Finding the Journal You Need At USF

Have a cite to an article but don’t have the text? Want to know if the journal where the article was published is available at USF? Try the Journal Finder, which is available right on the home page of USF's Gleeson Library.

To find out if USF has a specific journal, select "Title begins with" from the pull-down menu underneath the "Journal Finder" label, and enter first few words from the title (e.g., "emory bankruptcy" for Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal). If you're not sure of order of words, select "Title contains…" from the pull-down menu and enter a couple of words from the title, e.g., "corporate delaware."

The Journal Finder will tell you if the journal is available to USF researchers in print, or via online sources such as HeinOnline or LexisNexis Academic—a version of Lexis for non-law students and faculty at USF. (The Journal Finder won't say if the journal is available via the law-school versions of Lexis and Westlaw. USF law students and faculty need to search "Find a Source" on Lexis or the directory on Westlaw to see if the journal they need is on the law school versions of Lexis and Westlaw.)

In addition to the Journal Finder search box on the Gleeson Library home page, there is also a separate Journal Finder page, complete with explanations and search tips.

And remember, the research experts at the Zief Library Reference Desk (415.422.6773) can help USF law school researchers locate journals that aren't available at USF at all.