An annotated resource list for law libraries

The American Association of Law Libraries:  http://www.aallnet.org/

The AALL is the oldest organization for legal librarians in the United States.  Though it’s meetings, workshops, newsletters, and publication, the Law Library Journal, it advocates and informs the librarian community.

LexisNexis:  http://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/home.page

LexisNexis, as profiled on our project site, is the largest online provider of searchable legal material.  Started in 1970 by the Mead Data Corporation, Lexis pioneered both online database design and the concept of searchable legal resources.

Legal libraries in Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54504_50206_18639-52451--,00.html

A reference source of legal libraries in the state of Michigan, broken down by region, and containing a guide to resources available at each library.

Using an American Case Digest: http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54504_50206_18639-52436--,00.html

A primer on the search methods for an American Case Digest.  This indexing system allows users to search by law topic.

THOMAS: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php

THOMAS, named for Thomas Jefferson, is a portal for searching legislative information from the U.S. House and Senate.

The Library of Congress Law Library: http://www.loc.gov/law/help/index.php

This page offers guides to the user on searching the LOC collections.

National Indian Law Library: http://www.narf.org/nill/triballaw/index.htm

As the name implies, this resource allows searches on Native America tribal laws.