BLAW 4480 International Business Law

Country Legal Resources, U.S. Legal Resources, and International Organization Resources

Hardcopy legal information resources in the UNT Libraries, and free legal information web sites

How to search an electronic article database

Doing a simple search in most article databases

To Find Hardcopy Journals in the Willis Library

Basic instructions

Evaluating Information on the Web Using Critical Thinking Skills

Group Exercise using the SNAP Process

How to evaluate internet sources including any web site.

Legal Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Thesauri

Lists of legal terms and definitions.

World Factbook

World Factbook contains data pertaining to the geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications, and defense of 267 entities including 184 nations that are United Nations members.

Foreign Consular Offices in the United States

Compiled by the U.S. Department of State, this site contains a complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, including recognized consular officers. Internet

Transparency International

Transparency International is a global network including more than 90 locally established national chapters and chapters-in-formation. These bodies fight corruption in the national arena in a number of ways. They bring together relevant players from government, civil society, business and the media to promote transparency in elections, in public ... Internet

United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, CISG (Pace Law School)

The United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) governs trade between Canada and the United States, as well as among 60 other signatory states. Click on "English Text". Internet

Researching and Writing About the Law

Instructions and advice for conducting legal research and for writing legal research papers or case briefs, or drafting legal documents.

The United States Constitution and Other Founding Documents

Information about the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and other founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence.

The United States Supreme Court

Guide to understanding the Supreme Court. Explanation of the judicial process, biographies of the current justices, advice on finding and citing Supreme Court opinions.

Federal Courts and Case Decisions

Sources of judicial opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal courts, and links to federal court Web sites.

U.S. Treaties and Executive Agreements

Treaties and other agreements between the United States and at least one other country.

Foreign and International Courts and Case Decisions

Information about foreign and international courts and judiciary bodies, and sources of foreign and international judiciary decisions.

International Organizations

Intergovernmental alliances of countries that share a common interest or geographical location.

International and Foreign Trademarks

Sources for researching treaties and other laws related to the protection of trademarks in other countries besides the United States.

International and Foreign Patents

Sources for researching treaties and other laws related to the protectin of patents in other countries besides the United States.

StatUSA / Internet (National Trade Data Bank)

StatUSA is a full-text database of domestic and international economic and trade information. State of the Nation includes domestic information such as economic indicators, employment statistics, industry statistics, fiscal & monetary policy, price & productivity statistics, and Survey of Current Business. StatUSA also provides an extensive collection of ...

Legal Collection

Provides full text information from various law review journals and legal news publications.

Research library (Periodical Abstracts Research II)

Research Library via ProQuest (formerly Periodical Abstracts Research II) provides abstracts, indexing, and full text articles from academic journals and magazines. Formats include full text, text + graphics, and page image. If search results do not show beyond first page, you should click Tools-Internet Options-Delete Files and then click on Settings to ...

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete is a scholarly collection providing full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies, etc. Full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, coverage ...

ABI Inform

ABI/INFORM GLOBAL via Proquest offers full text cover-to-cover journal coverage for journals in the business and management areas. Search by publication, keyword, topic or use a guided search with boolean operators to find articles of interest. Formats include full text, text + graphics, and page image. Coverage is 1971 to present. NOTE: If you are unable ...

Business Source Complete

Business Source Complete via Ebscohost provides full text and abstracts of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers and periodicals covering a wide range of topics in business and industry. For best remote access, use Internet Explorer or FireFox.

Searching Lexis Nexis

Searching Lexis Nexis News, Business News, and Legal Research

LexisNexis Academic

Includes News, Business, and Legal Research sections. Business information includes financial statements, accounting, taxation, industries, international business, information systems. Legal Research includes law reviews, case law, codes, and statutes for all U.S. courts and all 50 states. Start here when looking for Supreme Court decisions and Texas Cases.

LexisNexis Congressional

Includes information on bills, laws, regulations, Congressional publications, and more. It includes information on current and previous Members of Congress, including campaign finance information, financial disclosures, voting records, and committee membership. The full text of some Congressional reports, documents, and testimony is also available.

Campus Research (West)

Campus Research provides full text access to news and legal resources. In the News & Information section, searching is available by news topic, or by national, state and regional, and international sources. The Law section provides access to encyclopedias and law reviews, federal and state cases, federal administrative materials, and federal and state ...

Business & Company Resource Center

Business & Company Resource Center (Business and Company Resource Center) provides company and industry information for over 300,000 companies. Includes company profiles, industry rankings, marketing information, products, brands, investment ratings, financial ratios, financial statements, market size, industries by SIC, directory information, and more. ...

Examples -- Using Turabian Style

Examples of citations from print and online newspaper sources

Standard Citation Format

Finding style manuals

Citing a reference from Lexis Nexis

An example of how to cite an article from Lexis Nexis