Livingston Lord Library 

Library reources for Communication Law MC 401

Library Web Site -- http://web.mnstate.edu/library  
Start at the library website for the sources on this handout and other finding tools.

Finding Books 

Online Catalog – WebPALS --  http://www.pals.msus.edu  

Subject headings:

Advertising laws

Book burning

Cable television--Law and legislation

Censorship

College student newspapers and periodicals--Law and legislation

Freedom of the press

Libel and slander

Journalism--Political aspects

Obscenity law

Portraits--Law and legislation

Privacy, Right of

Race relations on television

Television—-Censorship  

Trials

 

Reference guides

REF. PN4783 .A83 2000 and PN4783 .A83 2000  
Associated Press stylebook and briefing on media law / Norm Goldstein, editor. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, 2000.  

REF. KF156.B53 1999  
Black's law dictionary. 7th ed. / Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief. St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 1999.

REF. Z658.W675C38 2000  
Censorship : a world encyclopedia / Derek Jones, editor. London ; Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, c2001.

Z658.U5D69 2004  
Banned books : 2004 resource guide / Robert P. Doyle. ALA, 2004.

PN4888.P6 C457 2002 and PN4888.P6 C46 2004…  
Censored [year] : the top 25 censored stories. New York : Seven Stories, 2002-

Finding Journal Articles

Academic Search Premier  
This resource contains full text for nearly 3,400 scholarly publications. This collection provides 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. 

Wilson Web  
Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Standard Catalogs Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. Hint: Click on "Omnifile" in this database, then you can limit your search by subject of ‘legal’

ProQuest Newsstand Complete
An accessible and thorough Web-based, full-text database of over 350 newspapers that enables users to search the latest news from around the world. Access a wide range of articles, not only top new stories, but arts, sports, and entertainment stories as well.

  Finding Laws  

    Federal  

1. United States Code (U.S.C.):   
   REF. KF62 .A2 2000
   a. government published version of current laws
   b. arranged in 50 titles with index
   c. Web edition: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
   
   
2.   United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)  
   REF. KF62.U49
   a. Includes case notes and citations to further readings.
   b. Contains pocket parts to keep information current.
   c. Extensive index.

    State Statutes

   1.     Minnesota Statues (Minn.Stat. or M.S.)    
   REF. KFM5430 .A2
        a. government published version of current laws
        b. arranged in 50 sections with index
        c. Web edition: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml 

2. Minnesota Statutes Annotated (Minn. Stat. Ann.)  
   REF. KFM5430.A4
1. WestLaw publication
2. Arranged in sections with index referring you to section number
3. Contains case notes and citations to further readings.
4. Contains pocket parts to keep published information up to date.
5. Updated by annual, cumulative pocket parts.
6. Freedom of the press discussed in Minn.Constitution Article 1, Section 3

3. North Dakota Century Code (annotated code)  
   REF. KFN5030.A2 1959
1. Law arranged by three parts: title, chapter and sections
2. Use index to find topic
3. Updated by annual, cumulative pocket parts.
4. Freedom of the press covered in N.D. Constitution Article 1, Section 4
5. Web edition: http://www.state.nd.us/lr/information/statutes/cent-code.html

 

Further questions

Contact: Jean Kramer, Livingston Lord Library 129g, email: kramer@mnstate.edu

Revised: July 2005