Macdonald-Kelce Library: Law &amp; Legal Studies: Search for Articles

Search Legal Databases

Remember that most databases search across disciplines. Pay attention to the names of the journals in your search results and chose articles suitable for your discipline.

Start with one of these databases:

Criminal Justice This link opens in a new window
Contains academic journals and magazines dedicated to the fields of criminal justice, law enforcement, terrorism, homeland security, forensic science, and legal studies.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Full-text news, business, and legal sources including deep archives and up-to-the-minute reports on international, national, and regional news services. Also contains company financial information and Shephard's Citations.
Nexis Uni Search Training
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
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Provides access to the entire United States Code, federal regulations, federal and state case law, statutes, etc.
Westlaw Classic Training - Videos (Note: do not click login on training area)
Westlaw Classic Complete Training PDF
There is also a large body of content for news that is organized by geographical location and by topic all gathered from the vast Reuters news organization.

Spartan Article Search

Spartan Articles Search

Journal Title Search (Example: Chronicle of Higher Education or JAMA)

Another Way to Search

Use Google Scholar for a broader search.

If you find an article or book, not in full-text, request it from another library.

Article/Book Request Form
Form to manually enter book or article requests. You must sign in with your UTampa login
View Requests

Email questions about requests to ILLRequest@ut.edu
Google Scholar
A great place to start research that includes many UTampa databases. (PDF Handout Notes)

Introduction to Library Research
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