Research Guides Home: Research for Writing Papers: Step 4: Keeping Current

Keeping Current

Use the resources set forth below to keep aware of any recent developments in the area that you are researching.

SmartCILP: Journal Article Updates

SmartCILP is part of HeinOnline. It provides weekly email listings of all the articles that have been published in a selected area or selected areas. You are given links to the articles in HeinOnline, Lexis, and Westlaw. You must have a MyHein account to use SmartCILP.

Here is a complete list of over 100 CILP subject headings.

You can find out more about SmartCILP from the HeinOnline Resource Guide.

Alerts

Journal Subscriptions and Alerts

Create a Table of Contents Alert in HeinOnline
Page 3 of the attached details how to set up an alert that sends you a Table of Contents via email each time a publication is updated.
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Restricted to Duquesne University faculty and students.
Social Science Research Network: Legal Scholarship Network E-Journals
Users may set up accounts and subscribe to free e-journals in the Legal Scholarship Network. To automatically receive email alerts for ejournals, go to the Legal Scholarship Network subscriptions page (you will be prompted to log in). Look under "Law" on the left side of the screen (Subject Matter eJournals are listed at the end).
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Restricted to Duquesne Kline faculty.

Email Newsletters

Email newsletters can help you keep up-to-date with recent developments relating to a particular topic.

American Bar Association Journal
Users can sign up for daily or weekly newsletters.
Constitution Weekly Email
The National Constitution Center's weekly roundup of constitutional news and debate. "The National Constitution Center is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to 'disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.'”--Website
Politico Email Newsletters
Politico offers a variety of email newsletters covering cybersecurity, education, energy, tax, employment and immigration policy, global trade, and more.
SCOTUSblog Email Daily Digest
You can sign up for a daily digest from SCOTUSblog.
Westlaw Practical Law
Users can sign up for Practical Law email newsletters.
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Restricted Duquesne Kline faculty and students.