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Library Course Guide: Makin' it and Fakin' it: Legal Fictions
Legal Studies 397P
Books | Databases | Library Help & Contacts | Locating Library Materials | Reference Materials
Reference Materials
Some sample reference books that will be useful for this class:
Please note: The "REF" before the call number indicates an item in the Reference Collection.
Books
Search for books in the UMass Library Catalog by subject. Below are a few of the subject headings you could use:
Use WorldCat and Other Library Catalogs for searching other catalogs if you don't find books in the Five College Catalog. Borrow books from Interlibrary Loan.
Databases
Locate citations, abstracts and/or full text of journal articles, magazine articles, newspapers, dissertations, government documents, and other information sources in your subject area.
Please note: In most databases you will see the UMLinks button - 
. Clicking on this button will take you directly to the full text of your article, if available, or to other options for finding the article if not available online. For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions about UMLinks.
LEGAL
LegalTrac
Citations to and full-text law reviews and law-related journals.
LexisNexis
Full-text articles from tens of thousands of periodicals, including approximately 500 law reviews and law-related journals; state and federal case law; and statutory law.
Westlaw Campus Research
Full text legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; federal and state statutes, regulations, court decisions; and newspapers, news wires, magazines and business and industry data.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Academic Onefile
Contains citations and full text of articles from a wide variety of scholarly journals.
Academic Search Premier
Indexes hundreds of scholarly journals. Full-text is available for some articles while only the citation and abstract are available for other articles.
PUBLIC POLICY
PAIS International
Indexes and abstracts periodical articles, books, government documents, serials, pamphlets, and reports of public and private organizations, including areas related to legal studies.
SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENTAL
Environment Index
Citations to articles on the environment from scientific, legal, and popular journals.
LexisNexis Environmental
Articles from general, scholarly and trade periodicals on all aspects of the environment, plus environmental law and regulations.
How to Locate Materials from Databases
If you do not see the full text (or a link to it), try these steps.
1. The UMLinks button appears near the citation in most (but not all) databases. Click to view your options, which depend on the source (e.g. journal titles) and the UMass Amherst Library's holdings.
2. If the UMLinks button does not appear in the database you are using, open a new browser window, so you do not lose your place in the database. Search the UMass Library Catalog by Title (if a book) or Journal Title (if a journal article). Alternatively for journal articles, check the EJournal Locator for online access. Note: Be sure to look up journal titles rather than article titles.
3. If you have a citation to a book, article, or journal, enter the information you have about the item into the Citation Linker to view your access choices.
4. If we do not own or have access to the material you need, try these steps.
Search the Five Colleges Catalog and if found, click on the "Request Item" button.
Request it through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery.
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Prepared for Legal Studies 397P by Barbara Morgan, 9/2007, updated 3/2008
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