Looking for the law books?
Paralegal students and faculty are encouraged to watch our video tour of the legal resources available at Mack Library on the Bethlehem campus.
A variety of law-related videos may be viewed online through the Films on Demand database. If you are using the database from off-campus, you will be asked to log in with the same user name and password that you use to open your "Student Workday" account. Watch the programs listed here by clicking on each title, or search the database to find videos on your choice of topics.
Film: The Bill of Rights: A Living Document
Segments include: Right to Bear Arms; Right to Privacy; Rights of the Accused; Constitution: A Living Document
Film: The First Amendment
Segments include: America’s Constitution; First Amendment Freedoms; U.S. Supreme Court and Religion; U.S. Supreme Court and Speech; Freedom of the Press; Right to Assembly and Petition
Film: It’s the Law
Segments include: Laws and Society; Types of Crimes; Personal Crimes and Property Crimes; Types of Searches; Arrests and the Miranda Warning; Booking Process; Fair and Unbiased Systems
Film: The Judicial Branch
Segments include: State Court System; District Courts; Supreme Court; How Cases Are Heard; Supreme Court Opinions; Interpreting the Constitution
Film: Judicial Opinions: The Supreme Court Justices
Segments include: Supreme Court’s Role in Governance; Writ of Habeas Corpus; Judicial Activism; Judicial Independence of Supreme Court Justices
Film: Order in the Court
Segments include: Pretrial Procedures; Arraignments and Plea Bargains; Beginning the Trial; Concluding a Trial; Sentencing; Probation, Juveniles, and Appeals
Film: Plea Bargains: Dealing for Justice
Segments include: Overloaded County Court System; Prisoners Urged to Accept Deals; Who Are Public Defenders?
Film: Public Safety, Law, and Security
Segments include: Law Careers: Paralegal; and Law Careers: Forensics Specialist
Film: Trial by Jury
Segments include: History of Jury Trials; Constitutional Guarantees; Duties of a Trial Jury; Courtroom Members; Courtroom Procedures; Jury Deliberations; Alternatives to Jury Trials
The NCC Library has its own YouTube channel, where you can view a variety of helpful videos on research methods in all subject areas. These three videos show how to search legal books in print.
Searching Federal and State Statute Books by Topic -- This video uses a sample search in the Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes print books to show you how to locate a topic using the alphabetical index.
Search Purdon's Pennsylvania Statute Books by Citation -- Learn how to search the Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes print books when you have to locate a citation. What happens if your citation is not in the book? Find out here.
Search U.S. Code Annotated Books by Citation -- Learn how to search the U.S. Code Annotated print books when you have a citation. What happens if there is no pocket part? Watch the video to find out.
The Jerome Hall Law Library at the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University at Bloomington, has created an extensive collection of videos covering a variety of legal research concepts. Click on the links below to find out about different types of legal books, how new laws get published, what the parts of a legal citation mean, and much more! Please note that some of these videos mention another legal database called Lexis, which NCC Library does not have.
Don't forget that these tutorials cover resources for Indiana (not Pennsylvania), but the basic legal concepts are the same for any state.
Introduction to Secondary Sources in Legal Research
American Law Reports and Its Use in Legal Research
Statutes and Their Publication
Finding and Updating Statutes in Print
Understanding Court Structure and Precedent