If you need more information on this topic, please contact the reference desk:
by phone: 651-290-6424
via e-mail: reference@mitchellhamline.edu
Or, during regular work hours, you may chat with a Mitchell Hamline research librarian here.
Once you've determined what it is, you can then look for the source more easily.
I would advise you to begin by searching the library catalog. If your source is a journal article, remember that you cannot search for the article title, but you can search for the journal title. And many of the journals we carry electronically are linked directly from the catalog, so searching the catalog could be one-stop-shopping for you. This isn't true for all titles so if you're looking for a journal and don't find it in the catalog, you should check the subscription databases, or search by title in the journals listing.
(Note: if the catalog says the journal you're looking for is in HeinOnline, and you want the article electronically, use this resource. They have almost all the law journals Westlaw & Lexis have, plus they go back to volume 1 for every journal that they carry - Westlaw & Lexis do not. Also, the articles are scanned PDFs of the print version, so the Bluebook says you can cite to them just as if you were using the print).
Mitchell Hamline students have borrowing privileges at the other local law school libraries. If a book you are looking for is available at one of these libraries, you can request it via ILL, or you can go to that library and check it out. You must have your MHSL ID to checkout from another library. If you go to the library, you may be able to obtain it more quickly and you also may be able to check it out for a longer period of time.
For either library, you should call to verify that the item you need is available and does circulate before making a trip in person.