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Federal Native American and Tribal Law: Databases

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The Loyola Law Library and the Loyola Libraries system subscribe to a number of commercial databases that cover topics related to Native American law. These databases are listed below and at right. 

Subscription Databases (Non-Law)

For a complete list of interdisciplinary databases by topic, see the LUC Libraries page. Listed below are LUC subscription databases that are relevant to Native American law research. 

Subscription Databases (Law)

Access to the databases listed below is provided by the Law Library. These databases are also available from the Law Library's A-Z Databases Page.

Newspapers

Newspapers may be extremely helpful when researching legal topics related to Native Americans. Westlaw and LexisNexis both have good coverage of U.S. newspapers.  See also the subscription Access World News and Factiva databases for full-text access to newspapers. 

Dissertations & Theses

Often overlooked by academic legal researchers, dissertations and theses contain exhaustive research and extensive bibliographies.  The Proquest Dissertations & Theses database currently includes citations to over two million dissertations and theses from 1861 forward, and full-text access to over one million of these citations. The database's coverage is global, with numerous law-related papers available to download in PDF format.  Searches may be conducted in various fields, such as title, author, citation and abstract, and degree awarded.
 
For open-access dissertations and theses, see the following sites: 
 
 

Google Scholar

Google Scholar provides a search mechanism to locate scholarly literature across multiple disciplines, including law. Search results on campus will indicate whether the source is available in full text through a Loyola database. From off campus, users may go to the "Settings" link and then "Library Links" to set up results that show links to LUC full-text databases. 

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