Nov

10

Intellectual Property

November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Looking for journal articles on IP? We don’t have any print journals on Intellectual Property (although more general law journals such as Modern Law Review or Cambridge Law Journal etc. might publish articles on the topic along with their other subject matter. However, there are  28 e-journals covering IP specifically and these cover both UK [...]

Sep

23

Video Demos – see how it’s done.

September 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment

To help you get to grips with using library resources, we’ve compiled a few video demos of services, e.g. Reading Lists, Using E-Journals and the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations. They’re available on the Library’s online Law Guide If you’d like others – let us know.

Sep

21

Electronic journals – use them properly

September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

The Electronic Journals link should only be used to find a precise journal by name, e.g. Modern Law Review, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, etc..  Follow this link to a video showing you how. If you want to find articles for an assignment or seminar, e.g. the doctrine of precedent – ALWAYS use a database. [...]

Aug

3

Netherlands Quarterly on Human Rights

August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Fulltext access to this journal is available from two sources  via the Electronic Journals search. HeinOnline provides access up to 2007 , but more recent issues are available only from the Publisher link, which is not Athens authenticated. The relevant password information can be found by clicking on the “PW” link to the  right of the Publisher [...]

Nov

3

Finding journal articles for coursework

November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Having trouble locating relevant journal articles for your coursework? Try searching Westlaw. Its Journal search option indexes approx 800 journals. You can use Basic or Advanced searching to locate articles containing your keywords. Check the ‘List of Connectors’ link for help combining your keywords more appropriately. Westlaw will supply fulltext where it can, otherwise note [...]

Sep

30

U.S. Journals on LexisLibrary

September 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The ‘missing’ US journals on LexisLibrary are once again available. Select Sources tab, then Browe Sources and choose United States from the list of countries. Click on the Legal Journals folder. It will display journals in alphabetical order. However, if you click on the ‘Filter by’ option at the top of the page and select [...]