislation, regulations, KeyCite, journal articles, news, etc.	Prices range from $15-19/document; KeyCite is $4.25 (Retrieve by citation only; no keyword searching available)

Vendors of Legal Infomation by Paid Subscription

Name and Contact Information	Coverage	Pricing Information**
LexisNexis 1-800-356-6548 -or- http://www.lexisnexis.com	Cases, legislation, regulations, Shepards, journal articles, etc.	Varies by Firm/Organization Please contact representative for details
lexisOne packages 1-800-539-4722 -or- http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch	Cases, legislation, regulations, Shepards, some journals; Choose package based on your needs	Varies by Package (Designed for solos & small firms) Please contact representative for details
Loislaw.com 1-800-364-2512 -or- http://www.loislaw.com	Cases, legislation, regulations; Choose package based on your needs	Packages range from $25 to $250/month (Documents from jurisdictions outside your package are included FREE using "Find a case" or links from other documents) Half price for first year after law school graduation
VersusLaw 1-888-377-8752 -or- http://www.versuslaw.com	Cases and some legislation & regulations	Packages range from $13.95/month unlimited case law to $39.95 unlimited complete access
Westlaw In U.S.: 1-800-WESTLAW -or- http://www.westlaw.com/SubOptions/ Outside U.S.: http://www.westlawinternational.com	Cases, legislation, regulations, KeyCite, journal articles, etc.	Varies by Firm / Organization (prices = retail, but most firms pay less) Hourly: $1.78-$20.10/minute  -or- Transactional: $8-$200/search Printing: $10/document or $.04/line; KeyCite printing free
WestlawPRO http://www.westlaw.com/ SubOptions/WestlawPRO/	Cases, legislation, regulations, KeyCite, some journals; Choose package based on your needs	Varies by Package (Designed for solos & small firms) Please contact representative for details

** Some vendors may be willing to negotiate on prices.

Access Types

Free for Everyone	Free to Wisconsinites	By Paid Subscription - Low Priced	By Paid Subscription - Mid Priced	By Paid Subscription - High Priced	By Credit Card
Free at Dane County Legal Resource Center	Free at Marquette University Law Library	Free at Milwaukee Legal Resource Center	Free at Milwaukee Public Library	Free at University of Wisconsin Law Library	Free at Wisconsin State Law Library

Compiled by: Bonnie Shucha
UW-Madison Law Library
Revised: May 2007
http://library.law.wisc.edu/guides/bibliographies/legalinfo.htm