Library Catalogs

UMass Library Catalog
Search for books, journals, and other materials by author, title, subject, keyword, call number, journal title, etc. For materials on a specific subject, enter your term(s) as a Subject. If you don't know the Library of Congress subject heading for your topic, use keywords or consult Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) (Z695.L695+) located near the Reference Desk.  Some examples of relevant subject headings in legal studies follow.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 United States
Brown v. Board of Education
Capital Punishment
Civil Rights Arab Americans
Critical Legal Studies
Dispute Resolution (Law)
Euthanasia
Judicial Power
Jury
Law and Politics
Law Enforcement
Law -- Philosophy
Natural Law History
Prisoners -- Legal Status
Right to Die -- Law and Legislation -- United States
Terrorism

Other Library Catalogs
To expand your research to other libraries try the following catalogs. Ways to obtain materials not owned by UMass Amherst Libraries.

Five Colleges Catalog
Search the Library Catalogs of Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst.

Virtual Catalog
Search the library catalogs of many academic and Massachusetts public libraries simultaneously.

WorldCat (UMass Amherst students, faculty, and staff use their OIT account for off-campus access)
Search the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the world.

CW/MARS Catalog
Contains records for the materials of public, academic, school, regional, and special libraries in Central and Western Massachusetts.

Find Library Materials by Call Numbers

The Library Catalog provides a call number for each item. The call number consists of an alpha numeric string based on the Library of Congress Classification System. View an example of how to read a call number. Information on legal studies can be found primarily in the "K" call number area. The "Ks" are currently shelved on Floor 5 of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Specific topics and locations follow."

K General

KD Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland

KE Law of Canada

KF Law of the United States

KG Law of Latin America

KH Law of South America

KJ Law of Europe

KZ Law of Nations