The law is always changing and keeping abreast of the changes in your research area can be challenging. This is true for all students studying law, but especially for those students involved with the Sunderland...
The Open Society Justice Initiative is part of the Open Society Foundations. It aims to provide expert legal support for Open Society’s mission and values through strategic human rights litigation and other legal work...
In last year’s Big Talk to the Library feedback you told us that you would like to see more immediate help with your Study Skills. We listened to this and have now increased the number of our Study...
Sometimes you might do a search for books on your topic on the Library Catalogue and not find very many – this can happen when you have narrowed down a topic quite a lot....
We update our stock regularly, some are new titles or later editions as well as eBooks. You can see the most recent purchases in the New Books and eBooks (law) which is located in...
The British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII), a website of all senior court rulings, is set to become part of the National Archives website next year. You can read the press releases here:...
Here is the latest selection from the new books and eBooks for law list. We update our list regularly, so if you are looking for some background reading or want to expand your...
How are you getting on with using Box of Broadcasts? Isn’t it a brilliant resource?! For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV &...
Sunderland University Library has a wealth of resources to support you during your doctoral studies. Check out our recent blog post for new students which highlights key ways in which we do this.
How many times have you clicked on a link or reference, only to get the message that the webpage no longer exists? This phenomenon, which is called ‘link rot‘ or ‘content drift‘ can be...
The UK Human Rights Blog is a topical and accessible legal blog. The frequent posts make excellent reading for law students wishing to stay informed about current issues. “The UK Human Rights Blog aims...
Calling all researchers! What do you know about the British Library? Does it have anything relevant to your research? The British Library are running a series of webinars in the new year where you...
The Library have received some reports from students about an error message when accessing ebooks on the Library Catalogue. Unfortunately you may see this error message when accessing a book on our Catalogue if...
Westlaw UK have produced a short guide of ‘express tips’ which will be useful when you are using Westlaw to do research for assignments, dissertations and exams. Westlaw Express Tips
