CLJC Research & Writing Resources

Ohio University Resources

Ohio University Libraries: Includes links to the ALICE library catalog.
Ohio University Student Writing Center: Free writing tutoring for your papers, assignments, and thesis is available at the center.

ABA Lawlink – A Legal Technology Resource Center. This metasite of links maintained by the American Bar Association includes federal, state, and international resources; legal education and employment; and more.
The Oyez Project – A multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. An authoritative source for all audio recorded at SCOTUS since 1955.
Justia. Free law and legal information for Lawyers, Students, Business, and the Public
SCOTUSblog.com

JSTOR: Extensive full-text collection of journals.
LEXIS-NEXIS: Search the full text of state, federal, and international legal materials as well as news.
FindLaw: Site for legal research, including resources on Academic Law Journals & Law Reviews, National Law Review Journals, and student resources on legal education.

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.
UNC Writing Center – Disciplinary Style Guides:A collection of style guides & writing handouts, including handouts on writing for the fields of anthropology, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
AAA Style Guide: Citation and style guidelines of the American Anthropological Association. (Available as a PDF here. [PDF])
APSA Style Guide [PDF]: Citation and style guidelines of the American Political Science Association. (Purchase the APSA Style Manual for Political Science here.)
ASA Style Guide [PDF]: Citation and style guidelines of the American Sociological Association. (Purchase the ASA Style Guide here.)
The Supreme Court of Ohio Writing Manual [PDF]: A Guide to Citations, Style, and Judicial Opinion Writing.
Recognizing Plagiarism: Indiana University's tutorial on recognizing plagiarism, passing off another's ideas as your own.