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An Overview of Selected Legal Digital Libraries

Article by Kristyn Helge and George Butterfield in the June 2007 issue of LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange), the free online journal for legal information professionals. The authors review the following online libraries: the Avalon Project at Yale Law School; the British Academy Digital Library; Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates digital law library, Malta; Cornell University Law Library; FindLaw; LawGuru.com's Internet Law Library; LawMoose; Kappler's Indian Affairs Digital Law Library; the Library of Congress' Thomas; and the Nevada Law Library.

Copyright & Fair Use

Website providing information about copyright and fair use for librarians and academics, run by Stanford University Libraries. Includes copyright FAQs, guidance on copyright research and information about permissions, the public domain, fair use and releases. There is a  Law section with US legislation and cases as well as international treaties. A collection of tools includes a copyright flowchart, a digital copyright slider, a digital image rights calculator, a fair use evaluator and many more practical resources.

Transatlantic turbulence: the European Union and United States debate over passenger data

Guide to the legal issues surrounding passenger data by Irfan Tukdi, updated by Sabrina Sondhi, Director of the H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Law Library at Penn State Dickinson Law. Published on New York University's Globalex website, it gives background information to the US anti-terrorism legislation passed following the 9/11 terror attacks, including the Patriot Act, the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (ATSSSA) and the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA).

Introduction to Colombian governmental institutions and primary legal sources

Guide to Colombian legal materials by Antonio Ramirezz, updated by Hernando Otero, an Adjunct Associate Professor of arbitration and mediation at the Washington College of Law and a mediator with the District of Columbia Superior Court. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically (most recently in 2019), the guide provides an introduction to the system of government in Colombia with links to the websites of the President, the Senate and the House of Representatives. There is an outline of the legislative process and guidance to the types of legislation.

Jewish law research guide

Guide to Jewish legal resources by the University of Miami Law Library. The guide refers mostly to printed sources. It gives an introduction to Jewish law and covers both secondary and primary sources, with notes on how to use primary sources such as the Talmud, the Responsa and legal codes. Bibliographies are also included.

Guide to legal research in the Dominican Republic

Online guide to the law and legal materials of the Dominican Republic written by Marisol Florén-Romero who is Assistant Director for Library Services and Foreign & International Law Librarian at Florida International University. The guide was published in 2007 (and updated in 2022) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The guide provides background information on the history and legal system of the Dominican Republic.

Research guide on transboundary freshwater treaties and other resources

Online guide to international agreements dealing with fresh water written by retired US research librarian Arundhati A. Satkalmi. The guide was published in 2007 (and updated in 2023) on the Globalex website, which is run by the Hauser Global Law School Program at New York University. The author gives an introduction to the subject and includes links to major agreements, collections of water treaties, international organisations, international water commissions and to individual articles, bibliographies and judgments.

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