DATABASES & WEBSITES

Howard University Law Library subscribes to legal databases to assist students researching the law and to support the faculty with publication and class preparation, and to help the public gather legal resources.

For assistance contact Reference or call 806-8208.


Bloomberg BNA Resources
Campus access from networked computers
Remote access with BNA username and password.

Search BNA legal, regulatory, economic, and international information online.
Sign up for e-mail updates on case law and legal news by topic.

CALI (Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction)
Access with CALI username and password.
Non-profit consortium of mostly U.S. law schools that publishes web-based tutorials on a variety of legal subjects.


Congressional Publications
Campus access from networked computers Remote access with LexisNexis username and password.
Retrieve congressional materials and legislative histories by searching abstracts, titles, indexing information and other bibliographic data.

Founder's Library Resources
Access Howard University Library databases and resources using your Law Campus Log-in Credentials. To access the Library’s databases, under resources, click where it says research databases.

GALE - Archives Unbound
Password Access to GALE - Archives Unbound is: howard

Hein Online
Campus access from networked computers Remote access with HeinOnline username and password.
Full text law journals in their original page-image (PDF) format. Also includes Treaties and Agreements, Federal Legislative History, U.S. Statutes at Large, Federal Register, U.S. Supreme Court and Phillip C. Jessup Library.

LexisNexis
Access with LexisNexis username and password.
Comprehensive legal database


PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)
Librarians can search PACER to access U.S. Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court records and documents nationwide.


Shepard's, via LexisNexis Universe
http://www.howard.edu/library
Campus access from networked computers Remote access with LexisNexis username and password.
Retrieve prior and subsequent case history, and all citing references.


Statistical Universe:
Campus access from networked computers Remote access with LexisNexis username and password.
Search and sort statistical data by geographic, demographic, and economic fields.


Westlaw and TWEN
link to Access with Westlaw username and password.
Comprehensive legal database


WorldCat
No password needed for searching Create your own password to compile lists.
Collections and services of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.















updated: September 5, 2012