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This is a guide designed for Mizzou Law students to provide tips on finding journal articles.

Finding Journal Articles

Having trouble finding a journal article? Use the steps below to help.

Step One: Use the Full Text Article Finder by going to the Mizzou Law Library homepage then Student Resources and find it linked in the Legal Research links section. Search by entering either the title or subject. Or search here for a specific article.

Step Two: Go to the Law Library Book Search and use the advance search option to Select a Field and search for journals.

Also, on the Ellis Library homepage use the Discover@MU search engine to search for articles. You can search by keyword, author, or title.

Step Three: Check Lexis or Westlaw, both of which have a collection of journals. Go to Content Type then choose Secondary Sources/Materials then select Law Reviews and Journals. Tip: use the “advanced” search to boost your results.

Additionally, access HeinOnline which has an extensive collection of both new and historical journals. The advanced search option allows a search by publication title.

Step Four: Google Scholar, an open access tool, is another great option to easily access a large collection of journals.

Step Five: Still looking? Try one of the options listed below:

  • Academic Search Premier. This database provides full text for many journals. First choose EBSCOhost Databases then select Academic Search Premier.
  • JSTOR. Provides access to scholarly journals in arts and sciences.
  • ProQuest Historical Newspapers. This provides searchable full-image of the Chicago Defender (1909-2010), Chicago Tribune (1849-1999), Los Angeles Times (1881-2000), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1874-2003), New York Times (1851-2020), Wall Street Journal (1889-2012) and the Washington Post (1877-2007).
  • US Newsstream. This contains newspapers, trade journals, general interest periodicals, blogs, podcasts, and websites.

How to Access the New York Times & the Wall Street Journal

Accessing the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal:

  • To set up your subscription to NYT click here and use your Mizzou email address to register.
  • To set up your WSJ account, click here and use your Mizzou email address to activate your account.

*This is intended for Mizzou Law Students only.

Disclaimer

Please remember that supplemental materials are meant to enhance, not replace, the assigned classroom material.
Some professors recommend against secondary sources due to the danger of students attempting to short cut doing the hard work themselves, thus delaying the skill of “thinking like a lawyer.”  If you have a question whether a particular supplement may be useful as a classroom or exam prep aid then ask your professor for guidance.  And, as always, you can ask a librarian for assistance.

ILL Requests

If you still cannot find the journal article you are looking for, make an ILL request to Abdulrahman Alzahrani at aalzahrani@missouri.edu who will find access to the journal through other libraries.