Journal Articles Research
A basic guide to locating journal articles.
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Subscription Database (Law School Only) |
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Bloomberg Law (Password Required) |
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Lexis (Password Required) |
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Westlaw (Password Required) |
Alert Services
Some of the Law Library's journal and newsletter databases include "alert" features, which help users maintain awareness of current developments within a particular subject area.
- Bloomberg Law Email RegistrationEmail summaries are available for Bloomberg Law 's topical news reports.
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)With a "MyHein" account, users are able to save a search query on an "Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)" topic and when journal articles are added to IFLP under this subject, receive an e-mail alert.
- Law360Daily email alerts available for each practice area.
Links embedded in email alerts only work when user is behind a Law School IP address. - Tax Analysts OnlineAccess to "Tax Notes," "Tax Notes International," "State Tax Notes," "Exempt Organization Tax Review," "Tax Notes Today," "State Tax Today," "Worldwide Tax Daily," and "Highlights and Documents."
- Bloomberg Law
- Google Scholar
- HeinOnline: AlertsProvides information on how to set up different kinds of alerts in HeinOnline.
Citators
Use Bloomberg Law BCite, Lexis Shepard's and Westlaw KeyCite to locate recent court decisions, treatises, and law articles.
In addition, Shepard's, KeyCite, and Bloomberg Law results for court decisions include citations to law review and journal articles:
- Bloomberg Law: BCite
- Lexis: Shepard's
- Westlaw: KeyCite
Other ways to locate citing references:
- ScholarCheck(HeinOnline)
A tool which gives users the ability to view and access articles that are cited most by other articles and cases, and that are accessed the most by other HeinOnline users over a rolling 12-month period. - Web of Science (WOS)Provides citations to articles from research journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Permits cited reference searching (searching for articles that cite a particular author or work).
