Finding and using government and legal resources - Spring 2014
1. Finding and Using Government
and Legal Resources
Presented by Gricel Dominguez
Spring 2014
St. Thomas University
2. Florida State Laws and Regulations
Senate Laws and Statutes
http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws
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http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/
Search statutes by keyword, year and term, etc.
The system highlights search terms in the text of
the document.
Laws of Florida
http://laws.flrules.org/
Search by keyword, statute, bill number, etc.
3. Florida Statutes in Print
All located in Reference
Latest edition available: 2013
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.1
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.2
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.3
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.4
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.5
Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.6 INDEX
4. Federal Laws and Regulations
Find federal and state laws and regulations.
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Laws.shtml
Find information and laws related to Citizenship
and Immigration Services (features a section on
laws).
http://www.uscis.gov/laws
Find Bills introduced in Congress
http://beta.congress.gov/
Search by topic and more. Search can be limited by
legislation type, subject, chamber of congress,
committee, party and more
5. Census & Demographic Data
U.S. Census and demographic information
http://www.census.gov/
People
Browse by subject list
Example: Immigration
Data
American FactFinder
Quick Facts
Example: Florida, Alachua, Immokalee – produces numbers
comparing region vs. state
Population Finder – easy to use demographic profile
based on the 2010 census.
6. Finding Legal Cases and News
LexisNexis Academic
Available via the library’s E-Research A-Z listing.
http://www.stu.edu/eResearch
A-Z Databases -> L -> LexisNexis Academic
Search the database, search for legal cases,
or search the news using keywords and more.
For example, search for:
“profiling AND undocumented immigrants AND
United States”
7. International Affairs and News
CIAO – Columbia International Affairs
Online
http://www.stu.edu/eResearch
A-Z Databases -> C -> CIAO (Columbia
International Affairs Online)
Searches information on international
issues from working papers, journals,
books, policy briefs, case studies, and
more.
8. Additional Database Resources
For further information, try the following
databases:
Issues & Controversies
Latin America and the Caribbean portal
Statistical Datasets (demographic data)
For access to a broad array of
information, try ProQuest Central.
All available via the A-Z databases portal.