Make the most of legal databases
Achieving basic certification for legal databases (LexisLibrary, Westlaw UK and JustisOne) will give you a head start in making the most of these databases for your studies, and they also make a valuable addition...
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Get started with legal research
All research involves a lot of searching and reading, and you should expect to have to read quite a lot before finding what you’re looking for. So don’t despair if you can’t immediately find...
How to use Newsstream for newspaper research
There are many reasons you might need to do research in a newspaper archive. You might be interested in how an event was reported in London vs Glasgow vs New York. You might be...
Box of Broadcast – 2 minute video tutorials
Box of Broadcasts is an amazing resource! It is often referred to as ‘BoB’ and is an on-demand television and radio service that the University Library subscribes to – if you haven’t looked at...
Dawsonera ebooks: Export notes you want to keep ASAP
You may have read recently that one of the major ebook suppliers to libraries - Dawsonera - went into administration and has ceased supplying ebooks. Unfortunately we are not sure how much longer we...
Pride 2020 – LGBT+ Reads
The Library have added a lot of ebooks to our collections over the last year and in recognition of Pride Month 2020 we are highlighting the latest LGBT+ ebook titles: Toft, A., and Franklin,...
Box of Broadcasts – an on-demand TV & Radio streaming service for education and research
As we are all spending more time at home the Box of Broadcasts archive can be a useful resource for enhancing your subject knowledge, keeping up with current affairs or just to catch up...
eBooks now available for Law Students
The Librarians are buying lots of eBooks for you to access from your home because although the university buildings are closed, the Library is open online. These titles are new editions, or books that...
How to keep up-to-date with new blog posts
Our team of Academic Liaison Librarians are doing a excellent job of keeping you up-to-date with resources and services relevant to you. One of the ways we do this is by posting to the...
New Resources for Law – a list in My Module Resources
You can now keep up to date with new books for law purchased for the library. New Resources for Law is updated with details of new books added to stock, where titles are...
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) now available in Europe
Good news. If you’re a European student who has returned home during the corona virus pandemic you will still be able to access Box of Broadcasts (BOB) until the end of July. BBC News...
Newsstream – a new way to look for news content
From 1 March 2020, you will be able to search across over 600 newspaper titles and news broadcast outlets at the same time by using Newsstream via your library’s subscriptions. Newsstream will be replacing...
Quick reference and citation formatting using zbib in your browser
We in the library are big fans of reference management software, as it takes a lot of the admin and headache out of managing your reading and getting your references and bibliographies just right....
Getting the most out of lectures.
Starting university can be both an exciting and daunting time. There are lots of new things to get to grips with and you will most likely be introduced to a new way of learning....
Study Skills has moved!
The Study Skills Room in Murray Library has now moved to the ground floor (previously Syndicate Room 2). If you wish to attend a drop in, held every Tuesday afternoon between 1pm and 4pm...