While the State Library of Massachusetts may still be closed, the librarians are creating more and more online content to assist you in your legislative research!
Previously, we were able to assist you in person, providing more information on where to find different legislative documents, the different types of law and regulation in the commonwealth, and how to use our online and print materials to compile a legislative history. Now, we are hoping to provide the same assistance to you with our new tutorials series.
The State Library’s Reference Department has been diligently creating video tutorials regarding different aspects of legislative research. So far, these videos include:
- Find Massachusetts Acts & Resolves Online
- What’s the Difference Between Bills, Acts, the Massachusetts General Laws, and the Code of Massachusetts Regulations?
- How to Use the House and Senate Journals
These videos will talk you through these different topics, while showing you where you can find these items online.
In addition to these videos, our website contains a wealth of information regarding legislative research and what we have in our collections, often with direct links to the documents you were looking for!
- A Guide to Performing Massachusetts Legislative History
- Massachusetts Law Resources in the State Library
- Guide to Genealogical Resources in the State Library
- Massachusetts State and Local Resources in the State Library
- Federal Law Resources in the State Library
- Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library
As we continue to serve our patrons virtually, please let us know if there are any video tutorials or guides that you would like to see!
Alexandra Bernson
Reference Team
