Spring 2005
Finding Laws, Court Cases, and Rules
Legislation –
The General Statutes (laws currently in effect)
Available through
Lexis-Nexis Academic or in paper format in the North Carolina Collection Reading Room (NoCar Ref KFN 7430 1943 A2x)
Court Cases –
North Carolina [Supreme Court] Reports and
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports
Available through
Lexis-Nexis Academic or in paper format in the North Carolina Collection Reading Room:
North Carolina Reports (NoCar KFN 7445 A3x)
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports (NoCar Ref KFN 7448 A2)
North Carolina Digest (index of cases) (NoCar Ref KFN 7457 N6 1990)
Strong’s North Carolina Index (encyclopedic treatment of law) (NoCar Ref KFN 7445.6 .S82)
Rules and Regulations –
North Carolina Administrative Code
The North Carolina Register (NoCar Ref KFN 7840 A1 N67x)
- This monthly publication contains executive orders, proposed rules (regulations) of state agencies (to allow for public comment before final adoption) and regulations that have been adopted. Consult theNorth Carolina Registerto see whether changes or additions to regulations have been made in recent months. It is also available at: http://www.oah.state.nc.us/rules/register/
Finding Periodical Literature
Newspapers – Search for newspaper articles online using the following databases:
Magazines and Journals – Use the following indexes:
Finding StateGovernment Websites
Ask for help at the North Carolina Collection Service Desk:
Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, 1 - 1 0 p.m.
Maury York:
phone: 328-0252
email:
yorkm@ecu.edu
