April 2018 Last month, Osgoode Digital Commons had 60,958 full-text downloads and 37 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 16,984. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 3,461 institutions across 188 countries. The most popular papers were: The Critical Characteristics of Community Legal Aid Clinics […]
Summer access to Lexis Advance Quicklaw
All personal student Lexis Advance Quicklaw accounts will be deactivated by LexisNexis from June 1 until August 31. During this period you may access Lexis Advance Quicklaw through the campus wide subscription. To do this go to the Library's home page. Under Quick Links, select Lexis Advance Quicklaw (York)›. You will be prompted to authenticate […]
Osgoode Digital Commons: Readership Snapshot
March 2018 Last month, Osgoode Digital Commons had 63,309 full-text downloads and 15 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 16,927. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 3,132 institutions across 188 countries. The most popular papers were: Relations of Force and Relations of Justice: The […]
R.A. research skills workshop
Please join us for a library research skills workshop on Thursday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 2027. While this session is geared primarily to help Research Assistants who will be involved in in-depth research projects during the summer, all students who wish to improve their research skills are welcome. Legal research […]
CUPE 3903 Strike and the Commission of Industrial Inquiry
As the CUPE 3903 strike at York has gone on with little end in sight, the Ontario government has called a Commission of Industrial Inquiry today to look into the outstanding issues and see if there are steps to be taken to address them. For those not familiar with Commissions of Industrial Inquiry, they can […]
Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation Online
The Law Library is pleased to provide access to the online version of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide). Its available through Westlaw Next (York-wide). If you need assistance, contact the Reference Desk - Email: library@osgoode.yorku.ca or call 416-736-5207.
McGill Citation Guide now available on Hein Online
This month, Hein Online has added the McGill guide to its citation tool. This means that in any Hein Online document, users can press the "Cite" button-located above the table of contents-which will then provide the document's citation in multiple citation formats, including the McGill guide. The citation is not perfect however. A McGill citation […]
Osgoode Digital Commons: Readership Snapshot
February 2018 Last month, Osgoode Digital Commons had 49,965 full-text downloads and 38 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 17,132. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 3,205 institutions across 184 countries. The most popular papers were: Relations of Force and Relations of Justice: The […]
Law Reviews Now Available on CanLII
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII ) last week announced the addition of law reviews to its platform - http://www.slaw.ca/2018/03/23/%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f-we-now-have-law-reviews-on-canlii-%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f/. The journals featured in this launch can be found by selecting "Commentary" and under "Periodicals", select "Law Journal Issues". https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/journals/ This is an additional source for accessing Canadian law journals. The coverage is from 2015 onwards.
Osgoode Digital Commons: Readership Snapshot
January 2018 Last month, Osgoode Digital Commons had 46,430 full-text downloads and 289 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 17,116. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,717 institutions across 181 countries. The most popular papers were: Relations of Force and Relations of Justice: The […]