Accessing Halsbury’s Laws of England online
Halsbury’s Laws of England is an authoritative encyclopaedia of the law in England and Wales, and is a great place to start researching legal areas that are new to you. Halsbury’s Laws of England...
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Make the most of legal databases
Achieving basic certification for legal databases (Lexis+ UK and Westlaw UK) will give you a head start in making the most of these databases for your studies, and they also make a valuable addition...
Top tips for referencing
Here are hints and tips to help you get going with your referencing for your assignments. Cite Them Right tutorial – Whether you are new to Cite Them Right and referencing, or need a...
Finding book chapters on your topic
Sometimes you might do a search for books on your topic on the Library Search and not find very many - this can happen when you have narrowed down a topic quite a lot....
New Lexis Platform – Introducing Lexis+ UK
After many years with the same ‘look’, Lexis Library has updated its interface to a new and more streamlined version called Lexis+ UK. From Monday 26th September 2022, when you go onto Lexis, this...
Find Law print textbooks in the library using the shelfmark
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is the classification system we use to arrange books on our library shelves by subject. DDC gives each subject area a number and these are displayed on spine labels on...
Using Zotero to help organise your reading and cite papers
Did you know that there are tools that you can use to help you manage the resources you are reading and can also assist with referencing in your assignments? One free tool that we...
Qualtrics Basics
You might be asked to use Qualtrics as part of your course, especially if you are undertaking a survey for your dissertation. Qualtrics is a tool that helps you build online surveys and gather...
Cite Them Right Online update
Cite Them Right relaunched their service on 27th June! The same great information about how to reference all types of information is still available but the site does look quite a bit different now....
Court Judgements are now available via The National Archives
Previously, there were multiple sources for court judgment publications, of which BAILII is the largest. The BAILII records have now migrated to The National Archives website: caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk Judicial Review rulings, European case law,...
New Books and eBooks for Law – May 2022.
If you are looking for some background reading or want to expand your knowledge on a particular aspect of your study, why not have a look at our latest purchases in New books...
Westlaw – upcoming training.
Thomson Reuters Academic Training have some upcoming Westlaw training sessions for students to join online, and it’s free! Westlaw International Materials Friday 18th March – 10.00 Introduction to Westlaw UK (Basic)...
5 steps to a successful literature search
When you’re searching for information for your studies it is best to devise a search strategy. Follow these 5 steps to building your search: Before you start your search - make a plan! Identify...
Finding open access academic research (without needing to log in)
*This post has been edited following the resolution of IT issues that the University experienced in October 2021.* Next week is Open Access Week all over the world, but at University of Sunderland we're...
Legal Skills and Research: Keeping up to date
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...