The problem with ebooks TAGS: course materials | dissertation | ebooks | Law libraries | library services | reading list | research | update Working and studying through the Coronavirus pandemic has meant that we’re more reliant on ebooks and other electronic resources than ever before. As much as we would have liked for …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival: Monday 8th – Friday 19th March 2021 TAGS: dissertation | information skills | library services | library training | research | subject guide | tips Do you want to find out more about the library resources available to support your dissertation question? Are you interested in learning how to manage the bibliographic and research data …Continue reading →

Welcome back, and the Law Library during Lockdown Hello, and welcome back! This semester is set to be another strange one as we begin in ‘lockdown’ conditions in line with Scottish Government restrictions. This means that for the …Continue reading →

Exams and revision TAGS: exams | library services | revision | subject guide | tips | videos It’s that time of year where everyone is focused on exams and assignment deadlines. In 2020 of course there’s the added pressure of taking a different kind of test and …Continue reading →

Lets get quizzical, quizzical! TAGS: information skills | library services | library training | quiz | revision You may remember that as part of your introduction to library services the Law Library team presented information on how to find legal resources using our databases. We’ve created a …Continue reading →

Meet your LexisNexis Student Associate! TAGS: databases | informationskills | Legal databases | LexisLibrary | research | Training We’d like to introduce you to Sam Ingleton, one of your fellow students who is a specialist in working with LexisNexis and all their resources – such as the invaluable …Continue reading →

Meet your Westlaw Student Representative! TAGS: databases | information skills | Legal databases | Training | westlaw We often receive requests from students for help with databases, but did you know that there’s a student specialist who can help you with all things Westlaw? Sofia Renshaw is …Continue reading →

Referencing and Beyond Reading Lists TAGS: informationskills | library training | mediahopper | OSCOLA | reading list | Referencing | research | videos Last week the Law Librarians held a Referencing training session- focussing on OSCOLA! If you didn’t get a chance to come along then don’t worry as we will be uploading …Continue reading →

Dissertation Festival: 26th October – 6th November TAGS: dissertation | information skills | library services | research | subject guide Are you writing a dissertation this year? Do you want to find out more about the library resources available to support your dissertation? From the 26th October to the 6th …Continue reading →

‘Using the Library’ sessions, and catching up TAGS: catchup | induction | informationskills | mediahopper | slides | videos | welcome We’re now in week three of semester one, and by this point we’ve been able to conduct introductory ‘Using the Library’ presentations for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD level students. If …Continue reading →