Saint Mary's College of California Library
law / legal materials
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Lexis - Nexis Academic - news, business, law reviews, cases, codes, and more.
To locate dictionaries and other sources, choose the "Sources" tab to select publications by type.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Includes:
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (and other titles)
Oxford Reference Online - includes Oxford Dictionary of Law (and other titles)
Sage e-Reference - includes Encyclopedia of Law and Society (and other titles)
Black's Law Dictionary. (Ref 340.03 B561) 9th ed. St. Paul, MN: West, 2009.
Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Ref 347.0352 Sa92) 4th ed. Washington DC: Congressional Quarterly, 2004.
Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage. (Ref 340.03 G186a) 2nd ed. New York: Oxford, 1995.
Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia. (Ref 347.03 J633) New York: Garland, 1992.
Legal Systems of the World. (Ref 340.03 K899) Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2002.
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary. (Ref 340.03 H552p) Berkeley, CA: Nolo, 2009.
Oxford Companion to American Law. (Ref 340.03 H143) New York: Oxford University, 2002. [Also available online.]
