Legal Research: Finding books

Types of Searches

Keyword

• Combine terms using AND.
• This search returns records that contain words that match exactly what you typed in.
• This is often (but not always) the best place to start.

Subject

• Catalog uses pre-defined subjects. 
• This type of search works well if you are browsing for a particular subject that you know or a broad term. So if you aren't finding anything, switch to the keyword search instead.
• Subjects are arranged using the Library of Congress Classification system.

Author

• Author searches are for looking for items a particular person has authored or written.
• The library catalog works best if you type in searches in the format "Lastname, Firstname."
• If you want books about a person, search for their name by subject.

Title

• Use this search if you know the title of the material that you want.

• Call Numbers will guide you to the location of physical items within the library.  Most of the legal materials are on the 6th floor. 
• Here's a breakdown of the call numbers for various areas of law (note:  Texas State does not have materials in every area)-

K -- LAW in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

• KB - Religious law in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence
• KBM - Jewish law
• KBP - Islamic law
• KBR - History of canon law
• KBU - Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See
• KD-KDK United Kingdom and Ireland
• KDZ - America. North America
• KE - Canada
• KF - United States
• KFT Texas Law
• KG - Latin America - Mexico and Central America - West Indies. Caribbean area
• KH - South America
• KJ-KKZ - Europe
• KL-KWX - Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica
• KZ - Law of nations