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Research Tools

Call numbers by subject
Call number ranges for popular subjects to facilitate browsing of the stacks.
Catalog
Search Tarlton's online catalog TALLONS for books, journals, web resources, and more.
Current awareness
Tarlton provides a variety of current awareness services, including a searchable table of contents database, an actual innocence awareness database, topical current legal literature feeds, and current Supreme Court news.
Databases
Legal and non-legal research databases such as Hein Online and JSTOR. Additional databases are available through UT General Libraries.
Legal research websites
An annotated list of free legal websites which may assist in your research.
Legal self-help
Selective list of materials available for the general public on various topics of law, with a particular emphasis on Texas law.
Research guides
A good starting point for conducting your own research or improving your research skills.
Stack guide
Find out which floor contains the call number you are looking for.
Texas Law research
Annotated list of Texas specific websites, including statutes, bill, regulations, Texas legal aid, attorney referral, and other Texas state and academic law libraries.
U.S. Supreme Court resources
Tools for Supreme Court research, including brief summaries of recent opinions and petitions granted.