Educational Law Resources

EDUCATION LAW RESOURCES

EAD 6083 - Essentials of Law, Finance and Buildings

EDU 2313 - Foundations of Education

EDU 5013 - Foundational Perspectives in Education

EDU 5913 - School Law for Teachers

1. Reference Books:

titleS	CALL #
Black's Law Dictionary	Ref / 340.03 / B561
Deskbook Encyclopedia of School Law	Ref / 344.73 / D461
Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court	Ref / 347.7S / L35
* Legal Notes for Education	Ref / 344.7s / L522d
Private School Law in America	Ref / 344.73 / P939
The Public School Laws of Missouri	Mo Doc / Ed 4: Sch 1
* The School and the Courts	Ref / 344.73 / Sch65
U.S. Supreme Court Digest: Table of Cases	Ref / 345.3 / Un3d
United States Supreme Court Records (L. ED. 2d)	Ref / 345.4 / Un3u / 2nd Ser
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of School Law	Ref / 344.73 / G229
The Yearbook of Education Law	Ref / 379.1473 / Y32p
* latest issues or edition found at Circulation & Reserves Desk, Harriett K. Hutchens Library

2. Library Databases:

DATABASE titleS	PRODUCT NAMES
Academic Search Elite	EbscoHost
Education Full-Text	WilsonWeb
E.R.I.C. (Educational Resources Information Center)	U.S. Dept. of Education
MasterFile Elite	EBSCOhost
Federal Case Law	LEXIS-NEXIS
Law Reviews	LEXIS-NEXIS
Legal News	LEXIS-NEXIS
State Legal Research	LEXIS-NEXIS
U.S. Code, Constitution, & Court Rules	LEXIS-NEXIS

3. Periodical Indexes in Print:

title	CALL #
Education Index	Ref/16.37/W693e

4. Web Links:

American Law Resources Online: MISSOURI

Copyright Law

The Educator's Desk Reference (many good resources)

Education Law by MegaLaw.com

E.R.I.C.

FedLaw

FirstGov - Laws & Regulations Section

Law Dictionary from Law.Com

Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education: School Laws & Legislation

School Law Issues - from National School Boards Association 's free school law e-newsletter, Legal Clips

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions at the Legal Information Institute

THOMAS (from the Library of Congress)

8. To Request Research Assistance from a Librarian:

For:

SBU Bolivar Campus Students

417-328-1604 except Saturdays

For:

SBU Salem Center students

SBU Springfield Center students

SBU Mountain View Center students

All other SBU students

1-800-743-5774

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