Dear Library, I love you / I am breaking up with you because…. TAGS: Events | Law libraries | law library | Letters | library services | news | old college | update | Valentine Happy February all! With Valentine’s day fast approaching, the Law Library has decided to run again the very successful ‘Love Letters to the Library’. The idea for these Love Letters …Continue reading →

Warm Wishes from your Law Librarians TAGS: law library | library services | news | old college | opening hours | update With the exam period almost finished, it is time for all of us to get a well deserved break from studies, assignments and work in general. The University will be …Continue reading →

Study Spaces in and around the Law Library during your exams TAGS: exams | helpdesk | law library | library services | news | study spaces | tips | update With the exam period already here and the need for more space to study and revise, one of the most common concerns for Law students is finding study spaces in …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 →

Warm wishes from your Law Librarian TAGS: law library | library building | library services | news | old college | research | resources | update Working in the Law Library today has been like night and day since the study space scramble of last week, and that’s because most students have now finished up for …Continue reading →

Ridicule and research support: Library Twitter strikes back! TAGS: dissertation | Diversity | information skills | informationskills | keywords | Legal databases | news | online resources | power structures | research | resources Library and research branches of Twitter were outraged recently when two American Law students published a paper in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy relating to abortion rights. …Continue reading →

Roe v Wade, or how to find international resources TAGS: current awareness | databases | information skills | Legal databases | news | online resources | research | westlaw If you’ve been online over the past few days it is likely you’ll have heard about the leaked majority draft from SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) which suggests …Continue reading →

New resources: The Law and Practice of International Finance TAGS: databases | ebooks | news | online resources | print books | resources | westlaw You may be interested in some of the recent items we’ve purchased for use by students and staff in the School. The Law and Practice of International Finance series is your …Continue reading →

Five legal news resources in Scotland TAGS: news | online resources | podcasts | resources | societies | tips | videos Always keen to show you that librarians know about more than just books, we like to highlight a range of resources for legal information here on the Law Librarian blog. …Continue reading →

New! Mideastwire TAGS: databases | International Relations | media | middle east | news | online resources | Politics I’m happy to let you know that thanks to a request from Politics and International Relations (PIR) the Library now has access to Mideastwire, an internet-based service of translated news …Continue reading →