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Requesting Books and Articles

Online Request Forms
Request books and articles that the library does not own, or open a proxy account for your faculty member.

Pegasus
Loyola's online catalog. Search for books and journal titles that the law library owns.

Policies
Learn about the law library's due dates, proxy accounts, and turnaround time for book and article requests.

WorldCat
Used to search for and request books and other material Loyola does not own.

Non-Law Resources

Full Text Journal Database
Check to see if a non-legal journal or periodical is available through a university subscribed database.

Off Campus Access to Resources
Information about using library databases off campus.

Research by Subject
University databases organized by topic. Great place to begin non-legal research.

Law Resources

CCH Tax, Health and Business
Timely legal information about these specific subject areas.

Hein Online
Contains full text .pdf images of law journals, treaties, legal classics, and other legal materials.

LegalTrac
Another legal periodicals index, including legal newspapers.

Lexis/Westlaw Summer Passwords
Be sure to extend your Lexis and Westlaw passwords for the summer.

Smart Books (IICLE)
Continuing education materials used primarily by practitioners.

Legislative History

Federal Legislation Resources
A library compiled bibliography of online federal legislation resources.

Illinois General Assembly
Searchable text of Illinois legislation and debate transcripts, back to the 90th General Assembly (1997-98).

Illinois Legislative Reference Bureau
A helpful and detailed guide to researching Illinois legislative history.

Thomas
Hosted by the Library Congress, useful for researching federal legislation, including laws, bills, congressional reports, back to the 101st (1989) Congress.

International Law

EISIL
Electronic Information System for International Law. Annotated links to primary materials, authoritative web sites, and research guides.

International and Foreign Law
A library compiled bibliography of online international law resources.

Law Library of Congress
Gateway to resources for international law, including the Global Legal Information Network.

Law Library Resource Exchange (LLRX) Articles and research guides for international/comparative law and individual countries.

NYU Law Library Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases
Comprehensive annotated webography of international legal resources.