Library & Cultural Services: Law: Journal Articles and Working Papers

Key Databases

You can use Library Search to find some articles on law but for a thorough search, it is recommended to use databases as some articles may not appear in Library Search (e.g. results from Westlaw). The following resources are the best sources for finding articles on law.

Westlaw
West Group's online source of legal & business information. Full text legislation, case law, law reviews, texts and newspapers from across the world. Includes Legal Journals Index and selected full text Sweet and Maxwell Journals.
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Lexis Plus
Lexis+ is an online legal research tool provided by LexisNexis. It provides access to full-text legal documents such as UK and EU legislation, legal journals, Current Awareness library and Practical Guidance.
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HeinOnline : the modern link to legal history
HeinOnline is an online research platform that provides more than 215 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more. Their extensive Law Journal Library is image-based (PDF) and fully searchable.
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Kluwer law Online
Kluwer Law Online is an online gateway to Kluwer Law International publications. Searching, browsing, and bibliographical information are provided free of charge - no subscription needed. The Library is subscribed for full-text access to material from eight journals.
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Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core is the platform for academic content from Cambridge University Press. All available ebook titles on the Cambridge Core platform are listed in library search.
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Going Beyond

JSTOR
JSTOR provides a full-text archive of selected journals, many of which were published as far back as the 19th century. The Library subscribes to the Arts & Sciences Collections I-XIII; XV, Life Sciences Collection, and 19th Century British Pamphlets; as well as the current content of 27 journals.
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SCOPUS
A comprehensive, multidisciplinary abstract and citation database. Quickly find relevant and authoritative research, identify experts and gain access to reliable data, metrics and analytical tools covering 330 disciplines and content from more than 7,000 publishers.
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Web of Science
Three multidisciplinary databases: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975 - present), Social Sciences Citation index (1898 - present), and Science Citation Index (1970 - present). They index the core journals with details of articles, some with abstracts, but do not contain the full text of articles
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Social Science Research Network
Site offers a searchable database of published papers with abstracts and full bibliographic descriptions relating to the social sciences which are available for viewing or downloading. However, please note that some content may be locked and require a subscription.