LLM Session 2

E ResourcesCases, Journal Articles,Current

Awareness

LLM 4160

Recap

• Last week we looked at UniHub, My UniHub

• Library catalogue

• My Subject Guide

• My Calendar

• SCONUL

• Interlibrary Loan

This weekElectronic Format

• Cases(Law Reports)

• Journal Articles

• Databases

• Current Awareness

Google

• If you must use Google at least use Google Scholar or Advanced

• Allows for a much more structured search

• More options than basic Google

Remember-use My UniHub!!For Logging in

Legal Citation-Journals

[2002] 61 CLJ 684

Year article was written

Journal in which article appears

Volume of the Journal

Page in the journal where article appears

(The article appears in the Cambridge Law Journal 2002,Volume 61 page 684)

Title Abbreviations?

Use this website to quickly find the full

title of an abbreviated journal or law report title

Find This

[2010] 37 Journal of Law and Society 387-411

What is the titleof the article?

Hint! Use the Ebsco Link

Electronic Journals

• Have citation/title?-use the catalogue or databases

• Subject searching- Use databases

Databases-Quick Facts

Heinonline

• -Used to locate journal articles

• Does not provide cases(Modern) or legislation

• English Reports(pre 1865 cases)

Westlaw and Lexis Library

• Access to legislation case law, journal articles

• Also current awareness(status updates legislation and cases)

• EU legislation,cases,journal articles

Databases/Cases

• Law Reports

• Hundreds of law report series

• Law library has many in print(in house use)

• Electronic access-must log in to My UniHub

Westlaw/Cases

BROWSE Feature-if you know the Law Series

Search Feature-Subject, Citation,Free

Text

Legal Citation-CasesParty Names

• Party Names-Fisher v Bell

[1960] 3 WLR 919

Date-Year case was reported

Law Report Series where it was reported

Volume of Law Report Series

Page in Law Report Volume

Cases/Citation Search

• Case Analysis useful for Summary/Update

• Used as an Alerter to ensure you are using ‘good’ up to date law(Coloured Icons)

Try Finding These

Find:

Theodor Meron,”The Meaning and Reach of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racist Discrimination”,79 American Journal of International Law(1985),p283

Name the Parties involved in the following Case

[1914] 3 KB 259

[2005] Crim LR 901

What is the article title at the following Citation?

What is the author’s name?

Cases/Subject Search

• Can do general searches-BROAD Results

• Specific Searches-Narrow Search terms

• Synonyms-Need to think of them

“fundamental rights”

X The fundamental aim was to discuss her rights

√ Her fundamental rights had not been upheld

Terms and ConnectorsBoolean Logic

• Most databases use terms and connectors

• They help you to search more efficiently

• Some of the most useful are :

/p find in same paragraph

/s find in same sentence

Use “ Quote marks” around a phrase BUT NOT Lexis!!

Truncation employ*(employee, employer,employment)

Spelling-organi?ation-organization,organisation

Broad Search

Far too many results!So........

Use a proximity connector to narrow

the search

Proximity Searching/Results

Your Turn

• Using the phrase European Union construct a search

• Use a terms and connectors to narrow the results making it more specific or focused

International Journals

International Journals

Steps to searching for journals from other

countries/jurisdictions

Phrase and Single Word

Results

LexisJournals/Subject Searching

Click on Sources

Find Sources Page

• Click on Keyword

• Filter By

• -Publication Type

• -Topic

• Choose Journals by title

HeinonlineLaw Journal Library

Choose Advanced Search

Phrase in Quote Marks

Subject Searching

Broad

Narrow

Results

Scroll through ResultsUse Matching Text Pages

To see how Phrase has been used

Article/Full Text

Current Awareness

• On Westlaw and Lexis Library

• Useful for keeping you up to date

• Tracking bills etc

• Case developments

Problems?Appointment!