Finding Newspapers, Non-Law Journals and

Campus Resources

University of Michigan Law Library Seth Quidachay-Swan

University of Michigan Law LibrarySept. 26, 2010

We Will Discuss:

• University Library Resources

• News Sources

• Non-Law Journals

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Where to begin

• Search the Catalogs– Law Library Catalog

• http://lexcalibur.lib.law.umich.edu/– Mirlyn

• http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/– Kresge Library Catalog

• http://lib.bus.umich.edu/search.html

– Keyword search, Title search or Subject search– Advanced Search and Limits

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University Library

http://www.lib.umich.edu/

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Mirlyn vs. Mirlyn Classic

Mirlyn Miryln classic

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Mirlyn vs. Mirlyn Classic

• Miryln – Web style user friendly

interface– Available at:

• http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/

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Mirlyn vs. Mirlyn Classic

• Mirlyn Classic– Complex searching– Available at:

• http://mirlyn-classic.lib.umich.edu/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b

• For more info:– http://guides.lib.umich.e

du/mirlynclassic

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Search Tools9UN IVE RS ITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY

Search Tools

• What is it?– Portal to UM Library databases and articles, e-

journals, indexes, networked electronic resources, web resources, and catalogs

• Why use it?– To be able to the find best databases, indexes,

journals available from the University Library System

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Search Tools (Cont.)

• What can I do?– Quick Search– Power Search– Find Databases– Find E-Journals

• http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/

• More Information– http://guides.lib.umich.edu/searchtools

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Serials and Microforms Services

• Current print issues of 6,000 Domestic and International Journals and Periodicals

• Past issues on Mircoforms

• Located:– 2nd Floor South Hatcher Graduate Library

• More Info:– http://www.lib.umich.edu/serials-and-microforms-services

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Current Newspaper Databases

• Access World News (News Bank)

• Info Trac Custom Newspapers

• LexisNexis Academic

• Library Press Display

• Proquest

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Historic Newspaper Databases

• 19th Century U.S. Papers

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers

• Early American Newspapers

• New York Times, 1851-2006

• Wall Street Journal, 1889-1992

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Non-Law Journals Databases

• Proquest– http://lexcalibur.lib.law.umich.edu/record=e1000286~S0

• JSTOR– http://lexcalibur.lib.law.umich.edu/record=e1000201~S0

• ISI Web of Knowledge– http://lexcalibur.lib.law.umich.edu/record=e1000199~S0

• Social Sciences Research Network– http://www.ssrn.com/

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7-FAST & MGet It

• 7-Fast– Free to Law Students, LLMs, and SJDs– For more information

• http://www.lib.umich.edu/7fast or speak with Law Librarian Jocelyn Kennedy jocekenn@umich.edu

• MGet It– Available to all U of M Members– Special Form for Journals

• http://www.lib.umich.edu/borrowing-and-circulation/get– For more information

• http://www.lib.umich.edu/help/sfx/

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What if the Libraries Don’t have it?

• WorldCat– http://lexcalibur.lib.law.umich.edu/record=e1000390~S0

• Interlibrary Loan– http://umichlaw.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/logon.html

• Ask a Law Librarian– askalawlibrarian@umich.edu

• Chat Services & Reference Desk– http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/ask/Pages/default.asp

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