Library Guides: Legal Research Databases: Encyclopedias

Off-Campus Access

For off-site access to OSU resources, authorized users must first sign-in using Off-campus sign-in

**Please note: Some databases are only available on the Columbus campus, or to Moritz Law users only. Certain legal databases are restricted by individual login and password to Moritz Law students, faculty and staff only

OSU Databases & Library Catalogs

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Use the Library Catalog to find print, electronic, and other materials in Ohio State University Libraries' collection. Search by keyword, author, title, author/title, subject, or number. Use the advanced search to narrow your results by location (Moritz Law Library), material type, and more.
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Use Ohio State University Library's Discover Search to quickly find a variety of content—all from a single search box. This is one way to begin searching for articles, books, journals, media, and more.
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Use the OhioLINK Catalog to locate books, periodicals, electronic resources, and other materials held by OhioLINK member libraries. These materials can be borrowed or otherwise accessed using your Ohio State username and password.
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Search OSU's Online Journals List to locate online journals in subject databases. Search for a specific online journal, browse a list of e-journals by title, or browse by subject.
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Use Ohio State University Libraries' comprehensive Research Databases List to find full-text articles. Search by database title or browse by topic.
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Use WorldCat@OSU to search for articles and other digital resources across seven databases: Academic Search Complete, Directory of Open Access Journals, Gale Academic OneFile, MasterFILE Complete, Newspaper Source Plus, OAIster, and WorldCat.org.

Encyclopedias

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more.
Kluwer Law Online International Encyclopaedia of Laws
Series of encyclopedias of foreign and international law covering 25 fields of law. Each encyclopedia contains country-by-country monographs. Select "Encyclopaedias" from menu options at top of the screen to access titles in the series.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Major reference resource containing over 1600 peer-reviewed, scholarly articles on public international law.

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