Research Guides: POLS 024/105: Constitutional Law (SC): Using the Index to Legal Periodicals (Print)

Print Indexes to Law Reviews & Periodicals

Index to legal periodicals
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You can use this print index to find law review articles by title, author, or subject. At Swarthmore, you can use the print index to find articles published from 1940-1997.

Volumes for 1940 - 1980 can be found in the Reference area of McCabe, on the main level, at the call number:
S McCabe Ref K9 .N32

Volumes for 1981-1997 can be found on the 2nd level of McCabe, shelved with the other law books.
S McCabe K9 .N32

Note: For the last few print volumes available at Swarthmore (vols. 34-36), the title of this index is
Index to legal periodicals & books.

Using the (print) Index to Legal Periodicals

For researchers used to working with online databases and Google, using the print Index to Legal Periodicals (or any print index) can take some adjustment. Here are a few quick tips for using this resource.

You can use the Index to find citations for articles by title, author, or subject. Citations do not include the full title of the journal in which the article is published. Instead, an abbreviation is used. You'll find a list of journal title abbreviations at the start of each volume of the Index. Here's an example:

If you're looking for law review articles pertaining to a particular topic or issue (e.g. education), use the Subject section of the Index. Here's an example of what the citations listed under Education look like in one volume of the Index:

Once you've found the citation for an article that interests you, use the "Periodicals Indexed - Showing Abbreviations Used' page to find out the full title of the publication in which this article was published.

From there, look up the periodical (e.g. Harvard Law Review) in Tripod. For best results, put your search in double quotes ("like this") and change the drop-down menu labeled "Keyword" to "Journal Title."