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Law Library Catalog and E-Resources
University of Michigan Law Library
Lunch and Learn Series
Xiaomeng Zhang
September 12, 2010
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Overview
• UMich Law Library Collection • UMich Law Library Catalog
– How to access UM Law Library Catalog– Basic Search and Advanced Search– Reading search result– What is Not Covered
• E-resources – How to Search and Browse E-resources Page– Reading Terms of Use and Descriptions– What is Not Covered
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Law Library Catalog
• Scope of Law Library Collection – Academic Law Library:
(1) Legal Materials v. Non-Legal Materials o Primary Source of Law & Secondary Source of Lawo US Federal Material v. State Material o International Law Material : EU and UN etc. o Foreign Legal Material:
Great Britain and the Commonwealth etc: Extensive Others: Federal/National level & Courts of Last Resort and Constitutional
Courts– Limited Practice Material: Michigan (ICLE)
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Law Library Catalog
• Law Library’s online catalog– How to access UM Law Library Catalog (1) URL: http://umil.iii.com/ (2) From Law School Website:
http://www.law.umich.edu/Pages/default.aspx (Click on the Library tab on the top panel)
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Law Library Catalog
• Law Library’s online catalog– Basic Search- Keyword: broadest http://umil.iii.com/search/X (1) Phrase Searches: “world trade organization” (2) Truncation: single asterisk (environment* polic*); Question mark
(wom?n) (3) Operators: and, or, not (4) Proximity: “near”; “within #”
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Law Library Catalog
• Law Library’s online catalog– Basic Search- Title, Author, Subject, etc. (1) Title or Author etc: Handy when you know the exact title or author
etc. o Author: Last Nameo Title: can use abbreviations (Michigan Law Review v. Mich l rev)o Combine Title/Author: http://umil.iii.com/search/q
(2) Subject: Browse the Subject Heading List or do a KW search then click on Subject
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Law Library Catalog
• Law Library’s online catalog– Advanced Searching: http://umil.iii.com/ (1) Help narrow results: limit to locations, type of materials, language,
year, publisher (2) Advanced Keyword Search in Author Field v. Simple Search by
Author (when you only know Author’s first name) - Shelves- Browsing: LOC Classification System
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Reading Catalog Searching Results
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What’s NOT in the Law Library Catalog
• Materials from other libraries– Search Mirlyn for UM Libraries’ holdings– Search the Kresge Library catalog for business
library materials
• Information about articles, statutes, court opinions– Use journal indexes and other finding aids
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UM Law Library E-Resources
• UM Law Library Electronic Collection - Focus on Academic Legal Materials - Journal Indexes and other finding tools- Fee-based Databases: CCH, Bloomberg, RIA, Lexis
Japan, Westlaw China, Lexis Canada etc. - Free Web Resource:
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UM Law Library E-Resources
• UM Law Library E-Resources Page- http://umil.iii.com/search/y- Major E-Resources List- Search by Subject or Name - Browse by Subject, Categories, or Jurisdictions- Reading Terms of Use and Descriptions
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E-Resources Terms and Descriptions
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UM Law Library E-Resources
• Find an Electronic Article: Article Linker http://ck9ys4qn5a.search.serialssolutions.com/?SS_Page=refiner&SS_RefinerEditable=yes
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Finding Journals with a Citation by Using Law Library Catalog v. Article Linker
• Hugh J. Ault, Corporate Integration, Tax Treaties and the Division of the International Tax Base: Principles and Practices, 47 Tax L. Rev 565 (1992).
- Search by Journal Title: http://umil.iii.com/ - Using the Article Linker: http://ck9ys4qn5a.search.serialssolutions.com/?
SS_Page=refiner&SS_RefinerEditable=yes
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What’s NOT in the UM Law Library E-Resources Page
• Materials from other libraries– Mirlyn Search Tools:
http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?RN=919255572
– Kresge E-Resources: http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/resources/databases.htm
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Additional Help
• [email protected]://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/ask/
Pages/default.aspx • Online tutorials:
http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/Pages/LibraryToursandTutorials.aspx
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