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.

The law library subscribes to the following BNA titles:
ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
Accounting Policy & Practice Report
Accounting Policy & Practice Series
Antitrust and Trade Regulation Report
Bankruptcy Law Reporter
Bankruptcy Law Resource Center
Criminal Law Reporter
Electronic Commerce & Law Report
Employment Discrimination Report
Environment Reporter - Current Reports
Family Law Reporter - Current Reports
Health Law Reporter
Intellectual Property Law Resource Center
International Trade Reporter - Current Reports
Labor & Employment Law Resources Center
Labor Relations Week
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal
Securities Regulation and Law Report
TM Portfolios - Federal Collection: US Income; Estates Gifts and Trusts; and Foreign Income
TM Compensation Planning Journal
TM Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal
TM International Journal
TM Memorandum
TM Real Estate Journal
TM State Tax Portfolios
TM State Practice Bulletin
TM State Practice Series
TM Weekly Report
TM Weekly State Tax Report
United States Law Week
White Collar Crime Report
Immigration Law Report
Workplace Law Report

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.

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: February 8, 2012