{"id":403,"date":"2022-09-22T15:54:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lawlibrarian\/?p=403"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:56:03","slug":"welcome-and-welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lawlibrarian\/2022\/09\/22\/welcome-and-welcome-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome and welcome back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, and if this is your first time visiting the Law Librarian Blog, we&#8217;re glad you made it! This is where we\u00a0 post updates about training, resources, library access and anything else we think you might need to know. We hope you&#8217;ll find the blog a useful place throughout the year.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/03\/03\/23\/09\/open-4033043_1280.jpg\" alt=\"A wooden sign has 'Open' written on it in white paint. The sign hangs on a green door or wall. \" width=\"434\" height=\"283\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/images\/id-4033043\/\">analogicus on Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>So welcome week has come and gone already and we&#8217;re straight into Week One of teaching. We&#8217;ve been busy running induction sessions for student at all levels but don&#8217;t worry if you missed out, recordings of all online sessions have been uploaded to our<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/channel\/Law%2BLibrarian%2BResources\/175663881\">Media Hopper channel<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/media\/UG+Using+the+University+Library+Sept+2022\/1_vpvy0jtt\/175663881\"><strong>UG Using the Library<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/media\/Using+Legal+Databases+Sept+2022\/1_k5iwmo24\/175663881\">Using Legal Databases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/media\/PG+Using+the+University+Library+Sept+22\/1_nik00blo\/175663881\"><strong>PG Using the Library<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/media\/Using+Legal+Databases+Sept+2022\/1_k5iwmo24\/175663881\">Using Legal Databases<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/media\/PhD+Sources%2C+Materials+and+Bibliographies+Sept+22\/1_sj6mao15\/175663881\">PhD Sources, Materials and Bibliographies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s information about what\u2019s available in the library and what we have online access to listed in DiscoverEd, which you can find here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/discovered.ed.ac.uk\/\">DiscoverEd.ac.uk<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/media.ed.ac.uk\/createdby\/eyJpdiI6InFlNDIyUHpaTndLU1EzVXJ6SW5TVWc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUHFVZWplSStlbzVqR1liVXEzWGlQQT09IiwibWFjIjoiMTMyY2E5MDRiZDIzNDE2N2UxZDQ5NDEzNWU5MzFiNjA4NThhNjM5MjZkYzI0ZTRjNjllOGQxZGUwODc5MDMyMSJ9\">Video on a simple search on DiscoverEd (6 mins)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/L80BfHa4AquyQc0z\">Microsoft Sway guide to using DiscoverEd<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And finally, some other resources that can help you get started with legal research:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our new information skills resource to help students work through the basics of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/LegalInformationSkills\">finding legal information<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edinburgh-uk.libguides.com\/Law\">The Law Subject Guide<\/a><\/strong> has a lot of useful information for all levels:<\/li>\n<li>Take a virtual look around the Law Library before you visit! Find our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/ohkF01iYVbnxtaun?ref=Link\">Library Orientation Guide here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We completely understand the first few weeks of a new academic year are swamped with information, and it&#8217;s probable that you&#8217;ll have too much to take in for now. However if you bookmark this page or these resources we hope they&#8217;ll be useful when you need them. If you have questions please feel free to get in touch at any time by leaving a comment or emailing us directly: <strong><a href=\"mailto:law.librarian@ed.ac.uk\">law.librarian@ed.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, and if this is your first time visiting the Law Librarian Blog, we&#8217;re glad you made it! This is where we\u00a0 post updates about training, resources, library access and anything else we think you might need to know. 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