LibGuides: Finding Articles: Full-Text Tools for Finding Articles

In This Guide...

These are the major tools for USF researchers seeking law review and journal articles on legal topics they are researching.

There are great full-text tools as well as some excellent non-full-text tools for finding articles.

For more information about the features, pros and cons of each tool, see the Tips, Advice, and Comparisons section of this guide.

For specific search techniques, see the downloadable "cheat sheets" on this page.

(For non-legal articles try Gleeson Library's Databases.)

Full-Text Tools for Finding Law Review Articles

Law Journal Library - HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Almost complete, full-text coverage of all United States law reviews and journals, in most cases starting with the first volume of the journal and including all but the most recent volume. For search tips, see the cheat sheet. (For current USF students, faculty, and staff.) [If remote access is not working, try this on-campus link for the Law Journal LIbrary.]

Law Reviews & Journals - Westlaw
Use the "advanced" search template to boost the relevance of your results.
Law Reviews and Journals - Lexis Advance
Use the "Advanced Search" template to boost the relevance of your results.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
For articles, click “All Nexis Uni” next to the main search box on the home screen.
From the resulting “Narrow By” choices, check the box next to “Law Reviews and Journals” in the “Category section.”
(For current USF non-law students, faculty and staff.)
[On-campus link for Nexis Uni.]
Legal Scholarship Network - SSRN This link opens in a new window
Scholarly working papers (articles in progress) and articles recently accepted for publication. Not a comprehensive source. (Available to all.)

Non-Legal Articles - Gleeson Library Databases

If you're looking for non-legal articles, start at Gleeson Library's databases page.

Gleeson Library - Databases This link opens in a new window
Research databases for finding articles, news, dissertations, statistics, books, and more.
This A-to-Z list of databases also lets you view databases by subject, type, and vendor. For multi-disciplinary databases, select "Multi-Subject" from the "All Subjects" pull-down menu.

Is the Journal I Need at USF?

So you have a citation to a great-sounding article — but not direct link to the full text....

How do you tell if the article is available at USF?

Just use USF's "Journal Finder" to look up the title of the journal that published the article. If that journal is available at USF, it will (usually) show up in the journal finder.

(One caveat: the Journal Finder doesn't tell you if a journal is on Westlaw or on Lexis Advance.)

Journal Finder - USF Libraries This link opens in a new window
Enter the title of the journal to see if USF has the journal and article you need. (A link to "USF Print and Online Journal Holdings" means that one of the USF libraries has the journal - or some years of it - in print.) (For off-campus access to digital journals in your Journal Finder results, enter your last name and USF ID number.)