PARALEGAL/LEGAL ASSISTANT  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Criminal Justice Periodicals
    LegalTrac
    Westlaw (campus only)
   
Definitions

        Print Sources

• Black’s Law Dictionary Ready Reference KF 156 .B53 2004

• Burtan's Legal Thesaurus Reference KF 156 .B856 1998b

• Dictionary of Law Reference KF 156 .A58 1996

        On-line:

• Glossary of Legal Terms 

Background Information

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Sources:

• American Justice Reference KF 154 .A44 1996

• Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System Reference KF 154 .E53 1987

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area KF 320 to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.
Tip: To do a subject search, use the Library of Congress subject heading Legal Assistants.

Associations and Organizations

• National Federation of Paralegal Association 

• National Association of Legal Assistants 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Additional web sites:

• Legal Information Institute

• Paralegal Gateway

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  
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•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Accounting  African American Studies  Anthropology  Area/Ethnic Studies  Art, Fine and Applied                        
Biology Business Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computing Construction Management 
Criminal Justice  Early Childhood Education Economics Education Engineering Engineering Technology
English and Literature Foreign Languages Forensic Science Geography Health Education Health Information Technology History Horticulture Hospitality Management Services Management Marketing Mathematics Medicine Music Nuclear Medicine Technology Nursing Nutrition Paralegal/Legal Assistant Pharmacy Philosophy Physical Therapy Physics Political Science  Psychology Radio/TV/Film Radiography Respiratory Therapy Sociology Speech Communication Theater Women's Studies

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