HSC Legal Studies at the State Library 2013

Legal Studies resources on the internet – HSC and Preliminary In this session you will learn about: Online databases you can use to locate media reports and other reference material HSC Legal Studies guides – great launching pads HSC Legal Studies blog – keeping up to date with recent changes to the law LIAC Crime Library – excellent resource for locating cases

Learning outcomes

Students and teachers need: Legislation Cases Media reports: –Newspaper articles –Magazine and journal articles International instruments and documents –Readable and understandable –Current –Accurate

Benefits of online databases Provide you with: access to additional information on the topic you are researching – definitions and other background information full text newspaper articles full text magazine and journal articles using them will develop useful research skills for Year 12 and uni

Demonstrating logging into databases

If you have a password and you have forgotten it:

Not in this box

Citation of your article very important – this will give you all the details you need: –Author –Title of article –Name of journal, year, volume number and page references –Deep link to the article so you can return to the article at a later time.

Demonstrating logging into databases Don’t set password – leave blank

Law reform in action – other topics?

type in kathleen folbigg and murder and trial

Demonstrating logging into databases Don’t set password – leave blank

Citing legislation  Legislation: –Name of act, year, jurisdiction example: Crimes Act 1900 NSW s 18

Citing cases  Cases Criminal – R or the Crown v the name of the offender, year, court, number of case for that year, Civil – name of each party

Other databases

Tip – for each topic you can find more –Use eResources & media reports tab to find out more – will give you links to all the databases. This tab is on all research guides

Any questions?

Key tips Bookmark our HSC Legal Studies page Great launching pad for each syllabus topic area for finding key information – each time you start a new part of the syllabus, look at the guide for this section of syllabus and browse each tab to see what information you can find Before your next class – practice using your library card to access these databases

Conclusion You now have a strategy and place to find information for HSC Legal Studies Research guides for each topic area HSC Legal Studies:Newswatch Blog State Library databases for newspaper articles and magazine articles