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LAW1PPL: Finding Journal Articles
Kate FreedmanLibrary, Senior Learning Advisor (Law)August 2015
Overview
Start with the Law LibGuide
Finding Journal Articles Use:
' Library Databases
' Library Search
Start With the Law LibGuide latrobe.libguides.com/law
(Informit Law Collection = AGIS Plus Text + CINCH + APAFT + Family)
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Image area
Library Databases for Law
Key Library Databases for Law:
AGIS Plus Text and APAFT and (Informit)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Ebsco)
Access – via Law LibGuide or: Library > Databases > alphabetical list
What's a library database?
https://www.youtube.com/v/M0vwZVQuI_4
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Identify your key concepts
Identifying key concepts will help you develop a search strategy
Example topic: Discuss the imprisonment of refugees without trial
Key Concepts: imprisonment refugees
Identify alternate terms to improve the number and quality of your search results
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Keywords and search terms
Identify alternate terms to improve the number and quality of your search results
Discuss the imprisonment of refugees without trial
Concept Search termsKey Concept 1 refugees OR asylum seekers
Key Concept 2 imprisonment OR incarceration OR prison
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Apply search tips and strategies
• Truncation
• * right handed truncation. Search for all variants after a word stem, eg. imprison* will find imprisoned, imprisonment…
• Phrase searching
• “asylum seekers”
• Limit your search by:
• Date range
• Type of article (scholarly, trade journal, news)
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Search strategy with tips applied
Once you have applied search tips your final search strategy might look like this
Concepts Search termsKey Concept 1 refugee* OR “asylum seekers”
Key Concept 2 Imprison* OR incarcerat* OR prison*
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AGIS Plus Text or APAFT – Example search
Phrase marks “…” are used around 2 or more words to make sure the database searches for the words together
Truncation * searches for term and terms together
In Informit databases like these, the truncation symbol does not work inside phrase marks
See the next slide for alternate terms and search suggestions
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Linking to the article
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If there is no full text article…
b. If the full text is still not available via this link, go back to the Library homepage, and search for the name of the journal (i.e., Australian Journal of Human Rights) under the “Journals” tab. This will tell you whether an online or printed source is available. It is worth following through to check.
a. Try the “Find Full Text” button.
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AGIS Plus Text or APAFT
Other Terms:
To get more results, think of more synonyms (e.g., arrested).
Try adding the following terms to narrow your search results. [This also works in other databases.]
• trial* or evidence
• australia*
• A specific type of refugee – child*; Afghanistan*
Use the ‘All fields’ drop down menu to change to Legal Cases (Case)
International Sources: Journal Articles and Databases Coverage
AGIS
APAIS
Lexis.com: US & CanadaLegal Resource Index,
Lexis.com: UK
Index to Legal Periodicals
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Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
Library SEARCH – in brief
Example assignment question:
Here is how you might start to look for sources discussing the
deprivation of citizenship without trial:
A more complex search can be entered as shown above, or by using
Advanced Search.
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SEARCH results and limits frame
Library SEARCH
Always use Firefox
' Next best: Chrome or Safari
Always log in first.
' See loan periods
' Request a hold
' Save searches and results
Find out more about using Library Search here:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/assignment-thesis-support/search-tools/search
Search Strategy: Extra Hints
Reformulate a query based on documents identified as relevant
' Example: Find a key paper and look at how it has been indexed in a Library database…
' Choose to search terms by “Subject” to pick up articles that may be missed by a key word search.
Google Scholar vs. Library Databases
' state responsibility AND internationally wrongful acts
' The AND is needed in Library Databases.
' Google Scholar does NOT index everything.
' Use as another tool WITH the library databases.
Thank you
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