E-journals
If you're looking for the full text of a journal online--whether or not you are doing legal research--check E-journals to see what the library has.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When should I use E-journals?
- What E-journals does the library have?
- How do I browse the list of E-journals? How do I search for an E-journal by title?
- How do I search for articles by subject?
- How can I get off-campus access to E-journals and Databases?
For additional questions about electronic journals, please contact Nathan Robertson, the Electronic Resources Librarian, at elecres@law.umaryland.edu or 410.706.1213.
When should I use E-journals?
If you want to look up a citation or browse the issues of a particular journal online, go to E-journals. (See: How do I browse the list of E-journals? How do I search for an E-journal by title?)
If, on the other hand, you want to find articles on certain subjects across a number of journals, select the “Search for Articles” link on the E-journals page (See: How do I search for articles by subject?).
What E-journals does the library have?
There are thousands of electronic journals available online through the law library.
The library subscribes to individual titles, as well as to several databases that are collections of online periodicals. The periodicals are journals, law reviews, magazines, and newsletters that span a broad array of subjects. These collections include many law-related titles, such as Animal Law, The Harvard Law Review, and Supreme Court Debates, as well as titles useful for multidisciplinary research like Economy & Society and Addiction Research & Theory. Also included in these collections are popular magazine titles such as Consumer Reports, The Economist, and The New Yorker, as well as many less familiar trade magazines and newsletters.
For dates of coverage, see the E-journals page, which displays the database sources of each title, followed by the dates of coverage available for each title.
How do I browse the list of E-journals? How do I search for an E-journal by title?
Browse E-journals when you want to scroll through an alphabetical list of titles with dates of coverage available; search E-journals when you want to search for all or some of the words in a title of a journal.
To browse the list of E-journals, select the E-Journals tab from anywhere on the library website, or the “browse by e-journal title” drop-down box on the home page. Select a letter (or number) to view all titles beginning with that letter.
Scroll down the page to browse the list of titles beginning with the letter you selected.
Titles beginning with the article "The" are alphabetized by the next word in the title (eg. The Washington Post is found under “W”).
Advanced Search Tip: To search within the titles beginning with a certain letter, select that letter (or number) then search for words on that page using your browser’s Find search feature (in Internet Explorer, go to the Edit menu and select Find…).
To search E-journals, select “Search for an E-journal by Title” in the E-journals left navigation menu, or from the home page select “search titles”. Either will take you to the Find E-journals search box in Research Port. Here you can search for all titles that either “contain” or “start with” words you enter in the search box.
Advanced Search Tip: Note you can also browse the list of E-journals in Research Port.
How do I search for articles by subject?
If you want to find articles on certain subjects across a number of journals, select the “Search for Articles” link on the E-journals page. This will take you to the databases of periodicals (including law reviews) and periodical indexes available through the library’s Research Port. Ask a librarian for help searching the databases.
Advanced Search Tip: A number of these databases arrange articles by subject. A subject category can retrieve a list of articles indexed in it. Select FindIt to locate an article online or in print.
Help with finding law review articles is available in the guide to Finding Articles in Legal Journals linked from the E-journals page.
How can I get off-campus access to E-journals and Databases?
The law school community can access E-journals and Databases from remote locations off campus with a myUMB user name and password. For troubleshooting tips and access help, visit the Remote Access to Electronic Resources Frequently Asked Questions.
