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 […]
Library News
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 […]
Online Databases Training Sessions
The following training sessions are being offered by the Law Library: Quicklaw - Monday September 26, 2011. Case law from 12:15 - 1:15 Legislation from 1:15 - 2:15 Westlaw - Wednesday October 12, 2011. Canadian material from 12:15 - 1:15 U.S. material from 1:15 - 2:15 CCH Online - Monday October 17, 2011. 12:15 -1:15 Location: Room […]
Library Catalogue Now Mobile
Bookmark the library on your mobile phone - http://m.library.yorku.ca - to check your account, renew your loans and search the catalogue on the go!
Envisioning LGBT Human Rights
York University visual arts Professor Nancy Nicol has been awarded a SSHRCC grant of $1 million over 5 years to lead a major international project on the impact of criminalizing sexual orientation and gender identity. Members of the research team include leading LGBT rights activists from Toronto and developing countries. The Osgoode library is providing […]
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 […]
Resource Description and Access: From AACR to RDA
Tim Knight is of Head of Technical Services in the Osgoode library and a leading figure in developing standards for the cataloguing and classification of legal materials in Canada. His article about the new cataloguing rules, "Resource Description and Access: From AACR to RDA", was recently published in the Canadian Law Library Review. The article […]
German Law Journal Now on HeinOnline
The German Law Journal is now available on the HeinOnline Law Journals Library. After ten volumes the German Law Journal has secured a place among the world's leading academic fora concerned with transnational law. In 2009 the German Law Journal was ranked as the world's leading "online, peer-reviewed" law journal of any subject matter (for […]
Law Library Summer Hours
Library Services (HNES 018) April 26 – August 27, 2010. Circulation 416-736-5206 Monday - Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday Closed Reference 416-736-5207 Monday - Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm Saturday & Sunday Closed Library closes at 4:00pm on Fridays in June, July & August
February 13th-22nd: No Book Retrieval Requests Due to Closure of Osgoode Hall Law School Building
Effective Saturday morning (February, 13th), the Osgoode Hall Law School building will be closed for one week for renovation-related work. The whole building will be closed and inaccessible. This includes the Library Annex where some of the library collection is temporarily stored. Unfortunately, library staff will be unable to retrieve any law texts located in […]