Just to give you something to look forward to when you’ve finished your exams and papers, the library will have four especially interesting-sounding books available for your reading enjoyment by April 30. First on the list is The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance and other real laws that human beings have actually dreamed up, enacted, and sometimes […]
From Sandra Geddes
More E-books Developments
Some of the library’s e-books are provided to us through Scholars Portal. The way to access the Scholars Portal books is different from the way we access books on the ebrary platform. You can tell that the book is a Scholars Portal e-book if you see "Borrow this E-Book" above the cover image of a […]
Tips for Using E-books
Electronic books have become very popular based on our usage statistics. Last semester, the Irwin law titles in the ebrary platform were heavily used. Working with e-books comes with a lot of pros such as the customized features like - Copying and pasting Highlighting into your word document Downloading (this option varies in each […]
Louis Riel Day - November 16 in Ontario
Louis Riel Day is a day to celebrate the life of the controversial Métis leader and the efforts he made for Métis rights and also to acknowledge Métis contributions to Canada. No doubt you will remember my blog about Louis Riel last year. This year I wanted to focus more on the Métis than Louis […]
Recent International Law Acquisitions
The library has been busy lately augmenting its International Law collection. The London Review of International Law is a brand new journal from Oxford (Volume 1 Issue 1 was published September 2013) to which we now have access. It is not available through the catalogue or eResources yet, but it will be. We have also […]
What Happened to CanLII?
On September 19, CanLII introduced its new user interface. Don’t be startled by the new homepage: you can either use the “everything” search box that initially appears for doing a keyword, citation, case name or statute name search, or you can click on the “+” to the left of that box to give yourself the […]
More Good News for Foreign and Comparative Law Buffs
Following on our subscription to the Foreign Law Guide this spring, we have subscribed to the Making of Modern Law's latest database: Foreign Primary Sources 1600 - 1970. This is the first of a proposed two "volumes," and contains statutes, regulations, codes and commentaries of Great Britain, Ireland and countries in northern, central and eastern […]
Summer Reading
Exams are nearly over and summer is nearly here (notwithstanding spring's rather reluctant arrival), so no doubt everyone's mind is turning to their summer reading. The Guardian newspaper has very thoughtfully compiled a reading list for you, and we have a number of the books in our collection, including a DVD in one case. Your […]
English law was adopted as Canadian law at Confederation, right?
Wrong. Another simple question at the Reference Desk last week. But we all know English law was received into Canada at some point, don't we? We may think we know that, but I didn't have any idea just how complicated the answer to the question of what law was received and when until I went […]
What is your verdict on Louis Riel?
November 16 marked the 127th anniversary of the hanging of Louis Riel, a fascinating and important figure in Canada’s, and especially in Manitoba’s, history. Much has been written about him, the Northwest Rebellion, the creation of the Province of Manitoba, his dealings with the federal government, his mental state and his trial and execution. The […]