Law Journal Staff Procedures and Tips

Cite-Checking Research Guide

This detailed guide provides how-to instructions for finding complex sources such as legislative history materials and other things you may not have encountered before. It's a lifesaver if you're trying to pull sources after hours and don't have access to a Reference Librarian!

Online Access from Your Home or Laptop

If you need to access any law or USC databases from home or from your laptop, you will need to log in using the Proxy Server. It's the same login you use for Brightspace. If your login is not working, please contact John Kelly (jkelly@law.usc.edu) for help.

If you cannot locate an item at any USC library, the Law Library may still be able to obtain it for you through interlibrary loan (ILL).

First, use the online catalogs for the Law Library, the USC Libraries, and WorldCat.org to make sure the book (or journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.) is not available in an acceptable digital format at any USC library.

Note: ILL departments at USC (main campus, non-law) Libraries and Health Sciences Libraries will not fill ILL requests for any law school members.You have to use the Law Library's ILL department.

USC Law Library's ILL service:

• E-mail ILL requests to ill@law.usc.edu.
• Receive confirmation of submitted requests from the law library.
• Electronically-obtained ILL materials will be delivered within approximately two weeks from date of request, or as soon as we can obtain them, as attachments via e-mail (or shared via Dropbox link if PDF is larger than 25MB).
• Read the details of the Law Library's ILL Policies for more information.