This page contains links to the resources that you are most likely to use to do research other than Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.
The databases listed on this page are not the only databases you may access through UIC Law. Find a complete list of article databases here and a complete list of specialty databases here.
You can access Lexis Advance, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law using the credentials provided to you and completing the sign up process. If you've lost those credentials, please contact Philip Johnson at philipj@uic.edu.
HeinOnline contains an extensive collection of full-text, digital-image libraries that include US and some foreign law journals, ABA materials, US state bar journals, and American Law Institute (ALI) items, including the various Restatements of the Law.
These resources are those that will likely be most helpful in finding articles from law reviews and other sources, including some journals from disciplines outside of law. Find a full list of article databases here.
These databases cover a range of materials, including supplemental lessons and tutorials, legislative history, tax-specific resources, and more. Find a complete list of specialty databases here. Below are a few of these databases:
Law faculty and law librarians design CALI lessons for law students. Lessons are segmented by year of law school matriculation as well as by topic. For the student CALI code, stop by the Law Library's reference desk or send an email to law-library@uic.edu, or call 312.427.2737, x729.
WorldCat is the largest library network in the world. Ask a reference librarian for assistance navigating it.
PQ Legislative Insight contains more than 18,000 legislative histories of laws enacted 1929–2012. Each PQ legislative history is a professionally researched compilation of all congressional publications generated during the legislative process. Each history includes the full text of the public law, all versions of related bills, Congressional Record excerpts, House and Senate documents, committee hearings, reports, and prints. Also included are presidential signing statements, Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports, and miscellaneous congressional publications that provide background information.
You can access any of the databases that the library subscribes to from most places that you have an internet connection, but there is one extra step you must take to do so if you are not connected to the on-campus network.
Navigate to the database or resource you want to use through the library's website. After clicking the link, you will be asked to provide a username and password. Simply enter your NetID and password to log in through our proxy server and access subscription databases from off campus. Note that many workplaces employ firewalls that will prevent access.
Note: You will have a separate username and password for Lexis+, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, and CALI.