USF St. Petersburg Library: Biology: Government & Legal Resources

Government Information

Federal & state resources for government materials

CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window
CQ Magazine (Congressional Weekly) offers news about Congress. Links on the left side of the search screen allow you to browse votes by topic then click on a specific item to see the specific roll call.
Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
Congressional and legislative materials on all topics

GovInfo (formerly GPOAccess)
Official documents from the President, Legislature, and other government agencies.
USA.gov
As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web.

Florida Documents Index This link opens in a new window
MyFlorida This link opens in a new window
The official portal of the State of Florida
Florida Heritage Collection This link opens in a new window

Legal Resources

Thomson Reuters Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Law-related resources including primary sources such as US Code, CFR, FR, federal & state cases and statutes
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
Research areas cover news,industry, and market news; legal news and research; company financial information; general medical topics ; accounting, auditing, and tax information; law reviews; case law; U.S. Code.
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text This link opens in a new window
EBSCO database covers court decisions, new legislation, and legal scholarship
LegalTrac This link opens in a new window
Indexes legal newspapers, and major law review, bar association, and international legal journals.
JSTOR Law This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 700 law-related journals. Each journal includes all issues going back to the first issue published, but many have a embargo date for the most recent issues. Go to advanced search and select 'Law' or 'General Law' from the subject list below the search boxes. Click on the arrow to the right of the checkbox to see a list of titles and dates or to select specific titles to search.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
In addition to scholarly journals, this database also includes news magazines (such as Time, Newsweek, or US News and World Report) and some newspapers (New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and the Wall Street Journal). Use the links on the left side of your search results screen to limit to magazines or newspapers.