JOIN US on Wednesday Oct. 30 for a refresher session on Westlaw Edge Canada database. What? Westlaw Edge Canada Refresher SessionWhen? Wednesday Oct. 30, at 12:30pmWhere? Virtually over Zoom Westlaw Edge Canada is one of leading legal database platforms for researching Canadian, US and other foreign law. It covers both primary and secondary sources. To […]
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Join us for a tour of Osgoode Hall Law Library
Join us for a tour of the Osgoode Hall Law Library. We will tour the reading rooms, meeting rooms, library stacks, our special collections, and the reference and circulation desks. Our librarian team will be on hand to answer any questions you have about our library. We look forward to seeing you! Date: Monday, October […]
Lexis+ Canada replacing Lexis Advance Quicklaw
Effective September 1 2022, Lexis+ Canada is replacing Lexis Advance Quicklaw. Existing accounts for Osgoode faculty and students will give you access to this product. New students must register to get access. Contact the Reference Desk (lawref@osgoode.yorku.ca) if you have any questions.
New digital display: human rights
A new digital display by reference librarian Ilana Newman on the theme of human rights is available online: explore a selection of Osgoode Hall Law School Library's titles on topics in human rights law. Want to see more? Check out all digital library collections!
Accessing Irwin Law Titles on the new vLex platform
You may know Irwin Law for publishing core Canadian legal titles used for many of your course readings. Please note, that if you’re trying to access the “Irwin Law Essentials of Canadian Law Series”, it has recently been migrated to a new platform called vLex. Follow the steps detailed below to access the vLex platform […]
Summer Hours
The Law Library will be reducing its curbside pickup hours on Fridays for the summer. Beginning this Friday, May 21st, and continuing every Friday until September 3rd, curbside hours will end at 3:45 pm. For more information on the library's hours and our services, head to the Osgoode Hall Law Library website.
Whither the Canadian Human Rights Reporter (CHRR)?
The Canadian Human Rights Reporter has ceased publication as of December 31, 2020. Subscribers around the country, including libraries, recently experienced access issues with CHRR's content and their website, which led to many wondering what happened. Canadian Human Rights Reporter logo A recent announcement from Shelagh Day, President and Senior Editor of CHRR, was sent […]
Osgoode Faculty Scholarship 2020 : Digital Book Display
The Osgoode Library is pleased to present a new digital book display that showcases and celebrates the scholarly works of Osgoode Faculty that were published this year. This collection features a selection of authored books, edited books, and book chapters on topics such as, Corporate Law, Indigenous Law, and LGBTQ2+ Law. The digital book display […]
Law Journals on Open Access
The Osgoode Library continues to commemorate Open Access Week. Today's blog post looks at the the growth of law journals that are available through open access. In 2019, Sharona Brookman, Osgoode Library Reference Librarian compiled a list of Canadian law journals in “Open Access to Canadian legal journals expanding”. Law journals available on open access continue to grow.This development is very helpful to researchers […]
5 Things You Need to Know About Open Access
Open Access Week 2020 (October 19 –23), is being commemorated globally with different events. This year’s theme is “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” The Osgoode Digital Commons Team as part of the events will be posting a series of open access themed blogs throughout this week. The first blog post features and highlights “5 things you need to know […]