LLM Session 2 E Resources Cases, Journal Articles,Current Awareness LLM 4160
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
• 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!