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J385 Communication Law

In addition to the resources at the Law School Library, the Knight Library has significant research tools for your work in J385. Below are resources to consider:

  • Useful for background are the World Press Encyclopedia, second edition (REF KNIGHT PN 4728 .Q53 2003; 2 volumes) and the Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications (REF KNIGHT P87.5 .E532 2003; 4 volumes). The latter, for instance, in volume 3, has a chapter on "Libel and Slander," written by David Heller and Sandra Baron, of the Media Law Resource Center.
  • Books on First Amendment issues are located primarily on the Third Floor, in the KF 4770 call number area. The majority of books on libel are under the subject heading: "Libel and slander." (See especially "Libel and slander - United States.") Most of these books are in the Law Library.
  • The Law Category in OneSearch can be used to search for articles from journals or law reviews on particular cases or legal concepts.
  • The Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation, located in the Documents Center Reference Area, call number DOCS REF KF 4527 .U58, lists key Supreme Court decisions for each clause of the Constitution.
  • Volumes of the U.S. Code, the official laws of the United States, are located in the Document Center Reference Area, Row 7B.
  • Volumes of the latest Oregon Revised Statutes, the official laws of the State of Oregon, are located in the Document Center Reference Area, Row 7B.
  • Volumes of the U.S. Reports, the opinions of the Supreme Court, are shelved in the lower level of the Documents Center, Row 31.
  • Volumes of the FCC Record, published by the Federal Communications Commission, are shelved in the lower level of the Documents Center, Row 2. Call number: CC 1.12/3:
  • The FOIA Post, published by the Department of Justice, summarizes legal opinion regarding the Freedom Of Information Act and provides guidance to federal agencies regarding requests for information under the statute.
Here are two legal bibliographies:

As a student at the UO, you also have access to two legal databases of note, from which you can obtain the results from appellate courts and law review articles:

  1. Westlaw Campus
  2. LexisNexis Academic
Maintained by: Paul Frantz, pfrantz@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 03/28/2008