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 →

On trial: Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996 TAGS: 20th century | Archives | databases | history | International Relations | news | Politics | primary source | United States Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access to all collections from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1941-1996 from Readex. A unique …Continue reading →

New to the Library: Academic Video Online TAGS: anthropology | databases | documentary | film | gender studies | history | International Relations | media | news | online resources | Politics | Social & Political Sciences | social anthropology | Sociology | video The Library has recently purchased access to the large and comprehensive online streaming video resource Academic Video Online from Alexander Street Press. Covering a wide range of subject areas, students …Continue reading →

Trial – BBC Monitoring Library TAGS: BBC Monitoring Library | news We have trial access to the BBC Monitoring Library until 17th November.  Please see the SPS librarian blog post for full info.