Law Library
Electronic Resources
Access Services
GIL
http://gil.gsu.edu
GIL is the online catalog for the Georgia State University Libraries (Law and
University). It contains records for
materials owned by the libraries, including books, periodicals, maps,
audio/visual media, and government documents, but does not identify
individual periodical articles. Articles can be located using one of the indexes
discussed later in this section. For instruction on GIL, visit the online
tutorials at http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit06/index.phtml/ or contact Ron Wheeler.
Law Library E-Journal Locator
http://law.gsu.edu/library/ejournals.php
The E-Journal Locator is an easy one-stop
solution for finding both individual e-journal titles and article content
in databases subscribed to by the Law Library. The E-Journal
Locator provides links and coverage information for all the Law Library
databases that include an individual journal.
GALILEO
http://www.galileo.usg.edu/
GALILEO is a statewide resource that provides access to over 100 databases
indexing thousands of periodicals and scholarly journals. Over 2,000 journal
titles are made electronically available in full text. Other resources
include encyclopedias, business directories, government publications,
and reference sources. Off campus, find the GALILEO password in GIL by clicking on "Get GALILEO Password," then typing in your Library ID from your Panther Card and your last name.
Current Awareness and Alerting Services
BNA Email Alerts
http://law.gsu.edu/library/bna.php
BNA provides email highlights and alerts for most of their titles.
These e-mails come out on the same daily, weekly, or monthly basis as
their corresponding BNA publication, alerting you to the latest developments,
cases, and reports in your area of law with a direct link to the full-text
of the report from BNA.
Faculty can subscribe to email highlights by registering online at http://law.gsu.edu/library/bna.php. If you have questions about alerting services contact Pam Brannon.
CILP (Current Index to Legal Periodicals)
http://lib.law.washington.edu/cilp/cilp.html
The University of Washington Law Library prepares the Current Index to
Legal Periodicals weekly. Law faculty can receive the entire weekly index
or specific parts of the index that are of interest. If you want to receive
only specific subjects or journals, you should set up a "SmartCILP" profile see below. If you are interested in receiving the CILP please
contact Ron Wheeler.
SmartCILP
http://lib.law.washington.edu/cilp/scilp.html
SmartCILP provides automated personalized e-mail delivery of CILP. Electronic
subscribers continue to get the full text of CILP each week. After setting
up a SmartCILP profile, subscribers receive an additional e-mail message
each week that focuses only on the subject headings and journals they have selected. This e-mail message is clearly marked as "SmartCILP" to allow easy identification and review of results. SmartCILP profiles
can be changed each week, allowing subscribers to tailor the delivery
of CILP to their changing research needs. Contact Pam Brannon for the authorization code to use SmartCILP.
New Titles in GIL@GSU
https://gil.gsu.edu/cgi-bin/newbooks.cgi
New Titles in GIL@GSU is a list of items (books, videos, etc.) recently
acquired by the Georgia State University Libraries. One can view the recent
acquisitions of either the entire library system or just the Law Library.
An "In Process" status or the absence of a call number indicates
that the item is being processed for shelving (adding spine labels, special
markings, etc.). If one is interested in a book listed on the New Titles
list, please contact Ron Wheeler.
LexisNexis Alerts
http://www.lawschool.lexis.com
LexisNexis Alerts allow you to save searches to run automatically at intervals
you specify. The results can be stored for you to view onscreen or sent
to you via email. Sign on as normal; perform your search in the relevant database; then click on "Save
As Alert" link at top of the screen. For more information, law faculty should contact Pam Brannon.
Westlaw WestClip
http://www.lawschool.westlaw.com
A WestClip entry searches for the information you need and automatically
delivers it to a destination and in a format you select. You may create
a WestClip entry, or save a search you have already run to WestClip. Sign
on as normal; perform your search in the relevant database;
then click on "WestCLIP" link on the left of the screen. For
a tour of WestClip, go to http://www.westlaw.com/Tours/westclip/default.wl. For more information, law faculty should contact Pam Brannon.
Legal Research Services
Full-Text Law-Specific Databases
If you have any questions about LexisNexis contact Pam Brannon or your LexisNexis Representative, Tracy Templeton, at tracy.templeton@lexisnexis.com.
If you have any questions about Westlaw contact Pam Brannon or your Westlaw Representative, Sue Moore, at sue.moore@thomson.com.
Database Subscription List
http://law.gsu.edu/library/subscriptions.php
The database subscription list allows researchers to locate all of the
online databases available at the Law Library. One can browse the list
alphabetically, browse by general subject categories, or browse by means
of access. The list is made up of databases purchased by the Law Library
as well as legal-specific databases available via the University Library
and GALILEO. The list links researchers directly to an electronic resource
if they are at the College of Law or to the Law Library proxy server if
they are accessing the resource remotely.
University Library Databases
http://www.library.gsu.edu/databases/
College of Law faculty also have access to databases purchased by the University Library. To use the University Library databases, login with your Campus ID.