Have you heard about LibSmart? TAGS: assignments | digital skills | information literacy | LibSmart | online | online resources | resources | self-enrol We’re midway through the first semester now, and many students will have settled into the routine of lectures, seminars and practical class preparation. You may even be thinking ahead to …Continue reading →

Lexis+ database training: LexisNexis Certification TAGS: databases | information skills | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | LexisPSL | library training | mediahopper | online resources | research | resources | Training You may remember last week we posted a reminder about the Lexis+ training we had scheduled. That training took place yesterday and those that attended found it very helpful, so …Continue reading →

Lexis+ database training: Thursday 20th October TAGS: databases | information skills | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | LexisPSL | online resources | tips | Training We’ve got a training day for the new Lexis+ database coming up which we highly recommend for students of all levels. The new platform from Lexis replaces LexisLibrary and LexisPSL …Continue reading →

Welcome! Key library resources for 2022/23 TAGS: digital skills | DiscoverEd | information literacy | Library | LibSmart | online resources | reading lists | students | subject guides It’s been a bit quiet here on the ASL blog for the past couple of months and that’s because August and September are always spent preparing for the start of …Continue reading →

Information skills throughout the year TAGS: information skills | library training | postgraduate | Training | undergraduate | welcome If you read our last post, you’ll have heard all about the top information we like our students to have early in the semester; about inductions and key resources we …Continue reading →

Welcome and welcome back! Hello, and if this is your first time visiting the Law Librarian Blog, we’re glad you made it! This is where we  post updates about training, resources, library access and …Continue reading →

Using modules in LexisPSL TAGS: databases | diploma | induction | Legal databases | LexisLibrary | LexisPSL | library training | research | tips | updates This summer we’ve increased the number of modules we have access to in LexisPSL due to student demand! Students and staff can now view all the practitioner advice and notes …Continue reading →

Recordings of Lunchtime Seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | decolonialising | Diversity | e-resources | information literacy | online resources | reading lists | resources | students | subject guides | unconscious bias Our recent post on Decolonising and Diversifying the Library introduced the short seminar series the ASL team ran during lunchtimes in July. We’re delighted to be able to follow up …Continue reading →

American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside The library has access to a new collection from JSTOR. American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside. The first newspaper published within a prison by an incarcerated person was …Continue reading →

Lunchtime seminars: Decolonising and Diversifying the Library TAGS: antiracism | critical information skills | decolonialising | decolonising and diversifying | digital skills | Diversity | equity | information literacy | lunchtime seminars | reading lists | resources | students | unconscious bias We held our first of three Decolonising and Diversifying the Library lunchtime seminars last week, on the topic of Diversity in First Year Scots Law Reading Lists. The recording (39 …Continue reading →