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Search Article Databases
Need to search for articles beyond Westlaw and Lexis? Check our specialized legal article databases, as well as our links to SSRN's Legal Scholarship Network and other working paper depositories.
Best bets for locating articles:
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Full-text archive of over 1000 historical academic journals in the Arts and Sciences. In some cases, coverage dates back to middle of the 17th century.
- Law Journal Library This link opens in a new window From HeinOnline. Full-text images, searchable collection of over 900 law reviews and journals, starting as early as 1808.
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- SSRN Legal Scholarship Network This link opens in a new window Working papers related to law, economics, and business in 61 different subject areas. Part of the larger Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
- LegalTrac This link opens in a new window Indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals, plus full-text access to over 100 law reviews.
Other databases for locating articles:
- Australasian Legal Information Institute Free access to over 80 Australian and New Zealand law journals.
- bepress Legal Repository This link opens in a new window The bepress Legal Repository offers working papers and pre-prints from scholars and professionals at top law schools around the world.
- Directory of Open Access Journals Search over 9,000 open access journals from more than 130 countries.
- Google Scholar Oregon cases from 1950
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) This link opens in a new window From HeinOnline. IFLP is the preeminent multilingual index to articles and book reviews appearing in over 500 legal journals published worldwide. It provides in-depth coverage of public and private international law, comparative and foreign law, and the law of all jurisdictions.
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- Eight Centuries This link opens in a new window Eight Centuries (formerly 19th Century Masterfile) is a database covering source material dating from 1106 until 1960, aggregating indexes, catalogs, collections, and other finding aids. Specific Legal Indexes are: Index to Legal Periodical, 1908-1935 (AALL) and Index to Legal Periodical Literature, 1786-1937 (Jones & Chipman)
- Law Commons Over 200 law schools provide open access to full-text articles.
- New York Times This link opens in a new window The L&C community can enjoy unlimited access to the NYT. To activate your pass for free access, follow these steps: Visit https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/digitalpass and be sure to use your @lclark.edu email address. When asked for your institution, select "Lewis and Clark College". Follow the simple instructions to create your account. Once activated, your pass will provide unlimited and uninterrupted access to NYTimes.com from any location for an extended period of time. After that time, use this same process to sign up again. If you currently pay for a subscription, you'll need to cancel it before signing up for this service.
- New York Times, Historical This link opens in a new window Full-text, full-image articles from 1851-2015. Every page of every issue is digitized. Download PDF files that look like original copies.
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window Selected full-text access to over 400 newspapers, newswires, and radio & TV transcripts.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window Full-text articles updated daily, from 1984-Present.
Let Boley Find It
If you can't find the article you're looking for in the catalog or in a database, fill out the online Interlibrary Loan Request form. We'll find other libraries who have access to the journal and get you a copy, usual via email.
Please note: Only L&C Law students, faculty and staff may use this form to make ILL requests. ILL requests made by anyone outside the law school community will be rejected.
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