PEOPLE

Almanac of the federal judiciary / editor, Susan Alexander Chicago : LawLetters

The American bench : judges of the nation Minneapolis, Minn. : Reginald Bishop Forster & Associates, c1997-98

Congressional staff directory Indianapolis, The Congressional Staff Directory

Directory of corporate counsel New York, N.Y. : Law & Business

Encyclopedia of associations Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co.

Judicial staff directory Mt. Vernon, Va. : Congressional Staff Directory, Ltd.

Martindale-Hubbell bar register of preeminent lawyers Summit, NJ : Martindale-Hubbell

The United States government manual Washington, D.C. : Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration

WANT's Federal-state court directory Washington, D.C. : WANT Pub. Co.,

Washington information directory [Washington] Congressional Quarterly, Inc

Who's who in America Chicago : A.N. Marquis

Worldwide government directory, with international organizations Washington, D.C. : Belmont Publications,

Yellow books - New York, NY : Monitor Pub. Co.
Congressional yellow book , Federal yellow book , Judicial yellow book : who's who in federal and state courts, Municipal yellow book : who's who in the leading city and county governments and local authorities, State yellow book

FACTS & FIGURES

The American heritage dictionary of the English language 3rd ed Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1992

Black's Law Dictionary 6^th ed. St. Paul, West Publishing, 1990.

Familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature / John Bartlett ; edited by Justin Kaplan 16th ed Boston : Little, Brown, 1992

Information please almanac, atlas & yearbook Boston : Houghton Mifflin

Statistical abstract of the United States Washington : U.S. G.P.O.
First place to look for any statistical information.

West's legal thesaurus/dictionary : a resource for the writer and the computer researcher / William P. Statsky St. Paul : West Pub. Co., c1985

The World almanac and book of facts New York : Press Pub. Co. (The New York World),

PUBLICATIONS GUIDES AND GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES

Books in print New York : R.R. Bowker,

Gale directory of publications and broadcast media Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co.
Used for finding local radio, television and newspapers.

Guide to reference books. Robert Balay, ed. 11th ed. Chicago, American Library Association. 1996.

Legal looseleafs in print New York, N.Y. : InfoSources Pub.

Legal newsletters in print New York, N.Y. : Infosources Pub.

Ulrich's international periodicals directory New York : Bowker,

STATE RESEARCH

The Green book : official directory of the City of New York [New York] : The City

New York legal research guide / by Ellen M. Gibson Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein & Co., 1988
Many states have guides for doing legal research, this is just one, particularly useful, example.

State legislative sourcebook Topeka, Kan. : Government Research Service,

Subject compilations of state laws Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1981-

LEGAL RESEARCH GUIDES

The bluebook : a uniform system of citation. 16th ed Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard Law Review Association, c1991-

Bieber's dictionary of legal abbreviations : reference guide for attorneys, legal secretaries, paralegals, and law students 4th ed. / by Mary Miles Prince Buffalo, N.Y. : W.S. Hein, 1993
This source is invaluable for finding obscure reporter and periodical abbreviations. It is especially useful for older cases and English cites.

How to find the law. 9^th ed. / Morris L. Cohen, Robert C. Berring, Kent C. Olson St. Paul, Minn. : West, 1989

Specialized legal research / Leah F. Chanin, general editor ; with contributions from Joseph James Beard ... [et al.] Boston : Little, Brown, c1987-
A great source for introduction to specialized areas such as tax and securities research.

prepared by Lisa A. Spar, Computer Services Reference Librarian