Dissertation prep: resources for writing dissertations TAGS: dissertation | information skills | law library | library training | reading list | research | Resource Lists | resources | tips Did you know the library has a list of resources that can help you get started with big research projects such as dissertations? You may feel a bit overwhelmed about …Continue reading →

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 →

Library Tours for Staff 2024 TAGS: helpdesk | law library | library services | library training | staff | tips | tours Are you a new or existing staff member who would like to find out more about the University’s libraries? Join an Academic Support Librarian on a 20 to 30-minute in-person …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 →

Referencing, research: one-to-one appointments TAGS: appointment | databases | dissertation | information skills | Legal databases | online resources | postgraduate | Referencing | research | tips | Training | undergraduate Do you need help with your research? Have you got yourself into a muddle using legal resources online? Do you just need to know what you need to know? Book …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: Thursday 20th October TAGS: databases | information skills | Legal databases | Lexis+ | LexisLibrary | LexisPSL | online resources | tips | Training We’ve got a training day for the new Lexis+ database coming up which we highly recommend for students of all levels. The new platform from Lexis replaces LexisLibrary and LexisPSL …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 →