Great Criminal Trials in American History

This is a list of some of the resources in Paul Robeson Library that will be relevant to your project. For more information please ask a reference librarian.

• Reference Works
  
• Locating Books
  
• Appropriate Journal Indexes
  

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Reference Works

Great American Trials / REF KF 220 G7 1997
Landmark Supreme Court Cases / REF KF 4549 L58 1999
Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia / REF KF 385 A4 J64 1992
Encyclopedia of American Crime / REF HV 6789 S54 2000
Murder Cases of the Twentieth Century / REF HV 6245 F74 1996

Locating Books

When looking for books in IRIS, the Rutgers Libraries Catalog search on the names of individuals or concepts associated with your trial

Be aware that items at the Alexander Library in New Brunswick purchased before c. 1970 and not checked out since then are not included in IRIS. We have a copy of their old card catalog from c. 1970 on microfilm. Ask at the Reference Desk for more information.

Two other catalogs may be useful in locating resources for your paper. Both will include some primary sources. You can request items from these catalogs on interlibrary loan.

• RLIN -- database of catalogs from research libraries
• CRL (Center for Research Libraries)

Appropriate Journal Indexes

The library has several journal indexes available. The best index for you will depend on your topic. Some of the general indexes that are likely to be relevant are:

• Lexis / Nexis Academic Universe
• Dow Jones News Retrieval
• Academic Search Premiere (EBSCO)
• America History and Life
• Sociofile
• Periodical Contents Index (1770-1995)
• New York Times (1851-date online)
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature (1890-date, print only)

updated 01/29/03
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