Full-Text Tools for Finding Articles - Finding Articles - LibGuides at University of San Francisco School of Law

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" below.

(For non-legal articles see Gleeson Library's Start Your Research page.)

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"Cheat Sheets"

These PDF "cheat sheets" give specific search tips and techniques for the major tools for finding articles about legal topics.

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Full-Text Tools for Finding Law Review Articles

HeinOnline - Law Journal Library
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 current USF students, faculty, and staff.) [If remote access is not working, try this on-campus HeinOnline link.]
Journals & Law Reviews (JLR) - Westlaw
Extensive selections of full-text law review articles starting in about the late 1980s or early 1990s. (For current USF law students, faculty and staff.)
US & Canadian Law Reviews - Combined - Lexis
Extensive selections of full-text law review articles starting in about the late 1980s or early 1990s. (For current USF law students, faculty and staff.)
Law Reviews on LexisNexis Academic
Extensive selection of full-text law review articles beginning in the late 1980s or early 1990s. To search law review articles: after connecting to LexisNexis Academic, click the "U.S. Legal" button on the left-hand side of the screen, then select "Law Reviews." For search tips, see the Cheat Sheet. (For current USF non-law students, faculty and staff.)
Research Now — bepress (Berkeley Electronic Press)
Peer-reviewed online journals in various disciplines, including law. (For current USF faculty, students and staff.) bepress also has free working papers and the free bepress Legal Repository of papers from various institutions.
SSRN's Legal Scholarship Network
Scholarly working papers (articles in progress) and articles recently accepted for publication. Not a comprehensive source. (Available to all.)