This is a wonderful gift from our neighbours to the south. On June 21, in celebration of our National Aboriginal Day, the Law Library of Congress opened the Canadian portion of their Indigenous Law Portal, expanding the portal's coverage for the first time beyond the United States. The Canadian portion of the Indigenous Law Portal is divided into three […]
Legal Research
How to Migrate from RefWorks to Zotero
The expiration of the York University Libraries license for RefWorks comes to an end on June 30th, 2015. Now is a good time to migrate your materials from RefWorks to Zotero or Mendeley. Migrating is straightforward, you won't loose any of your information and you don't have to be a techie to do it. Here […]
Library Research Session
The Law Library is pleased to offer a research workshop on May 13. While the session is geared primarily to Research Assistants, graduating students and graduate students who want to improve their research skills are also welcome to attend. The workshop will cover the following areas: - Legislation & case law - Journal indexes & […]
Historical Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) announced today that, working in co-operation with Lexum, all decisions published in the Supreme Court Reports dating back to 1876 are now available on the SCC Judgments website. Over the past 20 years, the SCC and Lexum have been working collaboratively, together with partners such as the Law Foundation […]
Legal Citation Workshop - Postponed
Due to the labour disruption at York University, the Legal Citation Workshop scheduled for Wednesday March 4 has been postponed. Thank you.
New Law Journal from Thomson Rivers: Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law
The new Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law (CJCCL) was launched in 2013 at Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law (TRU Law). The inaugural issue was published just last month (January 2015). This issue has for its theme “Health Law and Human Rights”, focusing on the interrelationship between health law and human rights and featuring contributions from […]
Refresher sessions for Westlaw, Quicklaw/LexisNexis and CCH Online
Brush up on your online searching skills! The library is pleased to offer the following training sessions for upper year and graduate students: Westlaw: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Quicklaw/LexisNexis: Monday, March 2, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. CCH Online Wednesday March 18, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. All sessions will take place Room 2011. […]
New Content on HeinOnline (January 2015 Update)
Here's a shapshot of new and updated content added to HeinOnline last month, January 2015. Click the links for more detail on each library’s additions and updates. Law Journal Library: American Indian Journal Anaele Universitatii din Bucuresti: Seria Drept Curierul Judiciar Information & Communications Technology Law International Journal of the Legal Profession Journal of Indian Law […]
Research sessions for upper year and graduate students
The library is pleased to offer the following research sessions for upper year and graduate students: 1. Working with Case Law - January 21 2. Working with Legislation - January 28 3. Finding Journal Articles - February 4 4. Working with eBooks - February 11 5. Working with Legal Citation - March 4 6. Working […]
New Content on HeinOnline (December 2014 Update)
Here's a listing of additions and updates to the contents of HeinOnline in December 2014. Click the links for more detail on each library's additions and updates. Law Journal Library: Annual Bulletin Appalachian Natural Resources Law Journal Belmont Law Review Bill of Rights Journal Cogito: Multidisciplinary Research Journal Court Review Criminal Justice Section Newsletter ENTHA […]