Faculty Guide: Leverage the Library's Catalog

sara.brooklaw.edu

BLS Library's online catalog is named SARA in honor of Professor Sara Robbins who was Library Director from 1984 to 2006.

• Need help finding articles? Email: askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu

SEARCH SARA CATALOG by keyword(s) or use the pull-down menu to search by title, author, subject or call number.

SEARCH SARA CATALOG + MANY DATABASES CONTAINING ARTICLES through tab: ONESEARCH.

Tip: Search results will include ebooks provided by EBSCO and EBC and articles in subscription databases such as HeinOnline,  Academic/Business Search Premier and ProQuest.  Summer 2025: Remote access to these sources requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions for 1 web browser and use of that web browser.

VIEW BLS LIBRARY'S RECENT ACQUISITIONS through SARA CATALOG tab: NEW BOOK LIST.

Tip: Each month, faculty also receive an email highlighting BLS Library's new acquisitions.

REQUEST BLS LIBRARY'S PRINT SOURCES through tab: FACULTY BOOK REQUEST.

VIEW SOURCES PLACED ON COURSE RESERVE BY FACULTY through link: COURSE RESERVES.

VIEW BLS LIBRARY'S EJOURNAL HOLDINGS through tab: FIND A SOURCE.

Tip: Enter: title of a journal (example: International Journal of Refugee Law).  Either click: suggested title or click: Search to view database links to the journal and dates of coverage for the journal.  Summer 2025: Remote access to many of the database links requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions for 1 web browser and use of that web browser.

VIEW HOLDINGS OF THOUSANDS OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES through tab: WORLDCAT.

If BLS Library does not have a desired source, a BLS faculty member can:

PLACE AN INTERLIBRARY LOAN REQUEST through tab: ILL.

• Enter your BLS username (firstname.lastname) and password.
• Click: Create Request
• Complete a request form (choose: Article, Book or Other). 
• After placing an interlibrary loan request, please monitor both your BLS Outlook "In" box and "Clutter" folder for future email updates about the request.  Feel free to contact ill@brooklaw.edu to check the status of a request. 
• Copies of articles and book chapters often arrive within 1-3 business days of placing a request.  (Material arrives more quickly if a lender can fill an interlibrary loan request electronically.)  Books can take longer to receive from a lender. 
• If a faculty member has an immediate need for a source, please email askthelibrary@brooklaw.edu or ask your librarian liaison for help.
• This guide tab describes BLS Library's document delivery services for faculty.