Over the past few years, the Library has been closely involved in working with the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Rideau Hall on the design of a new coat of arms for Osgoode to reflect the law school’s association with York University and in celebration of our 50th anniversary at York. That task is now complete. […]
Library News
New Issue of Journal of Law and Social Policy
The 2017 issue (volume 26) of the Journal of Law and Social Policy has been published to Osgoode Digital Commons.
International Women's Day 2017
March 8 is commemorated as International Women’s Day (IWD) to recognize the spirit of determination and courage by women in their countries and communities. It is also an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women globally. Status of Women Canada’s 2017 theme is titled “Equality Matters”. See more here - http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/theme-en.html UN Women’s 2017 theme […]
Osgoode Digital Commons: One Million Downloads and Still Counting!
Osgoode Digital Commons, the institutional repository and digital archive of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, offering world-wide access to the research and publications of the School’s scholarly community, achieved a significant milestone when it reached one million downloads in the early morning of Monday, November 21, 2016, less than three years since its […]
Library Pop-Up Workshops
Please join us at the Law Library for these Library Pop-UP Workshops: Finding Statutes and/or Amendment to Statutes on HeinOnline Date: 9-Nov-2016 Time: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Location: Law Library Upper Floor Let's talk about legal citation Date: 16-Nov-2016 Time: 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Location: Law Library Upper Floor See you there!
Exhibit in the Osgoode Library - Lawyers without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich
The Osgoode Hall Law School Library is proud to be hosting the highly acclaimed international exhibition “Lawyers without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich”. The exhibition was prepared by the German Federal Bar (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) and was translated into English and prepared for exhibit in North America by the American Bar Association. It has […]
WestlawNext Canada training for upper year and graduate students
Brush up on your online legal research skills. Join us for a refresher WestlawNext Canada training session this Monday, October 26 from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in room 2011. If you would like to attend please email library@osgoode.yorku.ca.
CCH Online Training Webinar
The CCH Online training scheduled for Wednesday March 18 has been moved to a webinar format. Instructions on how to register for the webinar here - CCHOnlineWebinarMarch18.
Art in the Osgoode Law Library (1): Roy Kiyooka, Homage to Ben Nicholson, 1967
We thought we'd start the new year with a new series of posts on the artworks that can be seen in the Osgoode Hall Law School Library. We thought we'd start with this piece, the largest in the library, which hangs prominently near library entrance, dominating the stairway between the library's two floors. Roy Kiyooka […]
Festive Footstools and Best Wishes from the Osgoode Library
It's the last week of exams before the New Year holiday break at Osgoode. The students are stressed. We have seen them doing jumping jacks in the group study rooms. So we weren't so surprised when we discovered this expression of student anxiety while closing the library last night. What can it mean? I put […]