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Legal Reference Resources
Reference Resources include materials like Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. They are very important in Legal Research to get an overview of a topic or area of law, especially if you are unfamiliar with it.
Black's Law Dictionary 12th Edition, Hardcover by Call Number: KF156.B53 2024 in Reference CollectionISBN: 9798350290905
Burtons Legal Thesaurus 5th Edition by Call Number: KF156 .B856 2013 in Reference CollectionPublication Date: 2013-09-26
Criminal Justice in America by Call Number: ebook available onlineISBN: 9781440862625Publication Date: 2020-11-17
- Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (2022)Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents
Michigan Law and Practice Encyclopedia (not updated) by Call Number: Reference KFM4265 .M5 M52ISBN: 9780327006435
- National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline) This link opens in a new windowOnline version of National Survey of State Laws
- National Survey of State LawsCall Number: Reference KF386 .N38 2022ISBN: 9780837742694Publication Date: 2022
- Legal Information Reference Center This link opens in a new windowDesigned to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds, including exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.