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Digest Guide

Regional Digests: 

Digest Name

Jurisdictions

Call Number/

Location

Library Owns

Still Published

Atlantic Digest

CT, DC, DE, MD, ME, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT

KF135.A71 W4

First Floor

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

North Western Digest

ND, SD, IA, MI, MN, NE, WI

KF135.N72 W4

First Floor

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Digest

AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY

KF135.P21 W4

First Floor

Yes

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

South Eastern Digest

GA, NC, SC, VA, WV

N/A

NO

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

North Eastern Digest**

IL, IN, OH, NY, MA

N/A

N/A

NO

Ceased publication after 1st Series

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Digest**

AL, FL, LA, MS

N/A

N/A

NO

Ceased publication after 1st Series

 

 

 

 

 

South Western Digest**

AR, KY, MO, TN, TX

N/A

N/A

NO

Ceased publication after 1st Series

 ** The North Eastern, Southern and South Western regional digests are no longer published. Individual state digests cover cases from the jurisdictions formerly covered by these regional digests. The Law Library owns the Illinois Digest and the Missouri Digest.  Three States do not have a digest, Delaware, Nevada, and Utah.

 ### The Law Library currently subscribes to the Descriptive Word Index for the Illinois Digest and Missouri Digest. The Descriptive Word Index can be used for all Digest sets.

Digests covering Federal Cases:

Digest

Name

Coverage Dates

Call Number/Location

Library Owns

Still Updated

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Digest

1754-1938

KF127.W4

First Floor

Yes

NO

 

 

 

 

 

Modern Federal Practice Digest

1939-1961

KF127.W45

First Floor

Yes

NO

 

 

 

 

 

West's Federal Practice Digest 2d

1961-1975

KF127.W48

First Floor

Yes

NO

 

 

 

 

 

West's Federal Practice Digest 3d

1975-late 1980's,

early 1990's

KF127.W48 1984

First Floor

Yes

NO

 

 

 

 

 

West's Federal Practice Digest 4th

late 1980's,

early 1990's to

date

KF127.W48 1989

First Floor

Yes

YES

 

 

 

 

 

Century Digest*

1658-1896

KF138

First Floor

Yes

NO

 

 

 

 

 

Decennial Digest*

1897-date

KF141

First Floor

Yes

YES, by the General Digest

 

 

 

 

 

West's General Digest*

Current Decennial

KF141.W4

First Floor

Yes. NO longer updating set.

Yes

 *Includes both Federal and State cases.

 ### The Law Library currently subscribes to the Descriptive Word Index for the West's Federal Practice Digest 4th. The Descriptive Word Index can be used for all Digest sets.

LH 10/04


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