David C. Shapiro Memorial Law Library
Circulation Desk: (815) 753-0507 |
Reference Desk: (815) 753-0519 |
Welcome
Everyone is welcome to use the print resources of the Law Library. Some online resources are only available to the students, faculty & staff of the College of Law (indicated by [CoL] below). If you are not affiliated with the College of Law, the starred [*] resources below offer content similar to the restricted resources.
For descriptions of the resources listed below, see the Online Research Center page. For information about off-campus access, see the EZProxy FAQ.
For questions about the library's collections or services, or for research assistance, please contact the Reference Desk at (815) 753-0519.
What's New
Legal databases |
- LexisNexis [CoL]
- LexisNexis Academic [*]
- VersusLaw [CoL]
- Westlaw [CoL]
- Westlaw Public Access [*]
Journals & law reviews |
- HeinOnline
-- Law Reviews
-- Bar Assn. Journals - Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
- LegalTrac [*]
- Does the library have this journal? (print & online journals at all NIU libraries)
Law-related websites |
Other law-related resources |
- Aspen Treatises
- Bar Exam Resources
- BNA Databases
- CALI [CoL]
- 18th Century Collections Online: Legal Documents
- ExpressO [CoL]
- GovSearch
- HeinOnline
--specific collections - IICLE
- IntelliConnect (CCH & Wolters-Kluwer)
- Law Journal Press Treatises
- Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1929
- National Consumer Law Center
- PACER [CoL]
- ProQuest Congressional [*]
- RIA Checkpoint
- SSRN Legal Scholarship Network
Online catalogs |
- NIU Catalog: VuFind version
-- Creating a VuFind account - NIU Catalog: 'Classic' version
- I-Share Catalog
- WorldCat
General resources |
- Databases from Founders Library
- Primo (Founders Library)
- Google Scholar
- DeKalb County Legal Self-Help Center

