Loyola University Chicago School of Law Library
The Loyola Law Library, its Web site and LibGuides are an excellent resource for Loyola University Chicago students needing access to advanced legal research tools, tips, and resources.
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law LibraryThe Law Library is opened to current Loyola University Chicago students, faculty, and staff.
- First Year Legal Research GuideThis guide is designed to introduce students to legal research and is a good introduction to the process.
Congress.Gov
- Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC's Congressional Research Service
Recommended Databases and Web Sites
The following online sources are available freely or by subscription to all Loyola University Chicago students.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles on news, business, and legal sources, radio and television transcripts, federal and state court cases, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and law reviews. Coverage: 1790 - present.
- HEIN OnlineAvailable through the Law Library Web Site, HEIN Online offers access to Law Journals, legal classics, Congressional documents, legislative histories, Supreme Court reports, and the U.S. Statues at Large.
- The Legal Information InstituteLII is known internationally as a leading “law-not-com” provider of public legal information. They offer all opinions of the United States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, as well as decisions selected for their historic importance.
Finding Government Information
Here are some useful tools for starting your search.
- FDsys
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital system that will enable GPO to manage Government information from all three branches of the U.S. Government. - USA.gov
The United States government's official web portal.
- The Catalog of Government Publications (CGP)
An ever-expanding project to create the complete national bibliography of U.S. Government Publications.
- New Titles (Electronic and Print) in the CGP
Browse new documents from the last 7 days, two weeks, month, or past three months.
- Selected U.S. Government Information Web Sites
Maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
- Government Information on the Web: Subject Index
From St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library in San Antonio, Texas.
