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Academic Search Complete
This link opens in a new windowContains full text for more than 8,800 journals in the social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, medicine, and more. Indexing and abstracts for an additional 10,000 journals is also available.
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Google Scholar
This link opens in a new windowIncludes free access to US state appellate and supreme court cases (1950-), US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts (1923-) and US Supreme Court cases (1791-), and patents. Includes citations and abstracts to free and subscription scholarly and legal journals and automatically links to full text when available.
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HeinOnline
This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is a searchable full-text, image-based collection of legal materials divided into separate libraries. An excellent source for over 3000 law reviews and journals, historical federal government and state constitutions, primary laws, and documents. Special collections include "Civil Rights and Social Justice" and "Women and the Law." Documents can be printed, downloaded, and saved as PDF files.
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IICLE Online Library
This link opens in a new windowPractice-oriented and Illinois-focused with relevant federal coverage. A searchable online library of publications by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). Handbooks contain downloadable forms. Access is limited to Chicago-Kent College of Law faculty, staff, and students.
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Law360
This link opens in a new windowLaw360 is a popular legal news and current awareness resource covering multiple practice areas. Includes reports from over 10,000 companies, law firms, and industries. Also, an excellent resource for news and researching law firms and attorneys. Access is limited to Chicago-Kent College of Law faculty, staff, and students.
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Lexis+
This link opens in a new windowComprehensive legal database, useful for researching current primary and secondary law, as well as some non-legal resources. Includes many electronic titles published in print by Lexis and Matthew Bender, among others. Accessed via individual password, with access limited to Chicago-Kent students, faculty, and staff.
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West Academic Study Aids (WASA)
This link opens in a new windowOffers easy online access to hundreds of study aids, treatises, and audio lectures to help you succeed in law school.
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Westlaw Precision
This link opens in a new windowComprehensive legal database, useful for researching current primary and secondary law, as well as some non-legal resources. Includes many electronic titles published in print by ThomsonReuters and West Publishing, among others. Accessed via individual password, with access limited to Chicago-Kent students, faculty, and staff.
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New / Trial Databases
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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.