HV 6250.3 C2 C36 2003 Title: Victim privacy and the open court principle / Jamie Cameron. Publisher: [Ottawa] : Policy Centre for Victim Issues, 2003. Description: iii, 105 p. Subject: Privacy, Right of--Canada. Subject: Victims of crimes--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada. Subject: Sexual abuse victims--Legal status, laws, etc.--Canada. Subject: Criminal justice, Administration of--Canada. HV 6250.3 C2 […]
Quebec Online Statutes Now Have Official Status
Among the most important pieces of legislation that came into force on January 1 is a Quebec statute, an Act respecting the Compilation of Quebec Laws and Regulations, SQ 2009, c. 40 (version française: LQ 2009, c. 40). Pursuant to this Act, all consolidated statutes published by the Quebec Official Publisher (Editeur officiel du Québec) have official […]
Recent Acquisitions, December 14, 2009 to January 1, 2010
The list of new resources acquired between December 14th, 2009 and January 1, 2010 is now available.
Giant Step for Neutral Citation
This item is from Dominic Jaar's post on today's Slaw: Concluding twelve years of efforts from the members of the Judicial Technology Advisory Committee of the Canadian Judicial Council (JTAC), Justice Fran Kiteley, from the Ontario Superior Court and a former JTAC member, rendered the first judgment using exclusively neutral citation in R. v. Andrew […]
New Library Catalogue Search Interface
On January 4, York University Libraries (YUL) rolled out its new library catalogue search interface. It might not look too different at first glance, but the change to how and what it searches is profound. The new "discovery layer" interface merges all of YUL's different catalogues and holdings into one seamless interface using an open-source software application called […]
WestlawCanada "OnePass" Signon Now Required
Beginning this semester, the OnePass system for access to WestlawCanada is now in the second phase of implementation. All second and third year students, grad students and all faculty will be required to create or update their Username and Password to fully access WestlawCanada and TWEN (The West Education Network). The WestlawCanada law school site (www.westlawcanada/lawschool) […]
December 14, 2009 - January 1, 2010
HD 9502 C32 L687 2009 Title: Energy and utility regulation in Alberta : like oil and water? / Cecilia A. Low. Publisher: Calgary, Alta. : Canadian Institute of Resources Law, 2009. Description: xiv, 48 p. Subject: Alberta. Energy Resources Conservation Board. Subject: Public Utilities Board for the Province of Alberta. Subject: Power resources--Government policy--Alberta. Subject: […]
HeinOnline and Google Scholar
If you've been interested in Google's recent activities in providing access to legal cases and legal research then you might also be interested in these two recent posts from the HeinOnline blog that compares their service to what Google Scholar has been offering. HeinOnline or Google Scholar? Why You Should Start Your Research in HeinOnline […]
Hamlyn Lectures Digitized
The Hamlyn Lectures, presented annually at the School of Law of the University of Exeter since 1949, have been digitized and are available on the school's website. The page is not perfectly clear: you have to scroll to the bottom to find the the table that lists the lectures chronologically, with links to the PDFs. […]
Legal Research Search Engine
The Cornell Law Library has partnered with Google to provide the Legal Research Engine. Thanks to Rob Richards for tweeting about Betsy McKenzie's post on Out of the Jungle. You can search for legal research guides, the 'legal internet', and academic blawgs (or all three combined). See Betsy's post for more information.