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Preemption Checking for Law Reviews & Journals

Make sure your note, comment, or article is sufficiently original to be published; use this guide to walk through your search for similar scholarship.

Why Books?

Keep in mind that a book might contain a chapter or section that covers your topic. The tools on this page will help you check books for potentially-preempting content.

Finding Scholarly Books at BLS - SARA & OneSearch

Use the BLS SARA catalog to find books — including ebooks — and journals at BLS Library. Options to search by keyword, title, author, or subject. 

Use BLS OneSearch to search for articles, books, journals & more

Finding Scholarly Books Worldwide — WorldCat

To find scholarly books worldwide, try WorldCat. For even more flexible searching, try WorldCat Advanced Search.

Finding Books Worldwide — Google Books

Find books by searching the full text of books using Google Books. With Advanced Search, you can search by author and title, and limit by publication date.