Law Library Electronic Resources
Law students and faculty have access to all of the following electronic research resources through workstations at the Library, and in most cases, the law school. Many resources may also be used from home by authenticated law students, faculty and staff.
Check the law library catalog, ATLAS, for books, journals and other materials:
Find journals you can access and read online:
Find United States government documents:
Extensive Collections
Reference Tools
- Gale Ready Reference Shelf

- Encyclopedia Britannica

- Oxford English Dictionary

- Polk City Directory

- ReferenceUSA

- GovSearch (Carrollton Directories)

U.S. Governmental Materials
Legislative
- Congressional Universe

- Includes the U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
- U.S. Congressional Documents (1789-) (Hein Online)

- U.S. Federal Legislative History (Hein Online)

Executive
- Federal Register (HeinOnline)

- U.S. Attorney General Opinions (Hein Online)

- U.S. Presidential Library
(Hein Online)
Judicial
General
- Washburn Law Library Government Documents Catalog
- Marcive U.S. Government Documents Catalog

- Law Library Microform Digital Collection (LLMC Digital)

- CQ Electronic Library

Kansas Governmental Materials
General Resources
Periodicals, Directories and Indexes to Periodicals
- Hein Online Law Journal Library

- Current Index to Legal Periodicals

- Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (indexes articles from 1918 to present)

- LegalTrac

- Nineteenth Century Masterfile (includes: Index to Legal Periodical Literature, 1786-1922)

- Serials Solutions

- Legal Scholarship Network (SSRN)

- Berkeley Electronic Press

- Info Trac

Electronic Books, Indexes to Books, Union Catalogs
- American Law Institute Library (HeinOnline)

- Eighteenth Century Collections Online

- Legal Classics Library (HeinOnline)

- Making of Modern Law

- Matthew Bender Online

- NetLibrary (E-Books)

- World Trial Library (HeinOnline)

- WorldCat

- IndexMaster

- Choice Reviews

- Bibliography of Early American Law [to 1860] (Hein CD-ROM)

Foreign and International Law
- Constitutions of the Countries of the World

-
English Reports (1220-1865) (HeinOnline)

- European Center for Minority Issues Papers (Hein Online)

- Foreign Jurisdictions (LLMC Digital)

- Foreign Law Guide

- Foreign & International Law Resources Library (HeinOnline)

- International Law and Organizations (LLMC Digital)
- Tax and Commercial Laws of the World

- First time use to create an account
- Access UN (Readex)

- Columbia International Affairs Online

- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Treaties
- United Nations Treaty Collection

- Treaties and International Agreements OnLine (formerly TIARA)

- U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library (Hein Online)

- European Union Law Library (Sweet & Maxwell CD-ROM)
- U.S. Treaty Index (Hein CD-ROM)

- U.N. Treaty Index (Hein CD-ROM)

Specialized Topical Resources
- Bureau of National Affairs
- ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
- Americans with Disabilities Act Manual

- Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report

- Corporate Accountability Report

- Corporate Practice Library

- Criminal Law Reporter

- Digital Discovery and e-Evidence
- Electronic Commerce & Law Report

- Environmental Due Diligence Guide

- Family Law Reporter

- Labor and Employment Law Library

- Privacy & Security Law Report

- Product Safety & Liability Reporter

- Securities Regulation & Law Reporter

- Tax Management Portfolios/Library

- U.S. Law Week

- ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
- CCH Internet Research Network
(Click 'Enter' at the login screen.) - CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction)
Requires registration; see a Reference librarian for authorization code or other assistance. - Environmental Law Reporter

- Pike & Fischer's Internet Law & Regulation

- Religion Case Reporter

- RIA Checkpoint
- First time use to create an account
- Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Digital Library

- Telecommunications Reports and TR Daily

Citation Services
Both of the following are available at select terminals on the 2nd and 3rd floors - see Librarian.
- Shepard's (Lexis)
- Keycite (WestLaw)
Warning: Use of electronic resources is governed by license agreements which limit use to the Washburn University community of students, faculty, staff, and on-site users of Washburn University Law Library facilities. Authorized users are responsible for using these resources only for individual, educational, and non-commercial purposes. The systematic downloading, distribution, or permanent retention of significant portions of these databases violates the university's acceptable use policy, jeopardizes the library's future access to resources, and is prohibited.



