Collections : Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library

Collections

The Law Library collects legal and governmental materials, in various formats, to meet the diverse needs of Maine citizens, their government and the legal community and to reflect current and past actions of the Maine Legislature.


Books, Reports, Videos, et al.
Search the URSUS catalog for books, self-help titles, government documents, study reports, treatises, videos, and other cataloged items by title, subject or keywords. Our library's holdings are identified as "LEG".
To keep you informed of new items added to the library's collection we publish a selected list of new acquisitions.



Cases & Digests

We collect the printed versions of the Atlantic, Federal, Supreme Court (by West and by Lawyer's Cooperative), Bankruptcy, Veteran's and U.S. Court of Claims reporters, as well as American Law Reports. We have Regional Reporter, New York and California sets as well but they are current only through September 2002. For cases not covered by our print collection we provide electronic access via Lexis and Westlaw. See the heading Computer Network Resources for more information.

Our slip opinions include Maine, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (ME), U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) , U.S. District Court (ME) and U.S. Supreme Court.

Our digests include Atlantic, Maine, Federal Practice, the Decennial and General Digests, as well as the Supreme Court Digest. (The Atlantic, Decennial, and General Digests are no longer getting updates.)



Citators

Shepard's (via Lexis.com) and Shepard's Maine (paper format), as well as Key Cite on Westlaw.



Computer Network Resources

Computer stations are available for use by visitors. They provide access to the following searchable, electronic resources:

Canadian Statutes

CCH Health Research

Consumer Law In A Box

HeinOnline (includes full-text journals, state session laws, English Reports)

Index to Legal Periodicals

Internet

Kleinrock's Tax Expert (at one station only)

LegalTrac

Legislative Bill Status, 1986-

Lexis (includes Shepard's)

LLMC Digital Collections (non-profit multi-state digitized legal materials)

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory

MARVEL! (Maine's virtual library which residents can also access from their home computers)

OSHA

Westlaw (limited to Maine and First Circuit)



Federal Laws & Regulations

We collect the U.S. Code, session laws, Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations. Some sources are also searchable on our computer network (see entry above) or the internet via our iResearch page.



Government Documents

As a partial depository library for federal government documents, we select hearings, reports, bulletins, administrative decisions and other documents appropriate to our collection. We also collect some, but not all, documents published by Maine state agencies and departments.



Law Reviews & Periodicals

We subscribe to major law reviews and legal, governmental, and news journals. See title list. Some articles may also be available in-house through our subscription to LegalTrac and MARVEL! from home . Additional titles are available as full-text through our subscription to HeinOnline's Law Journal Library or our Reference Department's Lexis subscription.



Maine Law and Legislative Materials
We collect, and retain in paper form, Maine bills and proposed amendments, session laws, statutes, study reports, the Legislative Record, House and Senate Journals, session registers, History and Final Disposition pamphlets, executive orders, roll calls, committee files and limited biographical information. Library staff also compile legislative histories on major or recurring topics (histories are searchable in our catalog). We also compile a fact book which is useful for session statistics, names of former governors, treasurers, and secretaries of state, et al.

We have a printed set of the Code of Maine Rules, as well as sets of current Maine Statutes and an historical set back to 1820.

Many sources are also available electronically on the Legislatures's website or through electronic subscriptions available in our library.



Newspapers & Clippings

We subscribe to many Maine daily and weekly newspapers, as well as several top national dailies. Although we do not retain whole newspapers, we save clippings of any articles relating to Maine government, the Legislature, legal and judicial community and current legislative issues. Some of the clippings are being digitized.



Reference Materials

Dictionaries, legal encyclopedias, government directories and other materials for quick or background information.



State Laws (Non-Maine)

Our collection includes print copies of the statutes of all 50 states.

Some resources mentioned on this page are available on the Internet through our iResearch page

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	Books, Reports, Videos, et al. Search the URSUS catalog for books, self-help titles, government documents, study reports, treatises, videos, and other cataloged items by title, subject or keywords. Our library's holdings are identified as "LEG". To keep you informed of new items added to the library's collection we publish a selected list of new acquisitions.
	Cases & Digests We collect the printed versions of the Atlantic, Federal, Supreme Court (by West and by Lawyer's Cooperative), Bankruptcy, Veteran's and U.S. Court of Claims reporters, as well as American Law Reports. We have Regional Reporter, New York and California sets as well but they are current only through September 2002. For cases not covered by our print collection we provide electronic access via Lexis and Westlaw. See the heading Computer Network Resources for more information. Our slip opinions include Maine, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (ME), U.S. Court of Appeals (1st Circuit) , U.S. District Court (ME) and U.S. Supreme Court. Our digests include Atlantic, Maine, Federal Practice, the Decennial and General Digests, as well as the Supreme Court Digest. (The Atlantic, Decennial, and General Digests are no longer getting updates.)
	Citators Shepard's (via Lexis.com) and Shepard's Maine (paper format), as well as Key Cite on Westlaw.
	Computer Network Resources Computer stations are available for use by visitors. They provide access to the following searchable, electronic resources: Canadian Statutes CCH Health Research Consumer Law In A Box HeinOnline (includes full-text journals, state session laws, English Reports) Index to Legal Periodicals Internet Kleinrock's Tax Expert (at one station only) LegalTrac Legislative Bill Status, 1986- Lexis (includes Shepard's) LLMC Digital Collections (non-profit multi-state digitized legal materials) Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Directory MARVEL! (Maine's virtual library which residents can also access from their home computers) OSHA Westlaw (limited to Maine and First Circuit)
	Federal Laws & Regulations We collect the U.S. Code, session laws, Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations. Some sources are also searchable on our computer network (see entry above) or the internet via our iResearch page.
	Government Documents As a partial depository library for federal government documents, we select hearings, reports, bulletins, administrative decisions and other documents appropriate to our collection. We also collect some, but not all, documents published by Maine state agencies and departments.
	Law Reviews & Periodicals We subscribe to major law reviews and legal, governmental, and news journals. See title list. Some articles may also be available in-house through our subscription to LegalTrac and MARVEL! from home . Additional titles are available as full-text through our subscription to HeinOnline's Law Journal Library or our Reference Department's Lexis subscription.
	Maine Law and Legislative Materials We collect, and retain in paper form, Maine bills and proposed amendments, session laws, statutes, study reports, the Legislative Record, House and Senate Journals, session registers, History and Final Disposition pamphlets, executive orders, roll calls, committee files and limited biographical information. Library staff also compile legislative histories on major or recurring topics (histories are searchable in our catalog). We also compile a fact book which is useful for session statistics, names of former governors, treasurers, and secretaries of state, et al. We have a printed set of the Code of Maine Rules, as well as sets of current Maine Statutes and an historical set back to 1820. Many sources are also available electronically on the Legislatures's website or through electronic subscriptions available in our library.
	Newspapers & Clippings We subscribe to many Maine daily and weekly newspapers, as well as several top national dailies. Although we do not retain whole newspapers, we save clippings of any articles relating to Maine government, the Legislature, legal and judicial community and current legislative issues. Some of the clippings are being digitized.
	Reference Materials Dictionaries, legal encyclopedias, government directories and other materials for quick or background information.
	State Laws (Non-Maine) Our collection includes print copies of the statutes of all 50 states.