Use full-text searching to find particular terms discussed in an article. Because users select the terms to search for within the text of the articles themselves, full-text searching allows the user to find articles that mention specific terms, even if the primary subject of the article is something else. Boston College Law Library subscribes to most of the law reviews indexed in the major indexes. Older issues of some legal newspapers as well as bar journals since 1987 are available in the Microform Room. What follows is a brief discussion of the law review indexes and databases at the Boston College Law Library, their coverage, organization, frequency, and special features.
Subject access is by broad legal subjects.
Prior to 1983, author entries provided access via subject heading and first letter of title. ILP is updated monthly. Articles relating to matters of law and legislation in periodical literature in the English language from the end of the 18th century to 1937. It contains lists of law periodicals indexed, general periodicals from which articles are indexed, and abbreviations used. Book reviews appear in the author section by author and title of the reviewed book.