Finding online resources

Finding online resources• SOLO

– Searches the library catalogue + some online resources (but not many legal databases)

• Oxlip+ – Main gateway to legal databases – http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/

• Oxford University eJournals– Linked A-Z of online journals– http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az

• Law Library web site– Research guides – lists key online resources by subject / jurisdiction– Legal databases – A-Z of legal databases (same as Oxlip+)– Law Journals/Reports look up tool

Oxlip+

What is Oxlip+?

• Tool for finding databases – not for literature searching

Features:• Linked A-Z of databases• Browse databases by subject• Search for databases by keyword (note

searches for databases NOT in databases)• Advanced features

OXLIP+: LOGGING IN

For full functionality you must log in to Oxlip+ (especially important if you are off campus)

Logging in

For full functionality “Log in”•Gives you full “password free” access even if you are off campus•Allows you to save your favourite databases

Choose University of Oxford from the drop down menu –

its under U!

Logging inChoose University of Oxford from the list of institutions

Logging in

Enter your Oxford single sign on username and password.•same as your Oxford webmail

Logging in

Click!

Logging in - complete

•You are now logged in•If you are using a public computer you should log out before you leave the computer. If you remain logged in others will be able to access your details (including e-mail)

OXLIP+ : FINDING DATABASESFinding databases by title and keywords and browsing by subject

Find Databases

“Find Database” options

Find by title (by entering the database name or browsing the A-Z)

Find databases by entering keywords, database name, publisher...

Browse by subject

Find databases : by name

e.g. Finding Westlaw

Finding databases: results

Connect to database.

Information about the database

Add to quick sets –adds the databases to your favourites under “My Research”

The information screen

Finding databases by browsing

To browse databases by subject choose “subject”

Finding databases by browsing

Find Law in the list Browse sub categories. Note to see “ALL” databases scroll to the bottom

Next page

Key - Database requires a password. Get the password from old Oxlip (Go to http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip and choose the database from the titles A-Z to see the password). Alternatively email law.library@bodley.ox.ac.uk for the password

Green arrow - Database requires “thin client software”. Follow the link to load the software. NOTE – you will only need to do this once.

Browsing results

•Magnifying glass - indicates that a database can be “cross searched” within Oxlip+

•Most legal databases can not be searched from Oxlip+

• Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching the databases’ own interface).

Browsing results

Other icons...

The padlock icon displays when you are off campus to show that you can not access databases. To get into databases log in to Oxlip+, the padlock will then disappear and you will be given full access.

Yellow flag shows that you will need to log in using your Oxford single sign on – even if you have already logged into Oxlip+ This is necessary for Lexis Nexis Butterworths.

Find database: by keywords or other options

Pick subject

Enter keywords

Pick resource type (e.g. Full text, journal, web site etc)

•Searches the description, title and keywords in the “information” panel for each database •Does not search the contents of the database•Use it to find a databases suitable for your subject, not to conduct a literature search.

Results

OXLIP+: CROSS SEARCH

Most legal databases can not be cross searched. This options is only available for a small set of specialist databases. In the future cross searching may be available for Index to Legal Periodicals and Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals but not yet.

Choose “Law” from the subject list

Only databases with a check box may be cross searched. Check up to 5 resources

to cross search simultaneously.

Choose up to 5 databases by checking the search boxes

Enter search terms

BEWARE - Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching each databases own interface

Link to full text if available

Options for narrowing your

search

Add to your personal “eshelf” within Oxlip+

OXLIP+ “MY RESEARCH”

My Research – personal storage area

Delete / Save options.Save allows you to store

results on Oxlip+ in folders

E-shelf shows marked records from cross search

“My research”•Selected cross search results (eShelf)•Stores favourite databases (My databases)•Search history (History

My research : My databases

My databases – shows databases you’ve added to Quicksets

Databases can be organised into folders