Your Legal Information Gateway Paul Martin Law Library.

Your Legal Information Gateway

http://www.uwindsor.ca/law/library

Paul Martin Law Library

Formal Opportunities:

-LRW First Year Course-Research For Law School Essays-Advanced Legal Research

Learning Legal Research

Informal Opportunities:-Working at a Legal Clinic-Joining a Moot Team-Working for a Law Journal

Learning Legal Research

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS

Session Time and Location

Introduction to Case Law and Case Law Research

Monday September 1412 noon – 1:30 pmRoom 2100 (Right Moot Wing)

Introduction to Statutes and Statutory Research

Monday September 2112 noon – 1:30 pmRoom 2100 (Right Moot Wing)

Introduction to Quicklaw (taught by Quicklaw representative)

Monday September 2812:30 – 1:30 pmRoom 2100 (Right Moot Wing)

Introduction to Legal Citation Monday October 512:30 – 1:30 pmRoom 2100 (Right Moot Wing)

What the Law Library Offers


Services

One on one appointments with reference librarians.

Help planning research for a law school essay.

Refreshers about legal research sources and strategies.

Advice on: law school projects, research, citations, password help, using online databases, conducting historical research.

Advice on: answers to commonly-asked research questions during job interviews; working for a journal; research for a moot team; research for a professor.

Online video tutorials about many aspects of the research process.

What the Law Library Offers

LEGAL RESEARCH 101:YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT!

“Counsel – have you checked the Interpretation Act on that point?”


“Yikes! Interpretation Act?”


“Yikes! Interpretation Act?”

Statutory research has many questions:

1. For what jurisdiction? Federal? Ontario? Alberta?2. For what time frame? Current version? Prior version?3. What section(s) do I need?4. Do the section(s) tell us to look at a regulation for

further details?5. What does the case law tell us about how this section is

to be applied?6. Are there any textbooks or journal articles that can help

us understand the statute?


Many Jurisdictions

Canada, federal UKCanada, provincial and territorial AustraliaCanada, municipal other foreign jurisdictionsCanada, military legal systemUS, federalUS, state

Public International LawPrivate International Law (conflicts of laws)


Many Types of Legal Materials

PRIMARY SOURCESConstitution Supreme Court of Canada decisionsStatutes and bills Judicial decisions (case law)Regulations and Forms Decisions of administrative tribunalsRules of Court Treaties

SECONDARY SOURCESTextbooks and Loose-leaf Services PrecedentsLaw Journals and lawyer magazines EncyclopediasContinuing Legal Education MaterialsDictionariesLegislative materials (debates/committee) Public Records


Many Formats of Legal Materials

Official v UnofficialOnline – from free providers (ie. Libraries, Government or NGO)Online – from commercial providers (with subscription, ie Quicklaw or Westlaw)Print – in a library, for most historical materials and current books


Legal Matters and Materials Also Have a Time Component

Examples:

Current consolidation of a statute or regulation.Prior version of a statute or regulation.Commencement date of a statute, regulation or treaty.Updating a case.Backdating a statute.Retroactive statutes.Limitations periods.


“Criminal Source” Includes popular textbooks on criminal law and evidence.

“Labour Source” Includes popular textbooks on labour law.

“Canadian Human Rights Reporter”

Reports of human rights tribunals from across Canada.

“Hein Online” Great selection of law journals from US and Canada, including historical content. Scanned.

“WestlawNext Canada” Statutes, cases, journal articles and books from Canada and US.

“Quicklaw” Statutes, cases, journal articles and books from Canada and US.

Law Library Databases


Visit our website for these and many other great resources!!

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONSLaw Library Databases


• To access most databases, visit the law library website, click on the link and enter your UWIN UserID and password.

• To access WestlawNext Canada, you require your own specific password (emailed to you recently).

• To access Quicklaw, you need to create your own USERID and Password.

Law Library Services WHO Can Help

Teaching AnnetteVicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian

Answering research questions Annette, VickiMary Jane Hutchinson, Technical Services AdministratorLisa Milne, Access Services Administrator

Interlibrary Loans Selma Eren

Course Reserves Christina Olsen

Front Desk Selma, Christina and Danielle Stiller

Ordering Books for you Pauline StrongJeri BaldwinTracy Schulz

Answering IT questions Norm SaxonShafqat Hanif

Secretary to the Law Librarian Connie Beaudoin

Essential Library Services

Photocopiers Scanner

Laser Printer Colour Printer

ADD MONEY TO YOUR STUDENT CARD:

http://www.uwindsor.ca/uwincard

Essential Library Services

Computer Labs

Until mid-September:Username: law1Password: law 1

After mid-SeptemberUsername: UWINIDPassword: student number

Upcoming Events

Library ToursWednesday Sept 16 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm

Training Sessions

SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED

BY THE CIRC DESK!

Next Steps - Summary

1. Return FIPPA form to law library front desk.2. Watch for your Westlaw Canada password in your email box,

then test it out.3. Set up your Quicklaw password – instructions given here

today.4. Sign up for a tour next Wednesday if you haven’t already.5. Sign up for our Monday training sessions (law library front

desk).6. Add money to your student card for photocopying and

printinghttp://www.uwindsor.ca/uwincard

7. Dual JD need to do this too!

http://www.uwindsor.ca/uwincard

THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS?

Presented by: Annette Demers, BA LLB MLIS

Associate Dean, Law Library and Legal Research [email protected] ext 2976

@Annette_Demers

mailto:[email protected]

Your Legal Information Gateway Paul Martin Law Library.

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