Welcome to Week One! TAGS: databases | information skills | Law libraries | law library | Legal databases | library services | library training | mediahopper | online resources | PhD | postgraduate | research | resources | Training | undergraduate | videos | welcome Hello, and if you’re a new student joining us for the 2023/24 academic year we look forward to meeting you in the Law Library soon! We are Anna Richards and …Continue reading →

LibSmart: All students now automatically enrolled! TAGS: exam prep | information literacy | LibSmart | online resources | reading lists | research | students | studying | welcome We’re very excited to let you know that from this year onwards all students at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level will automatically be enrolled in our LibSmart online information literacy course! …Continue reading →

New ebooks: Hart Law 2023 collection TAGS: ebooks | library services | online resources | request Welcome to the Law School to all our new students and welcome back to our returning students! You’ll be glad to know that the library has expanded it’s ebook collection …Continue reading →

New trial: Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law TAGS: databases | feedback | International Law | new resource | research | study | trials You may be interested to know about a trial we have currently running for the Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law. From the publishers’ website: A year ago, the Oxford Encyclopedia of …Continue reading →

New Resource: Law Library of Congress Reports (HeinOnline) TAGS: databases | heinonline | Legal databases | online resources | research   Recently HeinOnline has added the Law Library of Congress Reports to its online databases offerings. From Hein’s website: The Law Library of Congress was established in 1832 as a separate department …Continue reading →

New resource: Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge TAGS: Diversity | ebooks | law library | library services | research | resources | revision In January the School of Law was fortunate to host the book launch event for Professor Folúkẹ́ Adébísí’s Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility.  From the publisher: …Continue reading →

Library summer opening and changes to service TAGS: Library | Main Library | news | opening hours | resources | Site Libraries Although this blog mainly focuses on the work of the ASL team (who are library focused but often work remotely) we realise that many readers may associate this blog with …Continue reading →

Law Library summer opening & support Now that teaching and exams are officially over for the year you may be in the fortunate position of having a long summer ahead of you away from the University. …Continue reading →

Would you like to be the next LexisNexis Student Associate? Each year our major databases recruit for a new Student Associate to fill the role of training and peer support. LexisNexis have announced they are currently looking for a student …Continue reading →

Critical Approaches to Libraries (CALC) 2023 TAGS: antiracism | conference | critical information skills | Diversity | information literacy | Library | online resources I attended the CALC Conference on 24th and 25th May and can thoroughly recommend this annual event to other professionals interested in critical librarianship. The gathering was welcoming and introduced …Continue reading →