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 →

Dissertation Support: Referencing for Law TAGS: Citations | dissertation | information skills | Legal databases | library training | online resources | OSCOLA | plagiarism | Referencing | research | subject guide | tips | Training | videos We’ve set up another date for our popular ‘Referencing for Law’ session, which is always well attended by UG and PG students alike. If you are not familiar with referencing …Continue reading →

Finding key resources: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia TAGS: finding resources | information skills | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | library training | online resources | research | resources | revision | Stair | subject guide | tips | Training For those rejoining us in January for Semester Two, welcome back! For those who are new to the Law School or just this blog, welcome! This is where we report …Continue reading →

Meet your LexisNexis Student Associate for 2022/23! TAGS: databases | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | LexisPSL | library training | online resources | research | resources | tips | Training You may have seen that we’ve featured LexisNexis quite a lot on the blog this semester, due to the launch of their new platform, Lexis+. We’ve provided a fair bit …Continue reading →

BOO-lean operators TAGS: databases | DiscoverEd | information skills | Legal databases | library training | online resources | research | searching | tips | videos We know Hallowe’en was last week, but saw this on Twitter and it’s too good not to share! If you’ve ever wondered what library staff (and mathematicians and engineers and many …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 →

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 →

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 →

New Year, New UoE Library Services training sessions TAGS: catchup | databases | induction | information skills | Legal databases | library services | library training | online resources | research | revision | tips | Training | update | welcome Welcome back to Edinburgh! Although we don’t yet know what 2022 has in store for us, we do know that we’re keen to make sure our students are the best …Continue reading →

Meet your LexisNexis Student Associate for 2021/22! TAGS: databases | LexisLibrary | library training | online resources | research | resources | tips | Training We’d like to introduce you to Noah Norbash, one of your fellow students who is a specialist in working with LexisNexis and all their resources – such as the invaluable LexisLibrary …Continue reading →