If you can find a few good books analyzing your topic, it can make your research much easier. UC Law SF has a very good collection of books on most aspects of international law. For an even wider selection of available books, search the sources below to see if other libraries have books you can borrow through inter-library loan.
To find books at UC Law SF use the UC Law SF catalog which allows you to do a quick one-box search to find books at UC Law SF.
Here is a sample search which locates a broad selection of the books in the UC Law SF library covering international law. The following subject searches may be useful, and you can create your own advanced searches by combining more than one search term in more than one search field.
Books at UC Law SF are organized by call number. Most of the International Law books are on the 5th floor in the KZ call number range.
If you find a book that looks interesting and you are not on campus, locate the book in our library catalog, then click on the book title, and then scroll to the bottom of the screen to virtually browse the titles nearby on the shelf. Of course, if you are on campus, browsing the shelves is a great way to find relevant books.
For a wider selection of available books, search to see if other libraries have books you can borrow through:
If the book you want is not in the UC Law SF Library, or you would like to locate other books on your topic, use:
Find articles by searching the various databases listed below.
Search HeinOnline for articles. (HeinOnline also has many of the classic international law titles):
Search the library catalog to find journals available in the library in print. (Search tip – search for the journal title NOT the article title to find journals in print.)
Search the library catalog using the "Articles" option in the dropdown menu to locate selected journal articles available through the library by subscription.
If an article you have found is not in a law-related journal, and not in one of the online resources at UC Law SF, you may want to search the online databases collection at the San Francisco Public Library. You can check to see if the journal issue you want is accessible from one of the databases provided by the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), by searching the San Francisco Public Library Catalog. Or you can search through the various SFPL journal databases. Any resident of California may apply for a SFPL Library card to get online full-text access.
The UC Law SF Library subscribes to a number of online resources that may be useful in your research. Most of our online resources are listed here. You can access all of them on campus. Most of them also allow remote access. To use the database off-campus, either enter your UC Law SF email username and password or enter your name (as indicated on your UC Law SF ID) and your ID barcode number.
Journal articles can be one of the best places to find current research on your topic. Find law reviews and other scholarly journal articles on HeinOnline, Proquest, Westlaw, Lexis and Legal Scholarship Network.
Contains more than 2,500 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage for all journals is from inception and goes through the most currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers. Search by article title, author, subject, state or country published, full text, and narrow by date.
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San Francisco Public Library Non-Law Journals
If an article you have found is not in a law-related journal, and not in one of the online resources at UC Law SF, you may want to search the online databases collection at the San Francisco Public Library. You can check to see if the journal issue you want is accessible from one of the databases provided by the San Francisco Public Library (SFPL), by searching the San Francisco Public Library Catalog . Or you can search through the various SFPL journal databases. Any resident of California may apply for a SFPL Library card to get online full-text access.