Tech Check Research Guide

This page is designed for use by staff members of the six journals published at Boston University School of Law. Thus, it will not necessarily reflect the editorial policies and practices of any one publication. For questions specific to the journal for which you are working, please contact your editors.

The training schedule for Fall 2007 includes tech check research sessions and advanced research sessions on Lexis and Westlaw for incoming staff members.

Consult these basic research tips for guidelines on using library resources in your tech check work. A Research Portal provides a starting place for much electronic source gathering.

The following pages may be especially helpful for journal staff members:

ILJ staff: see the guide for International Law Journal Tech Check Training.

The Law Library's web site provides a variety of Legal Research Guides, including research basics and topical guides, and an Alphabetical List of Electronic Resources that includes commercial databases and web sites of interest to legal researchers.


The reference librarians are available to help you with any questions you have about research strategies, locating items in the library or using electronic resources. You can stop by the reference desk, contact the reference librarians via e-mail, or call 617-353-3151 and ask to speak with a reference librarian.

Guide maintained by David Bachman