Posted with permission of the Daily Journal. This file cannot be downloaded from this page. This is the second of two articles highlighting the wide variety of legal information available through the web sites of law libraries in Northern California. While the first article focused on law school library web sites, this article highlights some of the best internet resources available from county law libraries, law firm libraries, court libraries, and other non-academic law libraries. Also included are a few sites that contain useful legal information, although they are not currently maintained by law librarians.
Internet sites offer easy access to research materials.
Users can obtain current and historical legislative documents, find recent court opinions, order specific information using a delivery service, or borrow audio-visual resources. Several court web sites also offer online access to rules and forms. These web sites are maintained by librarians familiar with the demands of legal research and include research guides and bibliographies. The library homepage features several informative legal guides covering subjects such as Family Law Research, California Legislative Analysis and Intent, and Tax Law Resources. A link to the library s catalog of print resources is available on the homepage.