Academic writing help: Royal Literary Fund Fellow TAGS: library training | research | tips | Training | writing Are you a student who is struggling with academic writing? Are you a staff member who knows of a student who isn’t quite getting the hang of writing at University …Continue reading →

Five reasons you should use LibSmart to prep for your assignments TAGS: assignments | critical information skills | digital skills | DiscoverEd | information literacy | Library | LibSmart | online resources | research | resources Here we are midway through the first semester, and you may start to feel like you should be looking ahead to your end of semester assessments. Often students feel a …Continue reading →

New trial: Jus Mundi Academic Research TAGS: arbitration | databases | dispute resolution | jus mundi | Legal databases | research | trials Recently we have arranged access to the Jus Mundi Academic Research database, which we have until 17th November. Jus Mundi Academic Research is a comprehensive, multilingual, user-friendly and intelligent search engine …Continue reading →

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 →

LibSmart: All students now automatically enrolled! TAGS: exam prep | information literacy | LibSmart | online resources | reading lists | research | students | studying | welcome We’re very excited to let you know that from this year onwards all students at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level will automatically be enrolled in our LibSmart online information literacy course! …Continue reading →

New trial: Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law TAGS: databases | feedback | International Law | new resource | research | study | trials You may be interested to know about a trial we have currently running for the Oxford Encyclopedia of EU Law. From the publishers’ website: A year ago, the Oxford Encyclopedia of …Continue reading →

New Resource: Law Library of Congress Reports (HeinOnline) TAGS: databases | heinonline | Legal databases | online resources | research   Recently HeinOnline has added the Law Library of Congress Reports to its online databases offerings. From Hein’s website: The Law Library of Congress was established in 1832 as a separate department …Continue reading →

New resource: Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge TAGS: Diversity | ebooks | law library | library services | research | resources | revision In January the School of Law was fortunate to host the book launch event for Professor Folúkẹ́ Adébísí’s Decolonisation and Legal Knowledge: Reflections on Power and Possibility.  From the publisher: …Continue reading →

Bloomsbury Professional Ebooks: formerly on LexisLibrary TAGS: course materials | databases | ebooks | exams | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | online resources | reading list | research | resources We want to alert students to a change we’re dealing with regarding Bloomsbury Professional ebooks which were formerly offered on the LexisLibrary platform.. Unfortunately going forward these will no longer …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 →