Legal Bibliographies

Administrative Codes and Registers
http://www.nass.org/acr/internet.html
The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) sponsors this Web site which provides a straightforward chart of hypertext links, organized alphabetically by state, to bulletins, journals, registers, and codes. NASS supplies a valuable service by offering comprehensive access to state administrative codes and regulations that are often unavailable through commercial legal database services. The availability of data varies from state to state.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

Administrative Law: the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.lib.msu.edu/publ_ser/docs/usregs.htm
A resource guide by Debbie Schaubman of the Michigan State University Government Documents Library to assist users with locating US regulations. Instructions for both WWW-based and print research tools are provided.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

Federal Administrative Decisions and Other Actions
http://www.law.virginia.edu/admindec
This page is not an attempt to link to Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations information for each federal agency. It links to other administrative actions which are outside the scope of the CFR or the FR. What is available via the Internet varies from agency to agency. A resource guide by the University of Virginia School of Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find Current Federal Statutes
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-51724--,00.html
This is an introduction to some aspects of researching federal statutes, which are the laws enacted by the U.S. Congress. A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find Federal Regulations
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52426--,00.html
A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find Current Michigan Statutes
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52423--,00.html
This is an introduction to some aspects of researching Michigan statutes, which are the laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature. A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find a Current Michigan Administrative Rule
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-51723--,00.html
A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

Sources of Michigan Legislative History
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52439--,00.html
http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/law/leghist.htm
A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library. The second link was annotated with additional information by the MSU Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find Information on a Legal Topic
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52427--,00.html
This guide is intended to help those unfamiliar with law libraries to do basic research in the State Law Library for a report or term paper on a legal topic. It will lead you to books and articles which discuss, analyse or explain the law. A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Find Articles in Legal Periodicals
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52429--,00.html
This guide will help you use periodical indexes and other sources to identify articles on legal topics and to find the articles in the law library. A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

How to Use An American Case Digest
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18639_18656-52436--,00.html
A guide by the Library of Michigan Law Library.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

The Legal Process
http://nhclibrary.nhmccd.edu/govinfo/us/legal.html
This web page traces the process by which a bill becomes a law in the United States. The process begins with the bill's introduction in Congress and ends with its interpretation by the federal court system. Print sources and links to Internet sources for documents produced in each step of the process are provided. Compiled by Maryann Readal, North Harris College Learning Resource Center. Revised March 19, 2001.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court
http://www.llrx.com/columns/litigat.htm
An online article from LLRX by Genie Tyburski. Covers federal and state rules of court.
(Last checked 02/04/04)

Fee Based Services for Michigan Lawyers
http://www.michbar.org/generalinfo/libraries/services.cfm
Courtesy of State Bar of Michigan, Libraries, Legal Research & Publications Committee. Compiled August, 1998, by Barbara Garavaglia, Head of Reference, University of Michigan Law Library, and Carol Parker, Head of Reference, Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University Law Library.
(Last checked 09/10/04)

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