Open Access week is here again! The theme for this year's celebration is "Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge". To mark Open Access week, the Law Library put together the ultimate open access quiz for anyone interested in testing their knowledge on this form of publishing and sharing. If you are up for the […]
New database: HeinOnline's Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE)
Alongside a myriad of HeinOnline databases and resources that are available to Osgoode Hall Law School faculty and students, the law library is pleased to announce access to the Business and Legal Aspects of Sports and Entertainment (BLASE) database! Designed to help researchers find relevant sources to understand the critical issues surrounding both sports and […]
Osgoode Digital Commons: Readership Snapshot
September 2019 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 49,544 full-text downloads and 48 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 17,709. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,522 institutions across 183 countries. The most popular papers were: The Role of Law in Social Change (308 downloads) […]
New from the Library Collection
Whether you’re faculty, JD student, graduate student or participating in the Moot Team, there’s something for everyone in the Osgoode Library’s growing collection. Here are some of the latest acquisitions in the library’s collection: Edward Elgar E-Books The content of this collection includes titles published in 2018 and 2019 in all areas of law. Kluwer […]
Lexis Advanced Quicklaw Updates!
Lexis Advanced Quicklaw has recently made important updates, including an upgrade to Lexis Practice Advisor, and the migration of Canadian Legislative Pulse. Lexis Practice Advisor and Canadian Legislative Pulse can now be easily accessed through a single sign-in. With this new feature, users can switch from Quicklaw to Practice Advisor or Legislative Pulse using the […]
Osgoode Digital Commons: Readership Snapshot
August 2019 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 37,430 full-text downloads and 12 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 17,566. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,316 institutions across 184 countries. The most popular papers were: The Critical Characteristics of Community Legal Aid Clinics in […]
WestlawNext Canada and Lexis Advance Quicklaw training
The library is pleased to offer WestlawNext Canada training on Monday, September 16 and Lexis Advance Quicklaw training on Wednesday, September 18. Both sessions will be in room 2011 and will run from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Both WestlawNext Canada and Lexis Advance Quicklaw offer access to unique content. Knowing which sources are available […]
Labour Day Display
In honour of Labour Day, the library has made a slide presentation detailing the history of labour day and some of the most important labour cases in Canadian history. Also included is a display of several library books that discuss the history of labour day and some of the legal aspects of Canadian labour law. […]
Update! First year JD rare book room tour
First year JD students are invited to come to the library for a tour of the rare book room. Learn about what the library and the rare book room has to offer! The tour will take place on Monday September 9th. One tour will take place at 1:30pm. The other will take place at 2pm. […]
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Osgoode Hall Law Library is constantly adding new titles to our collection, both electronically and in print. Check out the list of our recent acquisitions here - https://researchguides.library.yorku.ca/lawlibrarynewacquisitions If you would like to receive email notifications when titles are added to the Law Library, you can subscribe by following the link, entering your email contact […]