Law School electronic resources -- databases and indexes -- are listed on the Heafey Law library website. University Library electronic resources are listed at the University Library site. While individual passwords are required to access a few of these databases – notably, Lexis and Westlaw – many can be accessed on campus via IP address.

To access many law school and university library subscription databases when off campus, search for the database by title in OSCAR and click on the “Connect to” link in the OSCAR record. An authentication screen should then appear, with two blanks to be filled in. Please enter your name in the first blank; enter the 14-digit bar code from the back of your ACCESS Card in the second blank (this code begins with 25098…); and click on “Submit.”

For example, the Heafey Law Library subscribes to an electronic database called Hein Online. To access Hein Online, search for itby title in OSCAR. When the Hein Online record appears in OSCAR, you will find a box in the OSCAR record that reads “Click on the following to…

Connect to Hein Online journal collection

Connect to the Hein Online Federal Register collection

Connect to U.S. Reports, U.S. Reports preliminary prints, and U.S. Reports slip opinions

Connect to the Treaties and Agreements library

If you click on one of these “Connect to…” links from an on-campus computer, you should go directly to the appropriate Hein Online collection. If you click on one of these “Connect to…” links from off campus, you should be prompted to enter your name and 14-digit bar code. 

Note that the Harvard Law Review is one of many law journals included in the Hein Online journal collection. If you search for the Harvard Law Review by title in OSCAR, you will find a box in the OSCAR record that reads “Click on the following to…Connect to Harvard law review via HeinOnline.” This link should work via IP address from on-campus computers, but will require you to enter your name and bar code if you are off campus.

If you have difficulties accessing subscription databases on or off-campus, contact the reference desk: 408 554-4452 by phone, lawref@scu.edu via e-mail, or in person