Attorney General Library

Mission
The Attorney General Library provides information services and resources to support the legal, policy, and law enforcement activities of the Office of the Attorney General.

About      
The Attorney General Library offers a specialized collection of legal materials for the government lawyer. We collect subject-specific materials supporting the Office's legal efforts on behalf of Minnesota state agencies, boards, and other public entities. We offer historical collections of Minnesota statutes, laws, rules, and Attorney General opinions..

Our Customers
Primary users are the Attorney General staff; secondary users are other libraries and the general public.

Databases
These databases are available to walk-in users:

• Minnesota Legal Periodical Index (MLPI): index of nineteen Minnesota legal publications.

We will provide searches for CALCO libraries in these databases:

• Westlaw
• Lexis
• ORBIT - metro-area real estate records
• CARFAX
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Minnesota Lawyer (article archive plus Verdicts & Settlements)
  Minnesota Lawyer Judicial Directory
• PACER, MNCIS, TCIS - federal and state court dockets

Special Collections
We have a collection of Native American legal and historical materials, Attorney General publications, and legal periodicals. Materials may be borrowed via interlibrary loan or by arrangement with the staff. Copies of Attorney General opinions are available on the AG web site (1993 to present) or by request from the Library Staff.