Research Databases & Tools (In Library Access & Remote Access)

In Library Use The Social Law Library provides the following research links for access from workstations within the library only.	Anytime Anywhere Access (including at SLL) The Social Law Library provides the following research links for remote access.
Free Westlaw Training Westlaw database access is available for free to paying members while at Social Law Library.	Fastcase offers a comprehensive law library of all federal cases back to 1 U.S. 1 (1790), 1 F.2d 1 (1925), 1 F.Supp. 1 (1924), 1 B.R. 1 (1979), and state appellate cases for all fifty states back to 1950 (or earlier), as well as federal and state statutes and codes of administrative regulations.
View Searchable Directory of Online Sources Use Shepard's on LexisNexis to validate or to begin your legal research	SOCIAL LAW LIBRARY SUBSTANTIVE DATABASES SJC, Mass Appeals Court, Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court, Housing Courts: Boston, Southeast, Northeast, Worcester, Land Court, Massachusetts General Laws, CMR, Massachusetts Rules of Court, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, State Constitution
Instatrac, The Massachusetts Comprehensive Bill Tracking System	SOCIAL LAW LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE DATABASES Available for remote access by Subscription or in at the library with your SLL membership. Appellate Tax Board, Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, Board of Bar Overseers, Board of Registration in Medicine, Contributory Retirement Appeals Board, Civil Service Commission, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Industrial Accidents, Division of Insurance, Department of Telecommunications (DPU), Energy Facilities Siting Board, Housing Appeals Committee, Labor Relations Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Office of the Attorney General, State Ethics Commission
National Consumer Law Center Companion Websites	Most titles in the HeinOnline collection are also available in print at the Social Law Library. Search individual titles in the Library's online catalog for current information. Articles from current issues are available via Document Delivery. *Licensing restrictions limit remote access to HeinOnline to firms with fewer than 50 lawyers nationally with either main or branch offices in Massachusetts.
JUDGE CENTER by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has a wealth of information about the backgrounds, opinions and publications of state and federal judges serving on courts around the Commonwealth. You’ll find comments from lawyers who have practiced before them and statements by the judges themselves.	Direct access to the wealth of e-print resources offered by American Law Institute – American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). *Licensing restrictions limit remote access to AliAba to firms with fewer than 50 lawyers nationally with either main or branch offices in Massachusetts.
State House News Service Daily and archived coverage of the House and Senate sessions. Articles, profiles, summaries, forecasts, and background information on virtually every aspect of Massachusetts government, politics and regulatory affairs.	My iLibrary NOLO eBook Collection MyiLibrary NOLO eBook Collection is a collection of nearly one hundred Nolo titles on a wide range of legal issues including bankruptcy, divorce, elder law, intellectual property and immigration. Nolo has cornered the market in producing “plain English” explanations of legal issues that come up every day in personal and business matters.
CCH Internet Research Network™ is the source for Government Contracts Reports on the Internet	ISINOLAW is a database of primary and secondary legal materials about the Peoples Republic of China. It contains laws, regulations and cases as well as helpful descriptions of the various branches of the China’s national and local government. You’ll find practice materials such as form contracts, regular updates of important documents and weekly legal news.
Digest-Annotator (Please ask one of the Reference staff for login assistance.)	Boston Regional Library System Databases MASSACHUSETTS NEWSSTAND -The Boston Globe (1980-Current) , Boston Herald (1991-Current), Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-Current) and more! INFOTRAC FROM BRLS NETLIBRARY ELIBRARY
Ordinance.com is your single source for accurate and up to date zoning and land use information. Includes zoning ordinances, zoning maps, subdivision regulations and checklists.	In Library Use: LexisNexis Congressional Remote Use (with SLL username & password): LexisNexis Congressional
	A legal periodicals index from the Gale Group which allows searchable access to over 800,000 articles. In Library Use: *LegalTrac Remote Use (with SLL username & password): *LegalTrac
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