Dougherty County Law Library

Partnering with theDarton College Paralegal

ProgramLaureen Adams, Library

ManagerGina Trulock, Library

Assistant

Library Hours Fall/Spring Semesters

• Monday, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon; 1:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

• Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon;1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

• Wednesday – Friday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.• Saturday, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon.

Law Library Location

The Judicial Building225 Pine Avenue, Room 212

Contact Information

Telephone: (229) 431-2133Facsimile: (229) 439-2706

Email: ladams@dougherty.ga.usWeb Address:

http://www.albany.ga.us/law_library/LL_index.htm

Library Policies

• Copies are .15 per page.• Copyright laws must be obeyed.• All books are for reference only.• Cell phone usage is prohibited in the

library.• Computer access is limited to 30

minutes if others are waiting.• See Library Policy notebook for more

information.

Library Catalog

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You may search the library catalog remotely

The Library Collection

• Books: Treatises, Form Books, The Official Code of Georgia; Georgia Cases; The Southeastern Reporter; The United States Code Service; Georgia Shepards.

• Print Journals: Georgia Law Reviews.• Legal Newspapers: The Fulton County

Daily Report; The National Law Journal.

The Library Collection: Electronic Resources

• Westlaw• Lexis• Heinonline• Trial Court Desktop• Galileo• Recommended Internet Legal

Websites

The Library Collection: Westlaw

• All cases and statutes for all state and federal jurisdictions.

• Bill and regulation tracking for all federal jurisdictions plus Georgia.

• Wright and Miller Federal Practice & Procedure

The Library Collection: Westlaw

• Georgia Analytical Library (contains GA legal encyclopedias, GA treatises, and GA forms).

• ResultsPlus (suggests analytical materials relevant to your search topic )

• RegulationsPlus (adds innovative search tools and analytical aids)

The Library Collection: Lexis

Georgia Analytical Library

The Library Collection: Heinonline

• Full-text access to 1200+ indexed legal journals.

• Multiple search capabilities, including an official citation search option, link to exact page images of journal issues.

• Currently focuses on pre-1980 legal periodical scholarship and includes text of journals from their inception. Plans to expand its coverage to include all indexed legal periodicals from their first issue to the present.

The Library Collection: Trial Court Desktop

• contains Georgia jury instructions, Constitutions, Court Rules, Bench Books, and the Georgia Code. 

The Library Collection: Galileo

The Library Collection: Recommended Internet Legal

Research Websites• The Cornell Legal Information Institute

http://www.law.cornell.edu/• Jurist http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/• Emory Law School www.law.emory.edu • FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov • Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov • The Virtual Chase

http://www.virtualchase.com/

Legal Citations

• Case CitationsPatrick v. State. 44 S.E.2d 297 (1947).

Case Name Vol. # Page Year

Reporter

Legal Citations: Code Citations

• 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000 a-h

Title # section#; subsection letters

United States Code Annotated (which code)

• O.C.G.A. 16-3-2

Title # Chapter # Section #

Official Code of Georgia Annotated (which code)

Legal Citations

• Law Review ArticlesAuthor Article TitleAnsley Boyd Barton, Recent Remedies

for Health Care, 21 Georgia State University Law Review 831 (2005).

Volume Date Journal TitlePage No.

Legal Citations

• For more information, see http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation

Learning Legal Research

• Morris L. Cohen & Kent C. Olson, Legal Research in a Nutshell (St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2003).

• Stephen Elias & Susan Levinkind, Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law (Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 2004).

• J. Clark Kelso, Studying Law: An Introduction to Legal Research (N.Y: Lexis, 1999).

• Bonita K. Roberts & Linda L. Schlueter, Legal Research Guide: Patterns and Practice (N.Y: Lexis, 2000).

Access to the Law Library during Evening and

Saturday Hours• Darton College Students

– Must present a valid Darton College Identification Card

– Must enter through the Sheriff’s Office entrance

• Members of the Local Bar Association– Must present evidence of valid bar

membership– Must enter through the Sheriff’s Office

entrance

Best Wishes

For a satisfying career in the paralegal profession.