The link below lists all of the new books received in the library during October. All of the titles are on the shelves and available to borrow (providing they’re not Reference Only of course).
As this weekend is a PT LPC study weekend our opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 7 November. 12 – 6pm
- Sunday 8 November. 12 – 6pm
Our weekend opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 31 October. 12 – 5pm
- Sunday 1 November. 12 – 5pm
Please remember the clocks will be going back an hour this weekend
This weekend’s opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 24 October 12 – 5pm
- Sunday 25 October 12 – 5pm
Also we will be operating normal opening hours over Consolidation Week, that is Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 8pm and Friday 8:30am – 6pm. All books borrowed during this week (with the exception of Short Loan) will be due back on Monday 2 November.
Back by popular demand – now that the reality of PLR and Legal Method has hit home – three more paper based legal research workshops have been timetabled.
Follow the link below to find out more and sign-up. Places are limited to 8.
New for this academic year are the i-Guides; a series of 7 podcasts designed to answer a number of legal research questions, from “Starting Paper Research” to “Researching EC Law”.
These short introductions (all under 10 minutes) allow you to learn at your own pace either from scratch or use them as a refresher. At the end of each one you have the opportunity to test your understanding in a ‘test and feedback’ type way.
GDL students you’ve already been given a brief demonstration of where they are located and how they work, however they are now included in your Legal Method – go to: ELITE > My ELITE > My Courses > GDL Legal Method 09/10 > [left hand menu] Unit 3 Legal Problem Solving > [link at bottom of page] Unit 3 – Legal Problem Solving > Library i-Guides.
For all other students, you’ll find these invaluable guides in the My library area of Elite. We hope you enjoy using them and would appreciate any feedback you might have too. Send your comments to natasha.skeen@lawcol.co.uk
The following new titles have recently appeared in full text on Westlaw:
- Journal of Housing Law
- International Journal of the Built Environment
From now on where you see citations for these titles on Westlaw they’ll be hyperlinked in red.
On Thursday 1 October, The Times newspaper published an eight page supplement to mark the occasion of the opening of the new Supreme Court in the UK.
If you want to get an overview of what it is, how it works, who the Justices are; you can find the supplement in The Times Law Report box in the General Reference section or just ask at the counter.
For more law news and more on the Supreme Court go to http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/
For those of you who have already been students here, you’ll notice a slight change to the library layout in September. As you come into the library you’ll see a new bank of shelving straight ahead of you. These shelves will house textbooks from Contract to Competition. The shelving that has now been freed-up will house our ever expanding journals and law reports collection.
Also new for September, BVC students will have their own set of Halsbury’s Laws and Statutes in the BVC Resources Room.
For those of you new to law – why not take a look at the Times’ Who’s Who of those in the profession. For those of you not so new, but undecided as to what area to practise, maybe you can get some inspiration from here.
Once again the newspaper has published it’s annual list of legal movers and shakers. They’re all here from law lords to Human Rights specialists; corporate to government.
Welcome to library services. While you are registered at the College of Law you will have access to an exceptionally wide range of legal databases. We have invested in an authentication system which allows you to use your Student Reference Number (SRN) and your College password to login whether on or off campus.
If you are new to the College of Law this year, you will have been sent your College Network login details inside your joiners pack. Your joiners pack also includes information on how to register your details online. If you encounter problem registering your details please contact the IT Services Desk ( mailto:it.servicedesk@lawcol.co.uk ).
To Access the databases open ELITE and click on the ‘My Library’ tab which will take you to the Library homepage. This will present you with all of the electronic resources to which the College subscribes.
Any problems with accessing the databases either at home or in College?
Please email Elite.Administrator@lawcol.co.uk.”
A few tips for making your time here both useful and enjoyable:
- In your first couple of weeks keep your Research Guide by your PC at all times (the blue spiral bound document). As the year goes on, you’ll rely on it less but you’ll find it invaluable even when you go into practice.
- Check the Library blog at least a couple of times a week to find out useful information such as times of legal research sessions, weekend opening hours or updates to databases.
- Please respect your fellow students wishes for silent study in the library. And finally…
- If in doubt about anything please come and ask a member of staff or contact us via email at lib.BRM@lawcol.co.uk
We look forward to working with you.
The Library Team
With the start of a new year, based on comments made in last year’s student survey, the following policies are being implemented in the library:
- The library may be used for silent study only
- With the exception of bottled water, no food or drink should be consumed the library .
Though this is primarily directed to returning students, who were used to a different policy it does apply to all library users. We would like to direct you to the basement area and other meeting venues around the building for any non-study oriented activities.
Thank you.
Sign-up sheets are now available for the Lexis & Westlaw training sessions that will be offered this Thursday and Friday (10 & 11 September).
To find them go to:
- My Centre
- “Click here for information” (button on left-hand side of screen)
- Library (in blue menu)
- Sign-up sheets
If you have any problems or questions please contact me at natasha.skeen@lawcol.co.uk
Watch this space for details of further legal research workshops.
Your student associates for this year are:
Kim McKenzie for Lexis
and
Tom Lathom for Westlaw
They will be available throughout the year to provide tips, advice and training sessions on using the legal databases. Look out for:
- emails
- messages on the plasma screens
- postings here on the Library Blog
- or email them direct at Kimberley.McKenzie69@lawcol.co.uk and Tom.Lathom40@lawcol.co.uk with any database queries you may have.
Our Weekend opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 3 October: 12 – 5pm.
- Sunday 4 October: 12 – 5pm.
As this weekend is a PT GDL study weekend our opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 17 October. 12 – 8pm.
- Sunday 18 October. 12 – 8pm.
This weekend our opening hours are as follows:
- Saturday 10 October. 12 – 5pm
- Sunday 11 October. 12 – 5pm
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