Eckstein Law Library offers law students access to a variety of online subscription databases and resources. The lists below offer links to both subscription databases and reliable open-access resources that are frequently accessed by law students. If you do not have login credentials for those databases listed as requiring an individual login, please contact the reference desk for next steps.
The lists below are not comprehensive. A full list of the law library's subscription resources—including many useful focused or topical databases—is available on the Databases and Subscriptions page along with a short description of each database. Additional open-access resources are listed on the Federal Legal Research Links page and the Wisconsin State Legal Research Links page.
Quick Links to Subscription Databases
- Books Unbound (Via individual login)
- Bloomberg Law (Via individual login)
- CALI (Via individual login)
- Fastcase (Via login to the Law School's intranet with your MarqNet credentials)
- HeinOnline (Eckstein Wi-fi or remote access with MarqNet credentials login)
- Law 360 (Via wired Eckstein computer; VPN required for remote login)
- Legislative History (Legislative Insight) (Eckstein Wi-fi or remote access with MarqNet credentials login)
- Lexis (Via individual login)
- LexisNexis Digital Library (Via individual login)
- New York Times through Group Pass (Via individual login)
- Quimbee (Via individual login)
- VitalLaw (Via wired Eckstein computer; VPN required for remote login)
- Westlaw (Via individual login)
Quick Links to Wisconsin Open-access Resources
- Case Law
- Wisconsin Jury Instructions
- Legislative Materials
- Administrative Materials
Quick Links to Federal Open-access Resources
- Case Law
- Legislative Materials
- Administrative Materials