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Academic Affairs Digital Signatures Government Resources (Cont'd.) NACUA
Academic Freedom and Tenure/ Distance Learning Disabilities: Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Documents Occupational Health and Safety
Academic Integrity Americans with Disabilities Act US Constititution Privacy
Administration Discrimination US Treasury Procurement and Auxiliary Services
Affirmative Action Diversity Web Sites Racial and Ethnic Harassment and Discrimination
AIDS Education Congress Residential Life
Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking Employment Discrimination Senate Records
Attorney General Employment Law IRS Student Records/ Solomon Amendment
Campus Violence and Security Environmental Law Governance and Governing Boards University Records and Archives
Civil Rights Facilities Grievances Search Engines
Colleges Faculty Conflicts of Interest Human Resources and Personnel Sexual Harassment
Policies Fed World Immigration Student Affairs
Links/ News FERPA Intellectual Property Student Rights and Responsibilities/ Code of Conduct
Communications Financial Management, Business and Tax Patent Trademark Law
Computers Forms Copyright United Nations
Internet/ Cyber law Freedom of Expression/ Free Speech/ Civil Liberties Jokes Use of Institution Name, Logo, Symbols
Policies General Policy Indices Landlords Women on the Web
Defamation Gifts and Institutional Development Legal Resources Web Ethics
Consensual Relationships between Faculty and Students Government Resources Appellate Law Various useful links:
Consumer Rights Statutes Law Journals/ Newspapers
New: Revised Courts Page Federal Searchable Databases  
Court of Appeals Code of Federal Regulations Law Schools/ Student Information  
Links Tax Code Legal Links  
Rules of Court U.S. Code Legal Research Sites  
Supreme Court of Ohio State People and Attorney Finders  

Resource Listing

Topic Keywords URL
Academic Freedom and Tenure/ Distance Learning  
  AAUP Report on Distance Learning: Intellectual Property Rights; Faculty Comp. and Workload Issues
  Distance Learning
   
   
   
  Harvard's online discussion http://eon.law.harvard.edu/heroes/
Topic Keywords URL
  Carnegie Mellon - Academic; Integrity section of their handbook
Administration FSU Finance and Administration
  Office of Administration and Finance
Affirmative Action Affirmative Action Fact Sheet
  Affirmative Action articles
AIDS    
Alcohol, Drugs, and Smoking California Association for Drug & Alcohol Educators
  National Clearinghouse for Drugs and Alcohol
  Alcohol and Drug Professional Assessment Services
Topic Keywords URL
  Ohio's Attorney General Page
  Ohio Sunshine Laws - The 2002 Yellow Book
  Supplement to the 2002 Yellow Book: Recent Sunshine Law Case Law Summaries
Campus Violence and Security U.S. Department of Education - Campus Security
  Campus Safety
  105th Congress Legislative roundup for Campus Security
  Campus Security Act
  Sexual Assault Info. Page
Civil Rights Enforcement U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights
Topic Keywords URL
Policies NACUA's online policies note: user i.d. and password required
  SWT University Policies and Procedures
  Concordia University Official Policies Website
  University of California Office of General Counsel
  University policies that have been standardized and issued by the university policy office
  University of Nebraska - Lincoln Policies
  Campus wide policies and procedures
  Stanford University Policies
  Rights and Responsibilities of Colleges/ Students
News/ Links American Association of State Colleges and Universities News
  The College and University Connection Hompepage
Topic Keywords URL
   
Computers    
Internet/Cyber Law Information Technology & Privacy Law
  Villanova University -- Center for Information Law & Policy
  EDUCAUSE - education through information technology
  Computer Law & Policy
  Digital Commerce -- Georgia State University
  Computer/ Cyber resource links
  Cyberlaw links
  Internet Fraud
  UCLA Cyberspace Law and Policy
  Cyberspace Law Abstracts
  Obline Cyberspace Course for Non-lawyers
  Internet Law Page - landmark cases about computer/ internet laws
  Cyber Rights and Criminal Justice
  Cyberspace and the Law
  Cyberlaw, cases, statutes and policies - Cyberspace Law & Policy
  Technology Law Resources
  Center for Democracy and Technology
  State of union address
  Court Watch - Major pending cases which affect the computer/ internet industry
Policy    
  Computer Policy and Law
  Cyberla, cases, statutes and policies - Cyberspace Law and Policy
Defamation Cyberspace defamation & libel
Topic Keywords URL
Consumer Rights Consumer World
  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Courts    
Court of Appeals Federal Court Locator/ Judicial Info.
  11th Circuit published opinions
  Law Library - Federal Court Decisions and Rules
Links Court Criminal Justice Links
  Federal/State/International Court Web Sites
  Case Maker Library - note: user i.d. and password required - Ohio Revised Code - Ohio Official Reports - Ohio Unreported Appellate Decisions - Opinions from Federal Circuits* - U.S. Supreme Court Opinions* - Ohio Court Rules* - Ohio Attorney General Opinions*- Ohio Ethics Opinions* - Verdict Reporter
Rules Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court - Federal Rules - Federal Local Rules - U.S. Court of Appeals - U.S. District Court - State Rules - State and Local Rules
  Case Maker Library - note: user i.d. and password required - Ohio Court Rules
Supreme Court of Ohio  
   
United States Supreme Court The Oyez Project - The Supreme Court Multimedia Database Cases - Justices
  History of U.S. Supreme Court cases, search
  Supreme Court Cases from 1893, Federal and state codes and cases
  Federal Judiciary Home Page
  What's new in the Federal Courts
  The privacy group that took on Intel
  Supreme Court Collection
  Supreme Court Decisions
  Case Maker Library - U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
  Cornell
Topic Keywords URL
  Utah's Digital Signature System
Disabilities Disability and the Workplace: An Internet Primer - Plethora: begin here!
  All disability links
  National Disability Organizations and Agencies
  College Disability Links
  U.S. Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page
  1400 Disability Links
  World Institute for Disabilities
  Disabled Students Program
  AHEAD: Association of Higher Education and Disability
  Department of Education: Office of Civil Rights
  Links
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Topic Keywords URL
  Americans with Disabilities Act
  Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship in ADA
Discrimination U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Anti-Defamation League
Diversity  
  U.S. Department of the Interior Workplace Diversity
Topic Keywords URL
  Transforming Education through Information Technologies
  The Leadership Project
  Synergistics Inc. development of individuals within learning organizations
  The Department of Education
Employment Discrimination (See also Employment Law) UROFSKY v. Allen -- Restrictions on State Employee-Access to Information Infrastructure
  Legal Law Institute info and overview
Employment Law Employment Law Info
  Employment Law Info
  Employment Law Info
  Workplace Violence
  Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division (FMLA Guide)
  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  Employment Questions and Answers
  U.S. Department of Labor Employment Law Assistance
  Temp. workers information
  U.S. National Labor Relations Board
  Department of Labor
  National Employment Lawyers Association - Site to help lawyers advise clients in employment law - Advocates for Employee Rights
  Employment Law Information Network
Topic Keywords URL
  Minimizing Environmental Waste
  University Committee on Environment
  Environmental Organization: Education
  Environmental Project Policy
  Links to other general environmental sites - EPA
  Environmental law - Recent stories/ columns
Facilities    
Faculty Conflicts of Interest American Association of University Professors
Fed World  
FERPA Family Policy Compliance
  Military Recruiting & ROTC in Higher Education (32 CFR 216)
  Soloman Amendment Info (Dept. of Defense Info.)
Fiscal Management, Business & Tax Fiscal Watch Issues
Forms Findlaw Forms  
  U.S. Copyright Office Forms  
Topic Keywords URL
  Freedom of Expression
  Liberals on the Web
  Censorship and Free Expression Archive
  Civil Rights Links
   
  American Civil Liberties Union
  Peacefire
  Cincinnati Enquirer series on Chiquita (Used Chiquita Voice Mail for source material. Cincinnati Enquirer subsequently pulled down pages with series under threat of suit by Chiquita)
General Policy Indices    
Gifts and Institutional Development    

Government Resources

Topic Keywords URL
Federal    
Code of Federal Regulations Code of Federal Regulations - search - browse
  National Archives and Records Administration - Office of the Federal Register - Code of Federal Regulations - Federal Register - Privacy Act Issuances - Public Laws - U.S. Gov. Manuals - Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - U.S. Congress Info. - GPO Access Search Page
  ** Cornell - CFR
  Internet Law Library - Search U.S. Code - Search Laws of other nations - Search CFR
Tax Code  
United States Code ** Search: Cornell U.S. Code
  ** Congress U.S. Code
  University of California GPO Gate
  Internet Law Library - Search U.S. Code - Search Laws of other nations - Search CFR
State    
Ohio Administrative Code Ohio Administrative Code
Ohio Revised Code Ohio Revised Code
  Case Maker Library - Ohio Revised Code
  Search state statutes
  Cornell State Statutes Home Page
Documents Federal Government Document Resources
  Presidential Executive Orders
  U.S. Government Manual 1998-1999
  Law and government documents
  Finance Net -- Gov.
United States Constitution Text of Constitution
  Search
U.S. Treasury Main menu
Web Sites Search Government Web sites
  U.S. History Outloud - FDR - Sir Winston Churchill - Sec. of State George Marshall - President Lyndon Johnson - JFK - President Clinton
  Politics
  Federal Government Sites
  GovEngine.com - The Premier Federal, State and Local Government Site on the Internet
Congress Senate
  Senate
IRS IRS - UTL Library
   
Topic Keywords URL
Grievances    
Human Resources and Personnel    
Immigration Immigration Resources
  U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  Business Immigration
  Immigration and Nationality Law
Topic Keywords URL
  Franklin Pierce Law Center's Intellectual Property
  Copyright Information circulars & form letters
  AAUP Report on Distance Learning - Academic Freedom - Faculty Comp. and Workload Issues
  Intellectual Property Law - The Trade Secrets Home Page
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  Intellectual Property/ Mega Tags
Patent Patent FAQ, Patent Law
  U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - U.S. Trademark Law - U.S. Patent Full Database
  The magazine for law & policy for high technology - Daily news
  Search - Gallary of obscure patents
  Intellectual Property and Technical Forum
Copyright Infor for Dissertation Authors
  Cornell's Legal Information Institute
  Copyright Myths Explained
  Permission: copyright, sample request forms, links
  Copyright Clearance Center
  Digital Future Coalition
  University Copyright Policies
  U.S. Copright Office Forms
  U.S. Copyright Home Page
  Copyright Law against State Institutions
  Crash course in Copyright
  Copyright resources
  Intellectual Property: Copyright
  Copyright and Fair Use
  Copyright cases
  The Copyright Web Site
  Copyright fair use and resources
  Copyright and Art
  UCLA Library Copyright Laws
  Copyright and Authorship Resources
Topic Keywords URL
Landlords  

Legal Resources

Topic Keywords URL
Law Journals/ Newspapers Journal of College and University Law - We have this in the library
  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  New York Times
  The Chronicle of Higher Education
  Journal of Law and Education Home Page
  Up to date information
  Index of counless law journals
  Federal Communications Law Journal
  Legal Journals on the Web
  Index of law journals: search
  Drudge Report
  Cyberlaw journal
  Ohio Lawyers Weekly
  Ohio Supreme Court Most Recent Opinions
  Law Journal - Legal News
  The Journal of Online Law
  Labornet -- online news protecting the rights of workers
  ConflictNet
  Legal news
  Law News
  National Law Journal - Legal news
  Law Journal Extra
  University of Southern California Online Law Journal Listing
  Georgetown University Online Law Library
Topic Keywords URL
  The Library of Congress
  Virtual Library
  Virtual Reference Desk
   
  Emory Law Library Reference Desk
  Internet Public Library
  American Association of Law Libraries  
  American Library Association
Law Schools/ Students Information  
   
  Excellent source for law students
   
   
  Outlines by subject
  Law school outlines  
Topic Keywords URL
   
  American Law Sources online - Links to all online sources of American Law (free)
  Legal and Government Links
  Alphabetical index
  CAF Law Archive
   
   
  Les Grands Legal Links
  Links to over 3,000 select web sites
  Links to: government-law schools - worldwide legal studies - legal links
  Criminal and Law Links
Topic Keywords URL
  "Law on the Web" -- U.S. legal resources: statutes, cases, links - Very complete: Federal Law/ State Law/ Journals
  Virtual Library v. 2.0 - Great research tool!
  Keyword search of issue discussed
  Matthew Bender - Authority on Demand
  Legal Research
  Legal Questions, Answers, and Research
  Legal Research
  Legal Research - Articles
  Lexis Nexis
  Westlaw
  search
  Texas Legal Research Site
   
  Researching state and federal law
   
  The Practicing Attorney's Legal Research Page
  Legal Subject Index - Laws: Cases & Codes - Supreme Court Opinions 893+, vol. 150+ - Court of Appeals Decisions - US State Laws: Cases and Codes - Foreign & International Resources - Directories - Forms
   
  Case Maker Library -- Legal Research -- note: user i.d. and password required
  Research Centers
  Legal Research Publisher
  Legal Research Resources
  Search, resources, law library
  Academic info for the college/ high school age -- search
  Legal Resources
  Law Related Books and Newsletters
  The Business Law Site
  Legal Resources -- Lawyers Toolbox
  Legal Resources and Information
  Court TV Online
  General and Government Related Resources
  Legal help to journalists
  Excellent site for legal resources
  Center for Information: Law and Policy
  Self Help Law Center: Search/ Legal Encyclopedia
  Legal Resources from National Federation of Paralegal Association
  Counsel Quest Legal Resources
  Internet Legal Resources Guide
  New Jersey Law Network: resources, general legal topics
   
  Link to Internet Virtual Law Libraries
   
  Things that lawyers use
  Researching Federal Law
  Resources
  Legal Information and Research strategies
  Search Tools and Indexes
  Obtaining legal information quickly and easily
   
  Cornell Law School - Research
  Resources plus Pre-Law advice
  Indiana University Virtual Library Search Tools & Other Comprehensive Sites
  Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/
Topic Keywords URL
   
  Locate/ Ask a Lawyer
  Find people on the web
  Find people on the web
  Lawyer finder
  Attorney Yellow Pages
  Attorney Net
  Attorney Finder
  West's Legal Directory
Medical Medical Help International
Motivation Motivating America's youth
NACUA  
Topic Keywords URL
  Environmental Health and Safety: FSU Online Policies and Procedures
  Worker's Comp/ Environmental Safety
  Environmental Health and Safety
  Environmental Health and Safety
  Occupational Health and Safety Links
  OSHA Website
Privacy  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Procurement and Auxiliary Services    
Racial & Ethnic Harassmetn and Discrimination    
Residential Life    
Records    
Topic Keywords URL
  FERPA - Information
  Family Education and Privacy Rights Act (20 USC 1232g)
  Solomon Amendment (Finalized Regulations)
  Solomon Amendment
Trademark Law  
   
University Records and Archives Privacy
   
Search Engines The Seamless Website
  Law around the Net search
  Search Legal Resources
   
  Search
  The Law Engine - Legal Research - excellent search engine: - Federal Courts - General Libraries - Top Law Libraries - Legal Reference - Dictionaries
  Search legal information
  Dogpile
  Stetson Law School
Topic Keywords URL
Student Affairs    
Student Rights and Responsibilities/ Codes of Conduct    
United Nations  
Use of Institution Name, Logo, or Symbols    
Women on the web Women's legal links
  Women's Net
Web Ethics Legal ethics announcements
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