Frequently Asked Questions

What sources should I consult when preemption checking?

Full text searching of law reviews and journals

• Lexis Plus

• Westlaw
• Google Scholar

• Index to Legal Periodicals
• Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals 

Non-law journals

• Google Scholar

• EBSCO MegalFile
• JSTOR

Books or Book Chapters

• Biddle Law Library's Search Center
• Penn Libraries' Franklin
• Google Books

Masters Theses and Dissertations

• ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
• BePress Digital Commons
• CRL International Dissertations 
• Penn Scholarly Commons

Working Papers and Conference Papers

• SSRN
• Google Scholar