PPA 601 : The Politics of the Policy Process (Fall 2023)
Legal encyclopedias
Legal encyclopedias are secondary sources that explain legal terms and concepts, legislation, and notable court cases. They are a useful starting point for research because they summarize the topic and often provide references to the most important statutes and cases. Legal encyclopedias can be general, or focused on a particular area of law.
UMass subscription databases
- Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowLegal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980s-present.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowA collection of several hundred current subject encyclopedias.
Books and e-books
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law by Call Number: e-BookISBN: 9781414436845Publication Date: 20113rd edition.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law by Call Number: KF154 .W47 2005, e-BookISBN: 0787663670Publication Date: 20042nd edition. Includes legal dictionary. Link goes to e-Book.
Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law by Call Number: KF387 .N65 2014ISBN: 9781413319972Publication Date: 20149th edition. A book written in Q&A format that addresses legal issues that one might face in day-to-day life.
