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Electronic ResourcesLyonette Louis-Jacques
Foreign and International Law LibrarianD’Angelo Law Library, LL.M. Library Research
September 20, 2012
Access via DLL Home PageElectronic Resources Law DatabasesLaw JournalsNon-Law JournalsE-JournalsDatabase FinderOff Campus AccessArticles Plus
D’Angelo Law Library (DLL) Home Page
Law Database QuicklinksEbsco (forthcoming: Bloomberg BNA, Bloomberg
Law)HeinOnlineJStorLegalTracLexis (All U of C)Lexis (Law School)ProQuest CongressionalWestlawWorldCat
Law Databases PageLaw Databases
U.S. National Links to Lexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline, Bloomberg
Law, Practical Law Company (PLC), Supreme Court Insider
U.S. Topical Links to Bloomberg BNA, CCH Intelliconnect, U.S.
Law WeekForeign and InternationalLaw ReviewsCongress and Legislative History
How to find other databasesDatabase Finder
Browse by… Title Subject (broad such as “Law”) Platform Content Type
Search by… Database title/name Database publisher/vendor Keyword in database description/information (I)
Note: you can find databases by looking at Research LibGuides too.
How to find eJournals/Articles, Pt. IUse HeinOnline (includes ScholarCheck feature) for
law journal articles from very first volumes); also Lexis, Westlaw, JSTOR (for selected law journals)
Use Articles Plus (full text of many especially non-law articles)
Use Google Scholar (for legal articles, incudes links to HeinOnline and JSTOR full-text law journal articles)
Use Lens (journal title search results list e-versions; use the FindIt! button to access full text)
Use the Law Journals and Non-Law Journals pages
Google Scholar“Google Scholar [is a free e-resource which]
includes citations for academic journals in all subjects [including law]. To access the University's online journals, you must go to Scholar Settings [Preferences], and search for "University of Chicago Libraries" under Library Links.”
Using Google Scholar (LibGuide)“Cited by” feature indicates number of times an
article (or case) has been cited
How to find eJournals/Articles, Pt. IIStart here to find articles (
Finding Journal Articles Flowchart, PDF)Finding Journal Articles Research Guide
(LibGuide)Use the e-Journals Search page
Browse by title, subjectSearch by keyword, advanced searchCitationLinkerE.g. Do a “Starts with” Journal title search in e-
Journals for the Journal of Law & Economics (Citation: 3 J.L. & Econ. 1 (1960)) It’s online in the HeinOnline and JSTOR databases
eJournals Search page
Coase’s Problems of Social Cost
Problems accessing e-resources?Tip: Always access via the D’Angelo
Law Library webpage.Our databases will have a proxy URL added.
E.g. http://heinonline.org.proxy.uchicago.edu/HOL/Page?public=false&handle=hein.journals/jlecono3&men_hide=false&men_tab=citnav&collection=journals&page=1
If no proxy URL, can’t connect, check the Off-Campus Access page for instructions about ProxyIt!, etc.
If that doesn’t work, Ask-A-Law Librarian!
“Ask-A-Law Librarian” help pageAsk a Law Librarian
Chat with us (IM during reference desk hours)
Email usCall usText usSet up an
appointment with us for a consultation
Visit us at the reference desk!
Our “Ask-A-Law Librarian” page
Questions?Lyonette [email protected]
Ask-A-Law Librarianhttp://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/law/using/reference/ask.html