REMOTE ACCESS

Thomas M. Cooley Law School students, faculty and staff can now access several web-based subscription sources from any PC with an Internet connection.

Off campus, to access the following databases, you will be required to enter your full name and your CoolCat student number or access code for faculty and staff. If you are unsure of what your access code is, please contact the Reference Desk at 1-866-REF-DESK.

On campus, many of these databases will not require you to enter your name and student number or access code as they will be IP recognized for immediate log in.

NOTE: Databases identified with a are NOT accessible via this site and may be restricted to Law Student/Faculty use only.

The Brennan Law Library is pleased to offer access to the following electronic resources. Contact a reference librarian if you have any questions regarding access to, or usage of these sources at: (517) 371-5140, ext. 3111 or 1-866-REFDESK.

Electronic Resources	Description	Restrictions
CCH	The CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork is a tax service that provides access to the primary and secondary sources of tax research information.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Congressional Universe	Federal Legislative History Materials	Access is available from campus network computers
FirstSearch	Access to full-text articles via ArticleFirst and Legal Periodicals. This services also provides access to library catalogs providing information on which library holds a title.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Hein-On-Line	Provides full-text access to selected historical law reviews and journals.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
ICLE	Access ICLE’s online law library of over 45 Michigan specific treatises and guides.	Access is available to Thomas Cooley faculty, staff and students via a Cooley Librarian. Contact a Librarian for access.
Index to Legal Periodicals (ILP)	Conduct an index search of over 1000 legal periodicals and books, many available in full text or linked to the library's catalog.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Law Library Microform Consortium	Contains an extensive collection of digitized historical legal literature and government documents including Canadian Colonial legal titles and United States Federal Judicial, Administrative and Legislative documents.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Legal Scholarship Network (LSN)	Working/forthcoming paper abstracts with full-text or contact-info. Part of searchable Social Science Research Network (SSRN)	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Legal Trac (formerly LRI)	Conduct an index search of over 700 legal journals, many available in the library.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Lexis	Access to cases, statutes, law reviews and other legal and non-legal materials	Access is available to Thomas Cooley faculty and students via password.
LoisLaw	Access to cases, statutes, law reviews and other legal and non-legal materials	Access is available to Thomas Cooley faculty and students via password. Contact a Reference Librarian regarding the access code.
Making of Modern Law, The	This database enables researchers to conduct full text searches of nearly 10 million pages of legal history found in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century legal treatises.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Matthew Bender	Over 300 treatises on various legal subjects are available.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Net Library	Access to many titles both legal and non legal	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
RIA Checkpoint	Access to a variety of RIA tax products. It offers a wide range of tax resources, including federal and state tax laws, cases, regulations, legislations, treatises, articles, and related news.	Accessible to Cooley Community via web.
Westlaw	Access to cases, statutes, law reviews and other legal and non-legal materials	Access is available to Thomas Cooley faculty and students via password.