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Legal Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

American Jurisprudence 2d through Westlaw Campus
This encyclopedia is similar to CJS (listed above) - the advantage being that all the referenced cites are hotlinked.
American Law Reports
This is more than an encyclopedia. The information it supplies is more indepth, though it also leads you on to further research. WIU has all available sets, which are continuously updated. The indexes are located on study tables in the Legal Reference section. Also available through Westlaw Campus
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (1998)
This 12-volume set is written and organized like a standard encyclopedia. Useful for background information on newsworthy topics.
LEGLREF. KF 154 .W47 1998
Black's Law Dictionary, 8th Edition
Legalese have you perplexed? Have no fear, Black's Law is here! Current edition available at the Government/Legal Information desk. Also available from the main search page of Westlaw Campus Research - upper left corner.
LEGLREF. KF 156 .B53
Law.com Dictionary
Look up legal terms in this free online legal dictionary.