Legal Resources

ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct (BNA) 
ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct (LexisNexis)
ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct (Westlaw)

The ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct, published by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), is an authoritative source for news and guidance on attorney conduct and legal ethics. The ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct is organized into four main sections: Practice Guides, Ethics Rules, Current Reports, and Ethics Opinions. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

American State Papers, 1789-1838 (Archive of Americana) 
American State Papers (American Memory)

American State Papers, 1789-1838, a component of the Readex Archive of Americana, is a digital collection of approximately 6280 numbered publications, largely Congressional but also containing Executive Department materials. The American State Papers (Special Collections Rare 57 21.8) were originally issued from 1832-1861 in 38 folio volumes organized in ten classes: I Foreign Relations in six volumes; II Indian Affairs in two volumes; III Finance in five volumes; IV Commerce and Navigation in two volumes; V Military Affairs in seven volumes; VI Naval Affairs in four volumes; VII Post-office Department in one volume; VIII Public Lands in eight volumes; IX Claims in one volume; and X Miscellaneous in two volumes. American State Papers is also available through American Memory. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

AudioCaseFiles (Registration required) 
AudioCaseFiles Account Registration (HLS email account required)

AudioCaseFiles provides audio recordings of opinions selected from cases commonly read in first and second year courses and video recordings of trials and trial court proceedings often involving well known and highly regarded litigators. The audio recordings are produced using professional voice actors and are available for download as mp3 files. The trial videos are streamed using an embedded player and often include synchronized snapshots of digital evidence displayed alongside the video. Browse for audio recordings by law school course subject area or by casebook title. Browse for video recordings by case name, by practice area or by jurisdiction. Register for an AudioCaseFiles account using your HLS email address. (HLS email account required.)

Bankruptcy Insider (Deal Pipeline) 

Bankruptcy Insider, a publication of the Deal Pipeline, provides access to proprietary bankruptcy data, as well as information on financings, rehabilitations, liquidations, and bankruptcy trends. Bankruptcy Insider includes data on debtors-in-possession (DIPs), filings, advisers, investment banks, and M&A bankruptcy. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Bankruptcy Law Reporter (BNA) 
Bankruptcy Law Reporter (LexisNexis)
Bankruptcy Law Reporter (Westlaw)

The Bankruptcy Law Reporter, published by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), reports on and analyzes state and federal bankruptcy matters, including coverage of activity in the courts, Congress and state legislatures, state and federal regulatory agencies and the private sector. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Berkeley Electronic Press 
BEPress Journals
BEPress Working Papers

The Berkeley Electronic Press (BEPress), founded as an electronic alternative to the traditional system of scholarly publishing in peer-reviewed academic journals, publishes journals, institutional repositories & working papers and monographs & newsletters. A BEPress journal may be composed of up to four separate and distinct journals called: Frontiers, Advances, Contributions, and Topics. Berkeley Electronic Press reviewers and editors decide in which journal a given submission belongs based on its merit: Frontiers: suitable for publication in a top general interest journal; Advances: suitable for publication in a very good general interest journal or a top field journal; Contributions: suitable for publication in a very good field journal; Topics: worthy of publication in an academic journal. All BEPress journal articles are peer-reviewed by leading scholars with a turnaround time from submission to publication of as little as eight weeks. BEPress journals are covered by many of the major indexes including EconLit, ABI/Inform, LegalTrac and PAIS. BEPress offers two current awareness services: bealerts, customized email alerts of newly published bepress articles, and RSS feeds. In addition to its own publications, BEPress technology is being used by many institutions to create digital scholarship repositories. The NELLCO Legal Scholarship Repository includes scholarship from member schools including Harvard Law School. The BEPress ExpressO law review submission service is available to Harvard Law School faculty and students. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law Reports
Bloomberg Terminal (Located near the Reference Desk)
Bloomberg Terminal Guide (Stanford Business School)
Bloomberg Terminal Fast Answers (Harvard Business School )

Bloomberg Law provides access to a wide range of legal materials including court dockets. Bloomberg Law also includes real-time news and video as well as current and historical company and financial information. A Bloomberg terminal is available in the Langdell reference area. Please contact the Reference Desk for information on establishing a Bloomberg account. (Access is limited to the Harvard Law School community.)

BNA (Topical Listing) 
BNA (Alphabetical listing)
BNA Publications Available on LexisNexis (LexisNexis account required)
BNA Publications Available on Westlaw (Westlaw account required)
Subscribe to BNA Email Updates (Registration required)
Email Updates Frequency

BNA, Bureau of National Affairs, publications cover a wide range of legal topics, from antitrust & trade regulation to environmental law to tax & accounting to the U.S. Supreme Court. A BNA publication typically includes news and analysis as well as full-text access to laws, regulations, cases and other materials. For BNA web publications, use the preferences feature to save and retrieve searches, create lists of favorite documents and customize on-screen displays. Browse for BNA publications by topic or by alphabetical listing. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

CALI Lessons 
CALI Lessons Registration
HLS CALI Authorization Code (HLS Account username and password required)

CALI, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, provides access to an extensive collection of interactive, computer-based lessons covering a number of subject areas. The lessons are designed to augment traditional law school instruction and can be assigned as supplemental study material or integrated with other course materials. The lessons are written by law faculty and librarians and are regularly reviewed and revised. The format of the individual lessons varies according to the educational objectives of the author. CALI Lessons are available in one or more of three formats: Windows software, Mac software and Web. Not all lessons are available in all formats. When selecting a software format lesson, the final step will provide you with detailed download and installation instructions. Read the instructions carefully. Access to the CALI Lessons is limited to the Harvard Law School community. In order to access the lessons, you must first register using an HLS CALI authorization code.

CCH IntelliConnect 

CCH IntelliConnect provides access to CCH business and finance, health and medical, and federal, state and international tax law publications and products. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Current Index to Legal Periodicals 
Current Index to Legal Periodicals (Westlaw)
Current Index to Legal Periodicals (Langdell Reference K 33 .C86)

The Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP) offers tables of contents and subject indexing for newly published law periodicals, tracking over 500 major law reviews and journals. CILP is issued weekly on Friday and is available 4-6 weeks earlier than other commercial legal periodical indexes. CILP is available in html, pdf, and Word formats. The html version provides direct links to cited articles in full-text on LexisNexis and Westlaw. CILP is also available on Westlaw and in print in the Library at Reference K 33 .C86. (Current 12 months only available in print.) Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Environmental Law Reporter 
Environmental Law Reporter (LexisNexis)

The Environmental Law Reporter Online (ELR) is an environmental, natural resources, toxic tort, energy, health/safety, and land use law research tool containing original source documents, editorial summaries, and expert analysis on state, federal, and international issues. ELR consists of twelve components: News & Analysis; ELR UPDATE; Litigation; Federal Laws and Regulations; Administrative Materials; Indexes; State Materials; International Materials; Health and Safety Materials; Guidance & Policy Collection; Briefs & Pleadings; and Online Seminars. Locate materials in ELR by keyword search or by index. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Environment Reporter (BNA) 
Environment Reporter (LexisNexis)
Environment Reporter (Westlaw)

The Environment Reporter, published by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), reports on legislative, administrative, judicial, regulatory, industrial, and technological developments affecting pollution control and environmental protection. The Environment Reporter covers the activities of Congress, federal administrative agencies, federal and state courts, and developments from state legislatures and regulatory agencies that affect regulation of air pollution, water pollution, solid waste management, hazardous waste, oil pollution, natural resource utilization and mining. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled HLS Account username and password.

HeinOnline 

HeinOnline is a digital collection of legal and law-related materials organized into modules called libraries. HeinOnline libraries may be browsed and searched. The HeinOnline Search feature allows you to conduct keyword searches based on the Lucene Search Syntax. HeinOnline provides access to a work's complete contents. Documents are represented in both high quality image and OCR text formats. As a cost saving measure, HeinOnline does not review the OCR-scanned text for errors. Once you are viewing a document, use the printer icon located in the toolbar just above the document to print or download the current page, selected pages or the entire document. Documents may be downloaded and printed as a pdf or text file. HeinOnline adds citation information to the footer of each page. HeinOnline does not provide special commands or formatting for emailing documents. Once you have saved a document to your disk, use your email client to email the document as an attachment. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline American Law Institute Library 

The HeinOnline American Law Institute Library provides full-text access to ALI project drafts that are now out-of-print, were never published at all or were published but not widely released, including Preliminary, Council, Tentative, and Proposed Final Drafts of ALI Restatements of the Law and Codifications. Official volumes of the Restatements of the Law that are no longer for sale are also part of the collection, as are out-of-print volumes of State Annotations to the First and Second Restatements of the Law. Also included are the ALI Annual Reports, Proceedings of ALI Annual Meetings, Annual Meeting Speeches, the ALI Reporter, and other useful materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Bar Journals 

HeinOnline Bar Journals provides full-text access to national, state and local bar association journals. Coverage begins with a bar journal's first volume but does not usually include its most recent issues. Use the HeinOnline ScholarCheck citator to locate bar journals and law reviews that cite to an article. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Code of Federal Regulations 

The HeinOnline Code of Federal Regulations provides full-text access to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from its inception in 1938 to current. Special navigation tools include the Quick Locator which allows you to locate a CFR Title and Part by year; Title Search which allows you to search CFR Title and Part descriptions by year range; and Advanced Search allows you to conduct keyword searches. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1867) 

The HeinOnline English Reports provides full-text access to the original bound reprint edition of the English Reports together with the Indexes and Book of Charts. Special navigation tools include the Case Locator, Chart Tool, and Advanced Search. The HeinOnline English Reports may be browsed by volume, by index and by the Book of Charts. The English Reports is a 178 volume set containing more than 100,000 early English cases published between 1220 and 1865 and is located in the basement north stacks of Langdell Hall at KD 270 1220 .E5x . The English Reports is not a chronological publication. It is a reprint of hundreds of nominate reports, which are case reporters of specific courts referred to by their creator's name. Each case in the English Reports has two citations, an English Reports citation and a nominative citation. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline European Center for Minority Issues 

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe. It serves European governments and regional intergovernmental organizations as well as non-dominant groups in the European area. The Centre also supports the academic community, the media and the general public through the timely provision of information and analysis. The HeinOnline ECMI Library provides online, full-text access to ECMI Reports, ECMI Working Papers, the Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, the Ombudsman Institutions and Minority Issues: A Guide to Good Practice, and other useful materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Federal Register Library 

The HeinOnline Federal Register Library provides full-text access to the Federal Register (volume 1, 1936 to near present), the Federal Register Indexes, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Compilation of Sections Affected, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, the United States Government Manual, the Legislative History of the Administrative Procedure Act (1944-1946), and other useful materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Foreign & International Law Resources Database 

The HeinOnline Foreign & International Law Resources Database provides full-text access to publications from the American Society of International Law and prominent Yearbooks from around the world, as well as the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice series and other useful materials. The HeinOnline Foreign & International Law Resources Database is organized into four parts: I: International Yearbooks and Periodicals; II: U.S. Law Digests; III: International Tribunals/Judicial Decisions; and IV: Other Significant Works Related to Foreign and International Law. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) 

HeinOnline Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) provides full-text access to the documentary record of U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activities. The series, produced by the State Department Office of the Historian, began in 1861 during Abraham Lincoln's administration and contains documents from various Presidential libraries, the Departments of State and Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Agency for International Development, and other foreign affairs agencies as well as the private papers of individuals involved in formulating U.S. foreign policy. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Law Journal Library 

The HeinOnline Law Journal Library provides full-text access to law reviews and journals. Coverage begins with a journal's first volume but does not usually include its most recent issues. Use the HeinOnline ScholarCheck citator to locate bar journals and law reviews that cite to an article. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Legal Classics 

HeinOnline Legal Classics is a digital collection of many of the most highly regarded works written on the law. The Legal Classics collection is based on titles listed in the Bibliography of Early American Law by Morris L. Cohen. Additional titles have been selected from early British and Commonwealth works as well as from the AALS Law Books Recommended for Libraries. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Manual of Patent Examining Procedure 

The HeinOnline Manual of Patent Examining Procedure provides full-text access to the various editions of the MPEP, from the first published in 1949 to the present. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline New York Court of Appeals Records and Briefs 

HeinOnline New York Court of Appeals Records and Briefs includes records and briefs from cases reported in the New York Reports, volumes 98 New York Reports, second series to volume 11 New York Reports, third series, and growing. Special navigation tools include the Case Locator, Complete List (of cases) and Advanced Search. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Philip C. Jessup Library 

The HeinOnline Philip C. Jessup Library provides full-text access to the International Law Students Association's Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Compendium (1960 to present), the ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, and the ILSA Journal of International Law. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Session Laws 

HeinOnline Session Laws contains the session laws of all 50 U.S. States as well as the Acts of the Parliament of Canada. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Taxation & Economic Reform in America: A Historical Archive, 1781-2009 

HeinOnline Taxation & Economic Reform in America: A Historical Archive, 1781-2009 is a 225-year archive of tax regulations, laws, and legislative histories, with congressional committee reports and hearings; includes Congressional Budget Office and Government Accountability Office reports. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements Library 

The HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements Library provides full-text access to several important treaty series, including official and unofficial U.S. treaty publications, treaty guides and indexes, various treaty collections, books and texts, and other useful materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

The HeinOnline United Nations Law Collection 

The HeinOnline United Nations Law Collection provides full-text access to major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the United Nations Treaty Series, the Monthly Statement of Treaties & International Agreements, the United Nations Legislative Series and much more. Finding Aids and additional features make it easy to pull up a UN Treaty by entering a UNTS Citation, search for a UN Treaty, and link to law review articles that cite a UN Treaty. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline United States Code 

The HeinOnline United States Code collection provides complete historical coverage of the U.S. Code from the initial 1925-1926 edition to the most current edition. The U.S. Code is the official consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. A new edition of the U.S. Code is published every six years with annual cumulative supplements published in each of the five intervening years. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General Opinions 

HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General Opinions provides full-text access to: Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice (volumes 1-20, 1977-1996), Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States (volumes 1-43, 1791-1982), Digest of the Published Opinions of the Attorneys-General, & of the Leading Decisions of the Federal Courts, with Reference to International Law, Treaties and Kindred Subjects (1877), and other useful materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents 

HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents provides full-text access to the published debates, proceedings and speeches of the U.S. Congress, including the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), Congressional Globe (1833-1873) and the Congressional Record (1873 to present). Use the Congressional Record Daily to Bound Locator to convert daily edition references into citations to the permanent edition. Also included are numerous historical document collections such as the Journals of the Continental Congress, the American State Papers and the Territorial Papers of the United States. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals 

HeinOnline Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals provides full-text access to the published administrative decisions and other issuances of a growing number of U.S. federal agencies, including the AEC, FCC, FTC, IRS, NLRB and SEC. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Federal Legislative History Library 

The HeinOnline U.S. Federal Legislative History Library provides access to the Sources of Compiled Legislative History Database and the U.S. Federal Legislative History Title Collection. The Sources of Compiled Legislative History Database is derived from the looseleaf publication Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories: A Bibliography of Government Documents, Periodical Articles, and Books by Nancy P. Johnson (Reference and Reference Desk KF 42.2 1979). All compilations for major laws are included in the database with the following exceptions: appropriations measures; ceremonial matters; laws that extend the life of an agency or authority; and laws that affect small numbers of persons or specific regions of the country. The sources for these compilations include congressional documents, legal periodicals, treatises and looseleaf services. The U.S. Federal Legislative History Title Collection is a collection of full-text legislative histories on some of the most important and historically significant legislation of our time. In addition to major complete legislative histories this collection includes texts related to legislative histories. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library 

The HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library provides full-text access to a wide variety of sources of Presidential Documents, Messages and Papers, including A Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents compiled by James D. Richardson (Volumes 1-20, 1789-1916, George Washington to Woodrow Wilson); A Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents (New Series) compiled by James D. Richardson (Volumes 1-22, 1789-March 1929, George Washington to Herbert Hoover) and other Presidential sources including Code of Federal Regulations: Title 3 (1936-2001, includes Proclamations, Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents including Administrative Orders and Reorganization Plans); Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States (1789-1989); Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; Economic Reports of the President; List and Index of Presidential Executive Orders, 1789-1941 edited by Clifford L. Lord; and Presidential Executive Orders edited by Clifford L. Lord (Volumes 1-2, 1862-1938). (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large 

HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large provides full-text access to the United States Statutes at Large, the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by the U.S. Congress. The Statutes at Large includes every law, public and private, ever enacted by the Congress and, until 1948, all treaties and international agreements approved by the Senate. The Statutes at Large also includes the text of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution including amendments, treaties with Native Americans and foreign nations, and presidential proclamations. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library 

The HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library provides full-text access to opinions published in the U.S. Reports as well as more recent opinions published in the U.S. Reports Preliminary Prints and U.S. Reports Slip Opinions. Also included are the journals Supreme Court Economic Review and Supreme Court Review and several books on the Supreme Court. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

HeinOnline World Trials Library 

The HeinOnline World Trials Library provides full-text access to transcripts and accounts of trials from around the world. Also included are works that analyze and debate famous trials and biographies of well-known trial lawyers. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

House and Senate Journals, Series I, 1789-1817 (Archive of Americana) 
House Journal (American Memory; 1st-43rd Congress, 1789-1875)
Senate Journal (American Memory; 1st-43rd Congress, 1789-1875)

House and Senate Journals, Series I, 1789-1817, a component of the Readex Archive of Americana, is a digital collection of the Journals of the United States House of Representatives and Senate covering the first 14 Congresses of the United States. The Journals contain the minutes of floor actions noting matters considered and votes and other actions taken. The Journals do not record the actual debates in the House and Senate. The House Journal and the Senate Journal are also available through American Memory. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

IndexMaster 

IndexMaster is a compilation of the tables of contents and indexes from over 10,000 legal titles from over 90 legal publishers. The IndexMaster search template allows you to locate publications containing all of your keywords, your keywords as an exact phrase, at least one of your keywords and none of your keywords. You may limit your search to anywhere in the document or the title, to the body of the text or to the Title/Author/Publisher information. IndexMaster search results may be sorted by Best Match, Hit Count, Title or Date. Use the Similar feature to locate publications which are similar to the first publication in your search result list. The IndexMaster Subscribe to Search feature allows you to create an email alert for newly added publications meeting your search requirements and for publications in your search result that have changed. The tables of contents and indexes are presented in pdf format with search hits highlighted in blue. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Index to Canadian Legal Literature (Westlaw) 
Index to Canadian Legal Literature (Langdell Reference KE 1 .I532 2001)

The Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL), produced by Carswell and the Canadian Association of Law Libraries, is a periodical index and bibliography of Canadian legal literature from 1985 to present. The ICLL indexes monographs, essays, federal and provincial government publications, publications of law faculties and legal research institutes and associations, including theses, publications from the law societies and associations, including legal education materials, and popular legal works and public legal education materials, including audio-visual materials.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals 
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (ILS RR K 33 .I525 & Langdell Reference K 33 .I525)

The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) provides citations to articles about foreign, comparative and international law from 1985 to the present. Materials indexed include articles from 450 journals, congressional reports, chapters in books, yearbooks, and book reviews. Materials in all languages are included. Greek, Cyrillic, and East Asian vernacular are Romanized and Arabic and Hebrew titles are translated into English or French. Articles about the legal systems of the U.S., the British Isles, and the British Commonwealth are not included. IFLP is also available in print in the Library at Reference K 33 .I525. (Print coverage begins in 1960.) (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (1981 to present) 
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1908-1981)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (LexisNexis)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Westlaw)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Langdell Reference K 33 .I54 & ILS RR K33 .I54)

The Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (ILP) provides citations to articles in over 800 legal periodicals such as law reviews, bar association journals, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications from August 1981 to the present. In 1994, ILP began indexing legal books and now includes approximately 2,000 per year. The Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (ILPR) indexes over 750 legal periodicals and covers the period 1908-1981.Geographical coverage includes the United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and New Zealand. ILP is also available through LexisNexis and Westlaw and in print in the Library at Reference K 33 .I54. Print coverage begins in 1926. See Jones & Chipman for coverage of 1786-1922 and print coverage up to 1937. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password. Access to ILPR is controlled by Harvard University ID and PIN.

International Law in Domestic Courts 

International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC), from Oxford University Press, is a regularly updated repository of domestic cases in international law from over 65 jurisdictions dating from 2000 to the present. Cases are selected by local reporters in conjunction with the ILDC editorial board. The full-text of each judgment is included in its original language along with a translation of key passages into English. Each case report includes an expert commentary. Search full-text by keyword or browse by jurisdiction, by key category or by an alphabetical listing of all cases. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Jones & Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature 
Jones & Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature (Langdell Reference K 33 .I53)

Jones & Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature covers the content of about 235 British legal periodicals and 67 Law Report titles from 1786-1922. It is available through 19th Century Masterfile, a collection of indexes covering 19th century periodicals and newspapers. Jones & Chipman is also available in print in the Library at Reference K 33 .I53. (Print coverage includes up to 1937.) (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

JSTOR 

JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to the development of a digital library in support of the arts and sciences. JSTOR comprises the full-text of more than 200 academic journals covering a very wide range of disciplines. JSTOR allows browsing by issue and full-text searching by discipline, by individual titles, or of the entire collection. Coverage of a journal begins with its first volume. However, current volumes are embargoed for a period of 1 to 7 years and are unavailable on JSTOR. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LawMemo.com 
LawMemo.com Password & Email Update Registration Form (HLS Account username and password required)

LawMemo.com is an employment law current awareness service which includes a searchable case law database providing both summaries and the full text of decisions of state and federal courts from 1998 to the present. Case law updates are available through the weekly Employment Law Memo email update service (registration required). Access to LawMemo.com is limited to the Harvard Law School community and is controlled by your HLS email address and the LawMemo.com password.

LawTRIO 

LawTRIO is a fully-searchable database indexing over 7,500 legal titles drawn from the Legal Looseleafs in Print, Legal Newsletters in Print and the Directory of Law-Related CD-ROMs publications. Use LawTRIO to locate legal looseleafs, newsletters and CD-ROMs useful to your research. The three LawTRIO publications are also available in print in the Library: Legal Looseleafs in Print (Reference Desk KF 1 .L43x) provides detailed information on over 3,600 looseleafs published by over 240 publishers; Legal Newsletters in Print (Reference Desk KF 1 .L44) lists over 2,200 legal, law-related, legislative or regulatory-related newsletters, bulletins and reporters published by over 850 publishers; and Directory of Law-Related CD-ROMs (ILS Reference Desk K 87 .D57) lists over 1,600 CD-ROMs by over 250 publishers in the areas of law, legislation and regulation. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Lawyers USA 

Lawyers USA bills itself as the national newspaper for the small firm lawyer and is well known for its coverage of emerging issues and trends in state law. Lawyers USA publishes legal newspapers for several states including Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Lawyers USA covers a wide range of topics of interest to the legal community including political and judicial developments, legislative activities, administrative actions, verdicts, settlements, and notable opinions, as well as attorney profiles and legal commentary. Current issues of Lawyers USA are available in the Lemann Lounge located adjacent to the Langdell circulation desk. Although some content is free, access to much of Lawyers USA is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password. Additional content and services may be controlled by username and password (HLS Account username and password required to access this page).

Leadership Directories (Yellow Books) 

The Leadership Library, comprising fourteen Leadership Directories, also known as the Yellow Books, provides current contact information for the leaders of major U.S. government, business, professional and nonprofit organizations. Browse or search such well known directories as the Federal Yellow Book, the Congressional Yellow Book, the Judicial Yellow Book and the State Judicial Yellow Book. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Legal Journals Index (Westlaw) 
Legal Journals Index (Langdell Reference KD 59 .L44)

Legal Journals Index provides citations to articles in over 450 legal journals published in the United Kingdom and other European countries from 1986 to the present. Covers topics pertaining to the laws of the European Union and its member states. Online access via Westlaw. Citation includes an abstract and links to the full-text of the article and referenced cases when available. Also available in print in the Library at Reference KD 59 .L44.

Legal Portraits Online 

Legal Portraits Online is a digitized collection of more than 4,000 portrait images of lawyers, jurists, political figures, and legal thinkers dating from the Middle Ages to the late 20th-century drawn from the Harvard Law School Legal Portrait Collection. These prints, drawings and photographs depict legal figures prominent in the Common Law as well as those associated with the Canon and Civil Law traditions.

LegalTrac 
Legal Resource Index (LexisNexis)
Legal Resource Index (Westlaw)
Current Law Index (Langdell Reference K 33 .C87)

LegalTrac provides citations to articles in over 1,000 legal periodicals published since 1980. LegalTrac covers law reviews, bar association journals, legal newspapers, and international legal journals. It also covers law-related articles from about 1,000 additional business and general interest titles. Geographical coverage includes the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Also available through LexisNexis and Westlaw where it is known as Legal Resource Index. Available in print in the library as the Current Law Index (Reference K 33 .C87). (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LexisNexis 
Shepard's BriefCheck (automated cite-checking)
LexisNexis at HLS (account information)
LexisNexis & Westlaw Account Information (pdf)

LexisNexis provides online access to U.S. federal and state law sources as well as sources of international law and the laws of a growing number of other jurisdictions. Sources vary by jurisdiction, but may include constitutions, legislation, legislative history, statutory codes, regulations, regulatory materials, cases, case digests, citators, public records, law reviews, treatises, and general and legal news. The HLS contract with LexisNexis allows us to create accounts for law school faculty including visiting faculty, law school staff, and law school students currently enrolled in either law school classes or in an HLS-sponsored Harvard joint-degree program only. At its discretion, LexisNexis allows exceptions for HLS visitors including visiting scholars, researchers, and fellows of the law school and for cross-enrolled students taking a law school class. Exceptions are also usually made for law school faculty research assistants who are not law school students or staff. If you are not a member of the law school community, you will most likely be denied access. For more information on requesting an account, please see LexisNexis at HLS and LexisNexis & Westlaw Account Information. You will not be able to sign on to LexisNexis using your 7-digit activation code. Instead, use your activation code to register your account with LexisNexis. During registration, you will create a custom ID and password, which you will then use to access the LexisNexis services. Please contact the Reference Desk with any questions regarding LexisNexis including access, accounts or training.

LexisNexis Congressional 

LexisNexis Congressional is a major source of information about the members of Congress and their legislative activities and a primary resource for accessing the many publications of the U.S. Congress from 1789 to present. LexisNexis Congressional provides coverage of Congressional publications including House and Senate Committee Reports, Committee Hearings, Committee Prints and Documents. LexisNexis Congressional provides extensive legislative histories for acts passed from 1969 to present. All Congressional publications from 1970 to present, except bills and resolutions and the Congressional Record, are available in a companion microfiche service located in the Langdell Microform Room beginning at Drawer 479. Pre-1970 Congressional publications are available in separate microfiche collections located in Lamont Library Government Documents. The CIS Serial Set (1789-1969) microfiche collection is located in the Langdell Microform Room beginning at Drawer 467. LexisNexis Congressional provides access to a digital collection of the United States Statutes at Large (1789 to present) and Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (1916 to present). LexisNexis Congressional provides coverage of recent bills and bill-status, floor votes, Public Laws and the current U.S. Code. LexisNexis Congressional provides coverage of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). LexisNexis Congressional provides coverage of the Congressional Record and Rules of Congress. LexisNexis Congressional provides news coverage and issue analysis of the activities of Congress drawn from the Hill, Roll Call, the Washington Post and other national and regional news sources. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index 

LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index covers articles in approximately 170 current federal publications. It includes retrospective coverage through 1988 of over 70 additional federal publications that have major research, reference or general interest value. The index provides detailed access by subject and author. Government Periodicals Index covers the publications of federal departments and agencies responsible for fundamental societal concerns: business, agriculture, national security, the environment and natural resources, health and safety, food and nutrition, transportation, and more. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LexisNexis State Capital 

LexisNexis State Capital affords extensive access to state legislation, administrative law, and commentary. Use this resource to retrieve the full text of bills, provisions of current state statutory codes and constitutions, presently in force adopted regulations appearing in current state administrative codes, adopted regulations as initially published in state registers, and proposed regulations as found in registers as well. Tracking reports of the status of bills and proposed regulations are also provided. LexisNexis State Capital can be consulted to access coverage of significant legislative issues and policies by state newspapers of record and other publications. In addition, current state legislative directory information and the Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest are included in this resource. The coverage commencement date for bills is 1991, for bill tracking, 1990. Proposed regulation tracking dates from 1991, and state register coverage variably dates from the mid to late 1990's. Retrospective coverage of state newspapers of record varies widely. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LexisNexis Statistical 

LexisNexis Statistical indexes and abstracts the statistical content of selected United States government publications, state government publications, business and association publications, and intergovernmental publications. Coverage includes statistics published by the U.S. government from 1973, about 1000 statistical publications of private and state government sources from 1980, and about 2000 titles from international and intergovernmental organizations from 1983. Many items are available in full text, either by linking to an agency web site or in the database itself. Full-text documents are available in a variety of formats, including pdf, csv (comma separated value), xls (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet), and gif image. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

LLMC Digital 

The LLMC Digital collection, produced by the Law Library Microform Consortium, is a digital collection of both historical and current legal literature and government documents. LLMC Digital includes collections for U.S. federal, state and territorial materIals, as well as foreign and international materials. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Loislaw (Registration required) 

Loislaw provides access to federal primary law as well as case law, statutory law, constitutions, administrative law, court rules, and other authority for all 50 states. To access Loislaw, you must first create an account by clicking the Register Here link and completing the account registration form. The HLS special access code is MALHA58 (case sensitive). Access to Loislaw is limited to the Harvard Law School community.

Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926 

The Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926 is a digital collection of 19th and early-20th century legal treatises compiled largely from Harvard Law School Library Special Collections. Texts were selected by consulting a number of bibliographies, and a few advisors, including David Ferris, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts. Making of Modern Law comprises over 21,000 fully searchable works from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on British Commonwealth and American law, with 14,900 titles from the nineteenth century and 7,100 titles from the years 1900 to 1926. Making of Modern Law covers nearly every aspect of law, encompassing a range of analytical, theoretical, and practical literature, some very rare. The monographs and materials in Legal Treatises include casebooks, local practice manuals, books on legal form, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, and speeches. Other contributing libraries included Yale, York University in Toronto, and Columbia University. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978 

The Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978 is a digital collection of more than 350,000 separate documents from over 150,000 Supreme Court cases. Search by keyword, author (counsel or organization), case name, court term year and document filing date, and U.S. Reports citation. U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs is derived from the collections of the Jenkins Memorial Law Library in Philadelphia and Library of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Document types include Appellant's Brief; Appellee's Brief; Application for Review; Application for Writ; Brief in Opposition; Brief of Real Party; Intervenor's Brief; Jurisdictional Statement; Letter Brief; Opposition for Review; Oral Transcript; Petition; Petition for Rehearing; Petitioner's Brief; Petition for Writ of Certiorari; Relator's Brief; Supplement to Petition; and Transcript. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (LexisNexis, 2004 to present)

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly is the leading legal newspaper for Massachusetts and is well known for its coverage of the business and practice of law in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly covers a wide range of topics of interest to the Massachusetts legal community including political and judicial developments, legislative activities, administrative actions, verdicts & settlements, and notable opinions, as well as attorney, firm and judicial profiles and legal commentary. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly is also available on LexisNexis from 2004 to the present. Current issues of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly are available in the Lemann Lounge located adjacent to the Langdell circulation desk and at the Langdell reference desk. Back issues are available on microfilm in the Microform Room in drawer 799. Although some content is free, access to much of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password. Additional content and services may be controlled by username and password (HLS Account username and password required to access this page).

RIA Checkpoint 

RIA Checkpoint provides a common web interface to numerous RIA tax and accounting publications. RIA Checkpoint organizes resources under tabs. The Research tab provides access to materials in several practice areas including: Federal, State & Local, Estate Planning, Pension & Benefits, International, and Payroll. The Newsstand tab provides access to various RIA journals and newsletters. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

SDC Platinum Download & Installation (HLS Account username and password required) 
HBS Baker Library SDC Platinum Guide

Thomson Reuters SDC Platinum is a software-based tool for analyzing corporate finance and capital markets transaction information. We have subscribed to the SDC Platinum Global New Issues and Mergers & Acquisitions databases. In order to access the SDC Platinum databases, you must first download, install, configure and update the SDC Platinum software. SDC Platinum runs on Windows only and is not available for the Mac OS. See SDC Platinum Download & Installation for detailed instructions. Access is limited to the Harvard Law School community. SDC Platinum Client Support is available at: 1-888-989-8373. See the HBS Baker Library produced SDC Platinum Guide for helpful information and tips including sample searches and instructions on how to perform common tasks. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk.

Securities Mosaic 

Securities Mosaic provides timely securities-related disclosure and regulatory information including news and real-time data. Securities Mosaic features suites of data in six areas: disclosure, regulation, enforcement/litigation, SROs, guidance and news. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Securities Regulation & Law Report (BNA) 
Securities Regulation & Law Report (LexisNexis)
Securities Regulation & Law Report (Westlaw)

The Securities Regulation & Law Report, published by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), reports on regulatory, legal and legislative developments affecting the regulation of securities and futures trading, commodities and accounting at the federal and state level. The Securities Regulation & Law Report tracks the activities of the SEC, the CFTC, FASB, industry, professional associations, courts and Congress. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Senate Executive Journals, Series I, 1789-1866 (Archive of Americana) 
Senate Executive Journal (American Memory; 1st-43rd Congress, 1789-1875)

Senate Executive Journals, Series I, 1789-1866, a component of the Readex Archive of Americana, is a digital collection of the Executive Journal of the United States Senate covering the 1st Congress through the first session of the 39th Congress. The Executive Journal records Senate executive proceedings related to the confirmation of Presidential nominees and consenting to treaties. The Senate Executive Journal is also available through American Memory. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

SharkRepellent 

SharkRepellent is a database of corporate information crucial to takeover defenses of U.S. public companies and encompasses a wealth of materials pertinent to corporate governance research. SharkRepellent provides access to thousands of company charters, bylaws and shareholder rights plans (poison pills) and answers to such questions as how the recent IPOs of a corporation have structured its governing board and voting terms or which companies incorporated in a given state have opted out of its takeover law. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

Social Law Library Online Databases 

The Social Law Library Online Databases provide access to Massachusetts statutes, regulations, judicial opinions, and court rules as well as access to Massachusetts administrative rulings. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

SSRN The Social Science Research Network 

SSRN provides access to new scholarship including working papers in accounting, economics, financial economics, law, and management. Search by author and by title and abstract keywords. Most papers are available for download in pdf format. SSRN may require you to register in order to download articles. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

TRACfed 

The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University. TRAC's purpose is to provide with comprehensive information about federal staffing, spending, and the enforcement activities of the federal government. TRACfed provides a wide range of information about federal enforcement activities as well as detailed information about federal staffing, federal funds, and the diverse characteristics of counties, federal districts, and states. TRACfed data is organized into several modules including: Criminal Enforcement, Civil Enforcement, Administrative Enforcement, People & staffing, Money (Federal Funds), and Community Context. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980 (Archive of Americana) 
U.S. Congressional Serial Set (American Memory; selected documents, 23rd-64th Congress, 1833-1917)

The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980, a component of the Readex Archive of Americana, is a digital collection of reports, documents and journals of U.S. Congress. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set constitutes an incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history. Use this resource for researching political history, military history, explorations, social history, ethnic history, genealogy, cultural history, international relations, commerce and industrial development. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is available on microfiche in the Langdell Microform Room beginning at Drawer 467. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set is also available through American Memory. (Harvard University ID and PIN required.)

U.S. Law Week (BNA) 
U.S. Law Week (LexisNexis)
U.S. Law Week (Westlaw)
U.S. Law Week (Print Archive)

United States Law Week (USLW), published by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), reports on and analyzes federal and state cases. USLW sections include: Summary & Analysis, Analysis & Perspective, Legal News, Conference Report, and Electronic Resources. Supreme Court Today provides a continuously updated Supreme Court database, including case summaries and histories, questions presented before the court, argument summaries, full text opinions and end-of-term roundups. Access is controlled by HLS IP address and is limited to the Harvard Law School community. Off-campus access is controlled by HLS Account username and password.

VersusLaw 
VersusLaw Law School Program Registration

VersusLaw provides online access to U.S. federal and state primary law sources as well as Native American Tribal Court opinions. In order to access VersusLaw, you must register for the VersusLaw Law School Program.

Westlaw 
WestCheck (automated cite-checking)
Westlaw at HLS (account information)
LexisNexis & Westlaw Account Information (pdf)

Westlaw provides online access to U.S. federal and state law sources as well as sources of international law and the laws of a growing number of other jurisdictions. Sources vary by jurisdiction, but may include constitutions, legislation, legislative history, statutory codes, regulations, regulatory materials, cases, case digests, citators, public records, law reviews, treatises and general and legal news. The HLS contract with Westlaw allows us to create accounts for law school faculty including visiting faculty, law school staff, and law school students currently enrolled in either law school classes or in an HLS-sponsored Harvard joint-degree program only. At its discretion, Westlaw allows exceptions for HLS visitors including visiting scholars, researchers, and fellows of the law school and for cross-enrolled students taking a law school class. Exceptions are also usually made for law school faculty research assistants who are not law school students or staff. If you are not a member of the law school community, you will most likely be denied access. For more information on requesting an account, please see Westlaw at HLS and LexisNexis & Westlaw Account Information. Westlaw requires all users to register their accounts. During registration, users have the opportunity to create an optional custom username and password. Accounts not registered within six weeks of the day first used will automatically deactivate. Please contact the Reference Desk with any questions regarding Westlaw including access, accounts or training.

Compiled and edited by Michael Jimenez.