Starting Points
- bepress Legal RepositoryThe bepress Legal Repository is a network of law-related research materials. Law schools, research units, institutes, centers, think tanks, conferences, and other subject-appropriate groups post materials to working paper series, journals and institutional repositories. Users can search journals and working paper series or browse content by institution, subject, or author. Also supports customized e-mail or RSS alerts and e-mailed tables of contents.
- Bloomberg Law*Provides access to primary law and regulations as well as legal news and analysis. Also includes treatises published by BNA, ABA, and PLI. OU Law faculty and students can obtain access by setting up an account on the Bloomberg Law home page. Click on the link to "Register for a Law School Account."
- VitalLaw (Wolters Kluwer)Contains the full-text of treatises, journals, newsletters, and primary law on a wide variety of topics, including: Tax Law, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Business, Banking, Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Federal Energy Guidelines, Transportation Law.
- FastcaseA user-friendly, full-text legal database that offers access to federal and state case law, statutes, regulations, constitutions, and court rules.
- HeinOnlineis an expanding collection of legal information including legal journals, U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Treaties/Agreements and more. HeinOnline provides the scanned page images of legal journals so that the user can view the page as it originally appeared in hardcopy. HeinOnline has the Oklahoma Law Review and the American Indian Law Review online. Coverage of the Oklahoma Law Review begins in 1948 and coverage of the American Indian Law Review begins in 1973. Remote access is available to students and faculty.
- Law Journal PressProvides select legal treatises in PDF format.
- Nexis UniProvides access to news, business and legal information. Legal information includes State and Federal case, law reviews and more.
- Lexis - Public AccessProvides public access to the Lexis legal database which includes full-text access to all federal and state case law, statutes, and regulations. Patrons must use the database at a workstation located within the Law Library near the Reference Desk. There is no charge to access this service. Please contact a Reference Librarian for additional details.
- Lexis+ for Law Students and Faculty*Contains U.S. federal and state primary law sources, legal journals, newspapers, public records, and over 1,000 legal treatises.
- OU Databases and E-Reference MaterialsThe University of Oklahoma Libraries provide access to databases, E-Journals and other resources. It currently provides university-wide access to over 14,000 resources.
- Westlaw - Public AccessThe Law Library provides public access to the Westlaw legal databases. Westlaw includes full-text access to all federal and state case law, statutes, and regulations. It also includes legal forms, encyclopedias, and more. Patrons must use one of the three terminals located within the Law Library near the Reference Desk. There is no charge to access this service. Please contact a Reference Librarian for additional details.
- Westlaw for Law Students and Faculty*Contains all U.S. federal and state primary law sources, legal journals, newspapers, public records, and over 2,000 legal treatises.
- WorldCatA catalog of more than 50,000 academic libraries world-wide
Help and Training
The library is willing to conduct training or provide help with these databases. Call the Reference Desk for immediate assistance at 405-325-5268.
Reference Desk Hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday - 8am - 5pm