Dissertation Festival: Exploring library resources for dissertations in gender studies TAGS: Archives | Centre for Research Collections | digital skills | DiscoverEd | Dissertation Festival | gender studies | IAD | information literacy | LGBTQ+ studies | Lothian Health Service Archive | research methods | resources | subject guides | yewno As part of the 2022 Dissertation Festival, running from 7th-18th March and facilitated by the Academic Support Librarians, Digital Skills and IAD teams, I was invited to attend an online …Continue reading →

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion resources in Law TAGS: databases | equity diversity inclusion | Legal databases | library services | online resources | research | resources | tips This month the Academic Support Librarian team are highlighting resources linked to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the areas of Law and Social and Political Science. You may be aware …Continue reading →

NEW: UK Dockets on Westlaw TAGS: databases | Legal databases | research | resources | westlaw Westlaw are pleased to announce the launch of UK Dockets on Westlaw UK. A docket is a record of litigation events as a case goes through the courts, starting when …Continue reading →

Legal resources: taking care of quizness! TAGS: induction | information skills | law reports | Legal databases | online resources | resources | tips | Training | welcome It’s week one of semester two and we’ve already run several induction sessions for our January starts (and refresher sessions for current students who need them). Now would be a …Continue reading →

New Resources on HeinOnline: Covid-19 Research TAGS: databases | heinonline | Legal databases | online resources | research | resources HeinOnline is one of the most used legal resources that staff and students have access to. It offers access to a large number of resources including: Full text legal journals U.S …Continue reading →

Finding International Legal Resources TAGS: course materials | databases | information skills | Legal databases | LexisLibrary | mediahopper | online resources | research | resources | Training | videos | westlaw Following on from our last post about Finding Material for your Research and Study, we’ve just recorded a new video to introduce some of the databases we subscribe to for …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 →

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 →

Access to Lexis PSL modules TAGS: databases | information skills | Legal databases | new resource | online resources | resources Over the last few weeks the library have been working with the tutors on the Diploma course to set up access to four modules from Lexis PSL. Aimed at diploma …Continue reading →

Supplier Help and Training TAGS: help | Legal databases | resources The university subscribes to hundreds of databases. It can be confusing how to navigate individual databases and resources, and although many can be searched in a similar way they all have …Continue reading →