LEGAL RESEARCH  Tags: legal_research  

Article: A written piece on a specific topic found in a journal, periodical, magazine, or newspaper

Peer Reviewed Process: When an article is submitted to a scholarly journal, it is evaluated by experts in the field who examine the article's originality, quality of research, clarity of presentation, etc. and determine if the article falls within the scope of the publication. Also known as refereed, scholarly or academic.

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When in a database, click on an icon:

 oror  = Full Text

  Links to:

• full text in another database or
• the periodical title in the Library Catalog, if it is available in the Periodicals Area on 2nd floor or
• the Interlibrary Loan/Illiad form to request from another source if the article is not available full text online nor in the  library 
• More info: Find It! FAQ  

When you have a journal title:

• use Periodicals Holdings List
• More info: Finding Periodicals

Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.

• LexisNexis: Legal Sources   Instructions  
• EBSCOHost + Flash Tutorial | Instructions
  • Academic Search Complete
  • Masterfile Premier
  • ERIC  Flash Tutorial | Instructions
  • Newspaper Source Plus
  • Professional Development Collection
• Newsbank Newsfile (newspapers)
• ProQuest: ABI/Inform  + Instructions
• WilsonWeb   + Flash tutorial | Instructions
  • Education Full Text  Flash Tutorial
  • Social Sciences Full Text
  • OmniFile Full Text
• CQ Researcher Full text online version published by Congressional Quarterly
• Free Online Databases Available to All

Current developments in the legislative, judicial, and executive bodies of government can be reviewed in specialized periodicals.

Selected periodicals available on the second floor of the library:

• Congressional Digest PERIODICALS COLLECTION