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Journal Editor Resources: Searching Library Catalogs

Resources for editors on Penn Law journals

Cite-checking Help

For help with journal cite-checking resources, contact Merle Slyhoff,
Collection Development & Resource Sharing Librarian, T-212, mslyhoff@law.upenn.edu,
215-898-9013.

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Searching Library Catalogs

You have a number of resources available to you to assist in locating your sourcehunts.

Library catalogs - check to see if the material is available at Biddle, on campus or at Drexel's main library

  • LOLA - LOLA is the online catalog for the Biddle Law Library.
  • Franklin - Franklin is the catalog for all other Penn libraries
  • Drexel - click on Books and More above search box.  Penn Law students have borrowing privileges at Drexel's main library, Hagerty (33rd and Market).

You will need your Penn ID to access campus libraries and Drexel's library.  The first time you are borrowing books from Drexel's Hagerty Library you will need a letter of introduction, available at Biddle's reference desk.  If you're borrowing materials for your journal, please remember to let the staff at the respective library's circulation desk know that you are with a journal.  Each library maintains a list of authorized borrowers for each journal.  If the staff informs you that they don't have your name on their list, contact your journal's Research Editor.

Remember to make a note of any materials that are listed in a library's online catalog but are not available to check out - for example, missing from shelf, signed out, lost.

Many materials that you may need are available in pdf format, which is an acceptable format for sourcehunts.  Click on the PDF Resources tab above for detailed information.

FINDING NEWSPAPERS

The 20th edition of The Bluebook, Rule 16.6 states:

(f) Internet and Online newspapers. Online newspapers may be used in place of print newspapers. Cite to the online source directly in accordance with rule 18.2.2..."

This means any reputable web site is acceptable for an electronic version of a newspaper article including Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg, or the newspaper's web site.

Van Pelt provides access to a number of newspapers. 

Other newspaper resources:

  • Check out Library PressDisplay in Franklin
  • Many newspapers are available in the Newsbank Access World News database.  Type "Newsbank Access World News" in Franklin then work your way to the country/state/newspaper to see if a pdf is available. 
  • A Google search of “digital newspapers” results in a number of individual web pages and aggregated sites.