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Articles for Legal & Non-Legal Research: Guide
Find Articles & Journals
Step 1: Use the catalog to check if the library has the journal you’re looking for in print or online. First, try searching for the article title. If that doesn't return any results, search for the journal title.
Step 2: Check Lexis and Westlaw, as well as the journal databases and indexes below, as not all journal databases are available to search through the library's catalog.
The best bets for locating legal journal articles are HeinOnline's Law Journal Library; EBSCO's Legal Source; and Legal Trac. The best bets for locating non-legal journal articles are EBSCO's Academic Search Premier and JSTOR.
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Academic Search PremierA comprehensive, scholarly, and multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 12,000 periodicals and 4,700 peer-reviewed journals.
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JSTORFull-text archive of over 1000 historical academic journals in the Arts and Sciences. In some cases, coverage dates back to middle of the 17th century.
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Law Journal LibraryFull-text images, searchable collection of over 900 law reviews and journals, starting as early as 1808.
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Legal SourceProvides complete coverage of the most important English language legal information, with international coverage of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews and more. Full text is available for over 400 periodicals, many of them peer-reviewed, as far back as 1994. Previously known as Index to Legal Periodicals.
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LegalTracIndexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals, plus full-text access to over 100 law reviews.
Step 3: If you haven't located the article or journal you're looking for, here are some others to consult:
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Australasian Legal Information InstituteFree access to over 80 Australian and New Zealand law journals.
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bepress Legal RepositoryThe bepress Legal Repository offers working papers and pre-prints from scholars and professionals at top law schools around the world.
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Directory of Open Access JournalsSearch over 9,000 open access journals from more than 130 countries.
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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)IFLP is the preeminent multilingual index to articles and book reviews appearing in over 500 legal journals published worldwide. It provides in-depth coverage of public and private international law, comparative and foreign law, and the law of all jurisdictions.
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Eight CenturiesEight Centuries (formerly 19th Century Masterfile) is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. Specific Legal Indexes are: Index to Legal Periodical, 1908-1935 (AALL) and Index to Legal Periodical Literature, 1786-1937 (Jones & Chipman)
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Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1908-1981)Index to contents of over 750 legal journals from the 20th Century.
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Law CommonsOver 200 law schools provide open access to full-text articles.
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Legal CollectionFull-text of 250 leading law journals from 1965.
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Legal Scholarship NetworkWorking papers related to law, economics, and business in 61 different subject areas. Part of the larger Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
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New York Times, HistoricalFull-text, full-image articles from 1851-2015. Every page of every issue is digitized. Download PDF files that look like original copies.
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Newspaper SourceSelected full-text access to over 400 newspapers, newswires, and radio & TV transcripts.
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Wall Street JournalFull-text articles updated daily, from 1984-Present.
Step 4: Use Open Access Tools. Google Scholar, Unpaywall, and the Open Access Button harvest scholarly articles from Open Access sources and make them freely available. All three services have browser extensions available; if you can't find the article you're looking for in Primo or the databases mentioned above, search for the article title in Google, then use the browser extensions to see if the article is freely available through one of these tools.
Step 5: Tried steps 1-4 and still no luck? Fill out the online Interlibrary Loan Request form. We'll find other libraries who have access to the journal and get you a copy, usually via email. Please note: Only L&C Law students, faculty and staff may use this form to make ILL requests. ILL requests made by anyone outside the law school community will be rejected.
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