Washoe County Law Library
Electronic Legal Research
NEW!! FREE EBSCO access anywhere -- anytime with a Law Library circulation card.
Descriptions & List of Titles
EBSCO Legal Information Reference Center: Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses. List of Titles Available.
EBSCO Legal Collection: Containing full text for more than 300 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals, this database is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. Includes American Bar Association publications and most law reviews. List of Titles Available.
If you have an Ebsco User ID and Password, click on the EBSCO Host Icon to login to the database or call 775-328-3250 for immediate temporary access.
EBSCO databases were provided by a grant from: The Institute of Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that grows and sustains a "Nation of Learners," because lifelong learning is critical to success. Grant administered through the Nevada State Library and Archives.
Westlaw and LexisNexis - FREE Access at the Law Library
Databases include state and federal statutes and cases, law reviews, secondary legal resources such as "American Jurisprudence". Call the law library for more information (775)328-3250.
Nevada Law Library from the Legislative Counsel Bureau on CD-ROM
The"Official Nevada Law Library from the Source" from the Nevada Legislature.
This CD includes the Nevada Reports, Nevada Revised Statutes with Annotations, Nevada Attorney General's Opinions, Nevada Administrative Code, Nevada Court Rules, Nevada and U.S. Constitutions, U.S. Court Rules for Nevada and the Ninth Circuit, Nevada City Charters, Gaming Regulations, and the Statutes of Nevada. Due to licensing restrictions may be used at the law library only.
Nevada Law Legislative History - Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Library
Tip: free access to Nevada Revised Statutes is available on the Nevada Legislature`s website.
Online Catalog and My Account Access -- RENEW Books!
The Law Library's catalog is available on the home page menu by clicking on Online Catalog. Patrons may search the online catalog for books or other materials without logging in. With a law library circulation card, you may log in to your account to review due dates, check for fees owed, renew books, or change your address. Click here for complete My Account instructions in pdf format. If you would like to purchase a circulation card, please complete the application form and bring it to the Law Library with the appropriate fee.
More questions? Please e-mail Ask a Law Librarian or call the Library at 775-328-3250.
Last updated: September 14, 2010.