February 2021 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 61,563 full-text downloads and 18 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 18,145. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,059 institutions across 181 countries. The most popular papers were: The Resource Amendment (Section 92A) and the Political Economy […]
JustisOne training
Monday, March 29 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST JustisOne gives you access to hundreds of thousands of case judgments and legislation from common law jurisdictions around the world, including Canada. Join instructor Mary Ibrahim for an introductory session covering the basics of using JustisOne. Topics covered will include an overview of the jurisdictions […]
International Women's Day Digital Display
In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8th, the Osgoode Hall Law Library has created a digital book display of recently published titles on the intersections of gender, human rights, and the law, in both Canadian and international perspectives. Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day and our continued pursuit toward gender parity. The […]
Noting up specific paragraphs of cases in JustisOne
JustisOne is a huge caselaw database that includes Canadian cases and has a feature similar to CanLII for finding cases that cite a specific paragraph of a case. You can access JustisOne from the Quick Links section on the library's home page. Click on the settings icon and select Canada as your jurisdiction. Search for […]
Refining your noting up techniques
Have you ever wanted to find cases that deal with a specific section of a case, but don’t want to waste your time looking through all the cases that cite your case? Here are some tips to do just that: If you want to note up a particular paragraph on CanLII, look for the text […]
Osgoode Digital Commons Readership Snapshot
January 2021 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 57,940 full-text downloads and 46 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 18,126. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,002 institutions across 179 countries. The most popular papers were: Self-Interest, Public Interest, and the Interests of the Absent […]
Westlaw and Quicklaw training
The library is pleased to offer remote Westlaw and Quicklaw training sessions: Westlaw training Join trainer Jeremy Dunn on Wednesday, February 24 from 12:30 PM to 1 :30 PM for a WestlawNext Canada webinar for Osgoode students. Joining instructions are below: Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here […]
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 Digital Commons Readership Snapshot
December 2020 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 54,246 full-text downloads and 20 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 18,103. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 1,866 institutions across 178 countries. The most popular papers were: Self-Interest, Public Interest, and the Interests of the Absent […]
Osgoode Digital Commons Readership Snapshot
November 2020 Last month, the Osgoode Digital Commons received 68,836 full-text downloads and 25 new submissions, bringing the total works in the repository to 18,057. Osgoode Hall Law School of York University scholarship was read by 2,290 institutions across 187 countries. The most popular papers were: Self-Interest, Public Interest, and the Interests of the Absent […]