Training Presentation Notes
Background
1. The most comprehensive solution for the study of US constitutionalism, US
Constitutional Law (USC) provides a comprehensive research resource on the
law, politics, and history of constitutionalism in the United States at the federal
and state levels. USC is available via the Oxford Constitutional Law platform,
Oxford’s gateway for constitutional law research.
2. Content: Constitutional Instruments/Materials; National Instruments/Materials;
Commentary/Analysis- Book Content (38 titles from the Oxford Commentaries on
the State Constitutions of the US series), Chronologies, Notes
3. Updating Program: New materials will be added regularly each year, while
commentaries will be regularly updated to reflect the latest judicial and legislative
developments.
Home page
1. Site header: About, FAQs. Help, For Authors
2. Product Selector, Site news (RSS) and latest content, jurisdiction search box
3. Browse panel: by content type and state
4. Search panel: Quick search and advanced search
Browse
1. Browse by Content type- Book Content- The Connecticut State Constitution,
Wesley W. Horton (2nd Edition, OUP 2012) - Click Book title and turn to the book
homepage;
Browse the table of content and click Bibliographical Essay to have a look;
Search within the book- Search ‘Yale’- Part Two The Connecticut Constitution
and Commentary, Art.VIII Of Education- Oxford Law Citator- Check the original
instruments
2. Browse by State- Kentucky - results include constitutional instruments/ materials
and commentaries/ analysis relevant to Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Quick Search
1. search: “food safety”- Constitution of the State of Ohio: 1851- Article 14
Agriculture- The bottom of Article 14 Agriculture § 1 Ohio Livestock Care
Standards Board-Adopted, effective November 3, 2009
2. search “national security”- content type- comment/ analysis- Note- see The
United States: Constitutional Developments, 1990-1998
3. different results between “bill of right” and “bill of rights”
Advanced Search
1. Full text: “public school” AND Date: 1700-1800; Product: US Constitutional Law
[USC]; - 6 results ( constitutional instruments/ materials)
2. Full text: “state constitution” AND “individual right”
http://oxcon.ouplaw.com/home/usc
Last update 29.1.15