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Catalogs
Law Library Catalog
Search the Law Library's collection of print and electronic resources here. The catalog also allows you to place holds, renew materials, and check your library account.
OneSearch
OneSearch is the main catalog for the University Libraries. You can find multidisciplinary books, ebooks, articles, journals, conference papers, databases, and many other resources here.
FirstSearch
FirstSearch is a search interface for WorldCat, a database of more than 40,000 libraries in 100+ countries globally. If the William A. Wise Law Library and the University Libraries don't have the resource you're looking for, you will likely find it in FirstSearch and can get it via interlibrary loan.
Databases
Lexis+
Lexis+ is the latest legal research database from LexisNexis. Lexis+ offers access to all primary law sources and a wealth of secondary sources, analytics, and Lexis+AI. Use is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Colorado Law School.
Westlaw
Westlaw Precision is the most current research database from Thomson Reuters, offering access to a full suite of legal research sources, primary and secondary. Use is generally restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Colorado Law School. However, the Law Library does provide public access to Westlaw on two (2) computers on the 2nd floor of the library.
Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law is the legal research platform form the same company who that produces the Bloomberg terminals. The web-based database provides much of the same information as the terminals with more of a legal focus. Use is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Colorado Law School.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline provides a vast number of legal resources, providing searchable scans of the original print version of current and historical materials. These materials include historical federal and state legal sources and entire runs of many law reviews and journals.
More Databases at the Law Library
The Law Library offers Law faculty, students, and staff more than 250 legal and other research databases. Search by subject, vendor, or database title.
More Databases at the University Libraries
The University Libraries offer members of the Law School access to more than 1500 additional, multidisciplinary databases. Search the University Libraries' databases by database title, keyword, type of resource, or subject.
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Research Guides
Law librarian-curated guides for conducting research on a wide variety of subjects. Take a look at what our librarians recommend for finding information in different areas of law.
University of Colorado Law School Digital Repository
The William A. Wise Law Library's digital repository hosts the Law School's scholarly output as well as collections digitized by the law library. Current collections include:
- Faculty Publications,
- Law Journals (Colorado Law Review, Colorado Environmental Law Journal, Colorado Technology Law Journal),
- Digitized Colorado primary law, and
- the Amicus.
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