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Nicole Doyle – Reference LibrarianHelen Labine – Reference Librarian

Trish Johns-Wilson – Reference LibrarianPeggy Lunn – Reference TechnicianShannon Polk – Reference LibrarianSusan Pratt – Reference Librarian

Nicole Doyle, Reference Librarian nicole.doyle@uoit.ca

The Research Process

Step One: Identify and Articulate

Step Two: Find Information

Step Three: Analyze and Evaluate

Step Four: Present

Our Topic: Privacy and the Charter

Legal Research: Where to Start?

If you are researching a Legal Issue….

Look for books, articles first!

• Understand the issues• Summary information• Identify cases• Identify laws

Charter of Rights &Privacy

Policing

Cases

Historical

Ethical

Social Issues

Essay/Legal Issue:

Use a reference book, an introductory textbook, or a professional association

or government website to get an overview of your topic.

Go ahead, Google it!

Google is not always an

effective search strategy for

academic/legal research

Let’s try the library!

www.uoit.ca/library

CHARTER OF RIGHTS DECISIONS DIGEST ON CANLII

www.canlii.org

Charter of Rights &Privacy

policing

FLIRR. v. Caslake R. v. Tessling

Cases

methodsHistorical

Ethical

Social Issues

Legal Research

Finding more specific information…

• Now, we have some additional clues about where to search.

• We know some cases, possibly some laws.

• NOW we can go to legal articles and primary sources (cases, laws, etc.)

Find legal commentary:

use the Subject Guides

Find Legal Articles Here!“Law – Secondary Materials:

Legal Commentary”

Enter search (for example):

privacy & charter & tessling

Each item represents an article. Click the hyperlink to

see the full text.

Finding Cases and Laws

• What if we wanted to find the full text of Tessling’s case??

OR….

History of the case

Judicial Considerations (impact of the decision)

Find Legal Cases and Laws here!“Law – Primary Materials: Legislation

and Cases”

More Legal Databases

CanLII

More than 89!

LexUM

Hint: Use REFERENCE BOOKS

to help you understand your

case, legal issues and legal terminology.

Legal Reference Books

• Legal Dictionaries• Legal Research Handbooks

• All can be found at the beginning of the KE section of the REFERENCE collection – On the first floor of the library

Print Legal Resources in the Library

• Statutes (annual and consolidated)• Regulations• Case reporters• Canadian Abridgement• Statute Citators• Legal Textbooks• Legal Dictionaries• Legal Research Guides

• All can be found in the Library Catalogue• Books are kept in the Legal Reference Section

Step Three: Analyze and Evaluate

• Date –Historical

versions of laws• Publisher• Bias

Library Guide to Legal Citation

Step Four: Present, Use, Communicate

In Summary

• Use SECONDARY SOURCES first!– Books, articles, etc.

• Targeted searching of primary documents– Cases, laws, regulations

• Be careful of your source, dates, etc.• Remember to cite

– special citation rules for legal materials

More Help…Reference Desk x2390

Hours: M-Th 8am-9pm

Friday 8am-4:30pmSaturday and Sunday 10am-5pm

Nicole Doyle x2962nicole.doyle@uoit.ca

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