Holiday Closing for the Osgoode Library

With the end of the exam period on Friday, December 16, extended hours have ceased and we have returned to our regular hours of service as posted on our website. However, the library will close for the holidays at 1:00 pm on Thursday, December 22, and will not reopen until 8:00 am on Tuesday, January 3, 2012.

We wish all our students, faculty and friends a very happy holiday and all the best in the New Year 2012!

Library Hours & Restricted Access During Exam Period

Because of overwhelming demand on the study space in the new Osgoode Law Library, we have implemented a restricted access policy to the Library. Beginning today (Monday, November 21), access to and use of study space in the Osgoode Law Library will be restricted to Osgoode Law students only. The ID (YU-card) of all students will be checked at the door. Non-law students and others are welcome to use the library’s collections and reference services, but they must ask at the desk.

At the same time, we have extended the library hours for the exam period as follows:

  • Monday-Friday: 8:00 am-12:00 midnight
  • Saturday-Sunday: 10:00 am-12:00 midnight

These changes will remain in effect until the end of the Osgoode exam period on Friday, December 16, when the Library will revert to the hours of operation and less restrictive access policy previously in force.

For changes to the library’s hours of operation, remember to consult the Library Hours page on our website.

Labour Spectrum: New Print/Save/Email Functionality

The Print, Save and Email functionality on Labour Spectrum has been enhanced so you will be able to print, save or email the Hit List (with or without words around hits), print, save or email just the summary/headnote or note up of a case, highlight search terms in the output and select a cover page (with notes) for the output.

A single icon () has replaced the six print, save and email icons that were formerly in the Navigation Bar. For more details on this new enhancement, click here.

HeinOnline App — Now Available!

Now you can have access to the world’s largest image-based legal research database, HeinOnline, on your iPhone/iPad. View the image-based PDFs, access content by citation, browse by volume, navigate a volume with the electronic table of contents, and use full advanced searching techniques. HeinOnline account/authentication is required.

To download the app, click here.

Research Training for RAs

The session will cover primary and secondary resources, bibliographic management tools such as RefWorks and Zotero.

Date: Monday May 9, 2011

Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm

Location: Room S839 Ross Building

Register by sending an email to lawref@osgoode.yorku.ca

Light refreshments will be served.

March 21 – March 25, 2011


ELECTRONIC
Title: Australian law dictionary [electronic resource] / general editor Trischa Mann ; consulting editor Audrey Blunden.
Publisher: South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description: 1 online resource
Subject: Law–Australia–Dictionaries.

ELECTRONIC
Title: The Lawyers weekly [electronic resource].
Publisher: [Scarborough, Ont.] : Butterworth, 1986-
Subject: Law–Ontario–Periodicals.
Subject: Law–Canada–Periodicals.
Subject: Lawyers–Ontario–Periodicals.
Subject: Lawyers–Canada–Periodicals.

HG 3891.5 C66 2004
Title: Managing the recovery of international debts : proceedings of the first commercial intelligence conference Lucerne 18-20 February 2004 / edited by Michael Shone.
Publisher: Oxford : Holo Books, the Arbitration Press, 2005.
Description: xviii, 91 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Debts, External–Congresses.

K 183 R64 2000
Title: A miscellany of disputes / Derek Roebuck.
Publisher: Oxford, U.K. : Holo Books, The Arbitration Press, c2000.
Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject: Arbitration and award–Anecdotes.
Subject: Arbitration and award–Popular works.

K 213 F37 2010
Title: Legal reasoning / John H. Farrar.
Publisher: Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2010.
Description: xxx, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Law–Methodology.
Subject: Jurisprudence.

K 1005 K35 2010
Title: International business law for Canadians : a practical guide / Sheerin Kalia.
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis, 2010.
Description: xxii, 439 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Foreign trade regulation.
Subject: Foreign trade regulation–Canada.
Subject: International business enterprises–Law and legislation.
Subject: International business enterprises–Law and legislation–Canada.
Subject: Commercial law.
Subject: Commercial law–Canada.

K 2400 A35 S63 2010
Title: International arbitration treaties / Loukas Mistelis, Laurence Shore, Monique Sassons, general editors ; Hans Smit, founding editor.
Publisher: Huntington, New York : Juris, c2010-
Description: volumes (loose-leaf) ; 26 cm.
Subject: Arbitration and award, International.
Subject: Arbitration and award.

K 2400 A932 2010
Title: Arbitration rules–international institutions / Loukas Mistelis, Laurence Shore, Stavros Brekoulakis, general editors ; Hans Smit, founding editor.
Publisher: Huntington, N.Y. : Juris, 2010-
Description: v. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Subject: Arbitration and award, International.
Subject: Arbitration and award.
Subject: Commercial courts–Rules and practice.

K 2400 A934 2010
Title: Arbitration rules– national institutions / Loukas Mistelis, Laurence Shore, Stavros Brekoulakis, general editors ; Hans Smit, founding editor.
Publisher: Huntington, N.Y. : Juris, c2010-
Description: v. (loose-leaf) ; 26 cm.
Subject: Arbitration and award, International.
Subject: Arbitration and award.

K 3478 M33 2010
Title: Public participation in energy and natural resources development : a theory and criteria for evaluation / Rebeca Macias.
Publisher: Calgary, Alta : Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2010.
Description: x, 56 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject: Natural resources–Law and legislation–Citizen participation.
Subject: Environmental law–Citizen participation.
Subject: Sustainable development–Law and legislation.
Subject: Natural resources–Management–Citizen participation.
Subject: Environmental protection–Citizen participation.
Subject: Sustainable development–Citizen participation.

K 3584 .8 P76 2008
Title: Production et consommation durables : de la gouvernance au consommateur-citoyen.
Publisher: Cowansville, Québec : éditions Y. Blais, c2008.
Description: xx, 641 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Sustainable development–Law and legislation–Congresses.
Subject: Consumption (Economics)–Congresses.
Subject: Sustainable agriculture–Congresses.
Subject: Organic farming–Congresses.
Subject: Sustainable development–Congresses.
Subject: Free trade–Congresses.

KF 223 Z4 A54 2010
Title: A brief narrative of the case and tryal of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New-York Weekly Journal : with related documents / edited with an introduction by Paul Finkelman.
Publisher: Boston : Bedford/St. Martin’s, c2010.
Description: xvi, 153 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject: Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746–Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject: Trials (Seditious libel)–New York (State)–New York–History–18th century.

KF 240 F562 2011
Title: The ultimate guide to Canadian legal research / Maureen F. Fitzgerald, Susan Barker.
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis, 2011.
Description: 35 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Subject: Legal research–Canada.

KF 250 R395 2010
Title: Writing for the court / James C. Raymond.
Publisher: Toronto : Carswell, c2010.
Description: xi, 160 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Legal composition.
Subject: Law–Language.

KF 306 G728 2011
Title: Legal ethics : theories, cases, and professional regulation / Randal N.M. Graham.
Publisher: Toronto : E. Montgomery Publications, 2011.
Description: xvi, 663 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject: Legal ethics–Canada–Textbooks.

KF 590 R62 2008
Title: Droit des propriétaires et des locataires dans les provinces et les territoires de common law / Joseph E. Roach.
Publisher: Scarborough, Ont. : Thomson Carswell, c2008.
Description: xxxix, 998 p. : forms ; 23 cm.
Subject: Landlord and tenant–Canada.
Subject: Lease and rental services–Canada.
Subject: Rental housing–Law and legislation–Canada.
Subject: Leases–Canada.

KF 915 L234 2005
Title: Droit de la vente / Denys-Claude Lamontagne.
Publisher: Cowansville, Québec : éditions Y. Blais, 2005.
Description: viii, 348 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Sales–Québec (Province).
Subject: Contracts–Québec (Province).

KF 1250 L46 2011
Title: Canadian tort law / Allen M. Linden and Bruce Feldthusen.
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis, 2011.
Description: cxxxiii, 866 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Torts–Canada.

KF 1266 P68 2011
Title: Cyberlibel : information warfare in the 21st century? / David A. Potts.
Publisher: Toronto : Irwin Law, 2011.
Description: xxix, 517 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Libel and slander.
Subject: Libel and slander–Canada.
Subject: Internet–Law and legislation.
Subject: Computer crimes.
Subject: Privacy, Right of.

KF 1355 B32 2011
Title: Sale of a business / Jennifer E. Babe.
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2011.
Description: xxix, 759 p. : orms ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in).
Subject: Sale of business enterprises–Law and legislation–Canada.
Subject: Sale of business enterprises–Law and legislation–Canada–Forms.

KF 1477 M36 2010
Title: Managing corporate governance issues in M&A : leading lawyers on identifying issues in M&A negotiations, understanding risk in a down economy, and assimilating governance standards in a merger.
Publisher: [Boston, Mass.] : Aspatore, 2010.
Description: 158 p. : forms ; 22 cm.
Subject: Consolidation and merger of corporations–Law and legislation–United States.
Subject: Corporate governance–Law and legislation–United States.

KF 1600 A75 W67 2010
Title: 40th Annual Workshop on Commercial and Consumer Law : programme & abstracts of papers.
Publisher: [Toronto] : Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 2010.
Description: 58 p. ; 28 cm. + Programme (7 p. ; 22 cm.).
Subject: Consumer protection–Law and legislation–Canada–Congresses.
Subject: Commercial law–Canada–Congresses.

KF 1890 M8 G73 1937
Title: Statement relating to Report of the Royal Commission on the Private Manufacture of and Trading in Arms, 1935-36.
Publisher: London : Printed and published by His Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1937.
Description: 20 p. ; 25 cm.
Subject: Firearms industry and trade–Great Britain.
Subject: Munitions.

KF 3424 A2 F43 2005
Title: Federal Arbitration Act at 80 : anniversary lecture series and supplemental materials / compiled and edited by: Gene Truncellito, Ted Pons.
Publisher: [New YorK?] : American Arbitration Association ; International Centre for Dispute Resolution, 2005?
Description: 317 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject: United States. United States Arbitration Act.
Subject: Arbitration, Industrial–United States.
Subject: Industrial relations–United States.

KF 3921 F65 2010
Title: Liquor and host liability law in Canada / Lorne Folick, Michael Libby, Paul Dawson.
Publisher: Aurora, Ont. : Canada Law Book, c2010.
Description: xxvii, 234 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Liquor laws–Canada.
Subject: Liability (Law)–Canada.

KF 4482 F67 2011
Title: The laws of government : the legal foundations of Canadian democracy / Craig Forcese and Aaron Freeman.
Publisher: Toronto : Irwin Law, 2011.
Description: xviii, 590 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject: Public law–Canada.
Subject: Constitutional law–Canada.
Subject: Canada–Politics and government.

KF 4483 C56 S54 2010
Title: Inclusive equality : the relational dimensions of systemic discrimination in Canada / Colleen Sheppard.
Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen’s University Press, c2010.
Description: x, 256 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Equality before the law–Canada.
Subject: Civil rights–Canada.
Subject: Discrimination–Law and legislation–Canada.

KF 5569 S25 2010
Title: Alberta’s Water for Life and recent trends in international law / J. Owen Saunders and Nickie Vlavianos.
Publisher: Calgary, Alta. : Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, c2010.
Description: x, 28 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject: Water–Law and legislation–Alberta.
Subject: Water resources development–Law and legislation–Alberta.

KF 5569 S26 2010
Title: Institutional relationships and Alberta’s Water for Life strategy / J. Owen Saunders.
Publisher: Calgary : Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2010.
Description: x, 36 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject: Water resources development–Law and legislation–Alberta.
Subject: Water quality management–Law and legislation–Alberta.
Subject: Water quality management–Government policy–Alberta.
Subject: Water–Alberta–Management.
Subject: Water-supply–Government policy–Alberta.

KF 6276.6201 A2 2010
Title: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 ; RIC Modernization Act of 2010 and other recent tax acts : law, explanation and analysis.
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : CCH, c2010.
Description: 936 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject: United States. Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010.
Subject: United States. Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010.
Subject: Economic stabilization–Law and legislation–United States.
Subject: Taxation–Law and legislation–United States.
Subject: Tax incentives–Law and legislation–United States.
Subject: United States–Economic conditions–2009-

KF 6499 ZA2 K454 2010
Title: Taxation of private corporations and their shareholders / editors, Paul Bleiwas, John Hutson.
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Tax Foundation, c2010.
Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Private companies–Taxation–Canada.
Subject: Stockholders–Taxation–Canada.
Subject: Income tax–Canada.

KF 6499 ZA2 M36 2010
Title: Understanding the taxation of partnerships / Elizabeth Johnson, Geneviéve C. Lille.
Publisher: Toronto : CCH Canadian, c2010.
Description: xvii, 654 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Partnership–Taxation–Canada.
Subject: Partnership–Taxation–Law and legislation–Canada.

KF 9085 A94 2010
Title: L’arbitrage consensuel au Québec : recueil de jurisprudence / Babak Barin et Marie-Claude Rigaud.
Publisher: Cowansville, Québec : éditions Y. Blais, c2010.
Description: xviii, 676 p. ; 28 cm.
Subject: Arbitration and award–Québec (Province)–Cases.
Subject: Arbitration and award–Canada–Cases.

KF 9220 ZD2 B76 2010
Title: Principles of criminal law / Simon Bronitt and Bernadette McSherry.
Publisher: Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook, 2010.
Description: xcii, 1090 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Subject: Criminal law–Australia.
Subject: Criminal procedure–Australia.

KF 9225 H55 1860
Title: Charge of Matthew Davenport Hill, recorder of Birmingham : delivered to the grand jury of that borough at the Michaelmas quarter sessions, held on the eighth October 1860.
Publisher: Bristol : Isaac Arrowsmith, [1860].
Description: 12 p. ; 20 cm.
Subject: Punishment–Great Britain.

KNC 252 S56 2001
Title: Wissels in Zuidoost-Azié = Bills of exchange in South East Asia / Michael Shone.
Publisher: Oxford : Published for Nederlandsche Credietverzekering Maatschappij NV by Holo Books, 2001.
Description: 64 p. : forms ; 21 cm.
Subject: Bills of exchange–Southeast Asia.

KZ 4702 C66 2008
Title: Multilateralism and international law with Western Sahara as a case study.
Publisher: Unisa, South Africa : VerLoren van Themaat Centre, University of South Africa, c2010.
Description: 283 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject: United Nations–Congresses.
Subject: International cooperation–Congresses.
Subject: International law–Congresses.
Subject: Western Sahara–International status–Congresses.
Subject: Western Sahara–Politics and government–Congresses.

New Library of Alexandria

Watching recent events in Egypt, one can’t help but think of that country’s long and fascinating history. Not the lease significant part of that history is the Library of Alexandra, in it’s day the largest library in the world. Not everyone is aware that there is a new Library of Alexandra, which opened in 2002 in an award-winning building. If you’d like to know more about the library, there’s an interesting and informative recent article about it in the Wall Street Journal (Feb. 8, 2011).

In less than 10 years of operation, the library has introduced information technology considered cutting edge anywhere on the globe. [...]. With some 1.5 million visitors and 700 events last year, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the library is formally known by its Latin name) has become a gathering place for scientists, literary figures and other thinkers from around the world.

The library has come through the recent upheavals with no problems. Despite the fact the Egyptian government turned off the Internet for several days, the Internet Archive‘s Wayback Machine of 150 billion archived webpages, stored on servers in the Alexandria Library, continued to function without disruption. And how appropriate that the archive has its home in the reincarnation of one of the world’s first and most famous libraries.