LibGuides: Bankruptcy Law Research: Secondary Sources

General

Bankrtupcy Law materials are generally found in the call number range KF1501-KF1548.

Related Subject Headings include:

Scholarly and Bar Journal Articles

When researching a recent trend or new development in the law, a law review or bar journal article may be helpful. These articles tend to focus on singular issues and provide detailed analysis regarding specific issues, especially new developments, rather than provide a broad overview of a topic.

Index to Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Searchable index of more than 1,000 legal periodicals back to 1980. Articles in ILP are assigned subject classifications which are useful in narrowing your search results. For articles prior to 1980, see Index of Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A separate, scholarly service from Google. Provides abstracts and summaries of scholarly articles.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
SSRN is a digital repository for scholars to post copies of their articles, including works in progress. This is a great place to find the newest articles that have yet to be officially published and are not available in other journal databases.

Treatises

The leading secondary sources on bankruptcy are arranged by code section.

Collier on Bankruptcy (Lawrence P. King ed., 16th ed. 2009-date) 10th floor KF1524 .C69 2009, available in Lexis
West Bankruptcy Service provides the text of the Code and Federal Rules; pertinent legislative history; analysis of each Code section and Rule, including practice pointers, research references and a considerable digest of court decisions organized by Code section and Rule, available in Westlaw
Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice (William L. Norton, Jr. ed., 3d ed. 2008-date) 10th floor KF1524 .N67 2008 , available in Westlaw

Other bankruptcy treatises are arranged by topic:

Robert E. Ginsberg & Robert D. Martin, Ginsberg and Martin on Bankruptcy (5th ed. 2008-2011) 10th floor KF1524 .G44 2008
Henry J. Sommer, Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice (9th ed. 2009-date) 10th floor KF1529 .S65 2009

Other Practice Guides

Bankruptcy Deadline Checklist: An Easy-to-use Reference Guide for Case Management and Administration by Norman L. Pernick, American Bar Association -10th floor KF1524.6 .P47 2016 and available via Bloomberg Law

American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Litigation Manual: What Civil Litigators Need To Know, available via Bloomberg Law

Bankruptcy Reference Library - collection of sources of bankruptcy information for the practitioner, available via Bloomberg Law

Bankruptcy Practice for the General Practitioner, W. Homer Drake, Jr - 10th floor KF1524 .D72 and available via Westlaw

Bankruptcy Law Manual, Dreher, Feeney and Stepan - available via Westlaw

IICLE Consumer Bankruptcy Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - 6th floor KF1527 .C657 2006 and IICLE Smartbooks

IICLE Business Bankruptcy Practice, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - 6th floor KFI1422.B8 B87 2022 and IICLE Smartbooks

IICLE Creditors' Rights, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - 6th floor KFI1367.C6 C7 2022 and IICLE Smartbooks