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Law: Books, Articles, Law Journals

This is a Guide to Fordham University Libraries' information resources in the general discipline of Law for non-Law students..

Books & Articles

This page covers how to find books and articles covering law and legislation for non-Law students.

► If you are a student enrolled at Fordham University School of Law, please consult the resources at The Maloney Library.

Finding Books & Articles with OneSearch

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles from databasesIt also includes bibliographic records for content that Fordham does not own.

Understanding Limiters in OneSearch

  • Limiters are the options on the left that allow users to limit their search by specific criteria.
  • This box focuses on the options to limit to Full Text, Catalog Only, and Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

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  • Selecting Catalog Only shows print and electronic books plus journal titles by subscription (not articles).
    • Use the Library Catalog to search for the most recent books and journals acquired by Fordham Libraries. (There can be a delay between the catalog and OneSearch.)
  • Checking Full Text limits to electronic books and articles Fordham owns or subscribes to that are available through EBSCO Discovery Service; it will suppress records for print items.
  • Checking Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals will limit article results to electronic items from peer review journals only; it will suppress records from print and electronic books (even if those books went through peer review).

Beware: these limiters will not always work together and can cancel each other out:

  • Catalog Only will not work if Full Text or Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals is checked.
  • Full Text can be checked at the same time as Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals.

► Not having any luck with OneSearch? Look to the right side of your screen and select the option to continue your search in All ProQuest databases:

Screenshot showing options to continue search in ProQuest All Databases.

Finding Scholarly Articles with Databases

Newspaper Access

Additional Research Guides

Depending on your research questions relating to law and/or legislation, the following guides may be helpful in locating additional secondary sources:

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