Finding online resources

SOLO – Searches the library catalogue + some online resources (but not many legal databases) Oxlip+ – Main gateway to legal databases – Oxford University eJournals – Linked A-Z of online journals – Law Library web site – Research guides – lists key online resources by subject / jurisdiction – Legal databases – A-Z of legal databases (same as Oxlip+) – Law Journals/Reports look up tool

Oxlip+

What is Oxlip+? Tool for finding databases – not for literature searching Features: Linked A-Z of databases Browse databases by subject Search for databases by keyword (note searches for databases NOT in databases) Advanced features

OXLIP+: LOGGING IN For full functionality you must log in to Oxlip+ (especially important if you are off campus)

Logging in For full functionality “Log in” Gives you full “password free” access even if you are off campus Allows you to save your favourite databases

Choose University of Oxford from the drop down menu – its under U! Logging in Choose University of Oxford from the list of institutions

Logging in Enter your Oxford single sign on username and password. same as your Oxford webmail

Logging in Click!

Logging in - complete You are now logged in If you are using a public computer you should log out before you leave the computer. If you remain logged in others will be able to access your details (including )

OXLIP+ : FINDING DATABASES Finding databases by title and keywords and browsing by subject

Find Databases “Find Database” options Find by title (by entering the database name or browsing the A-Z) Find databases by entering keywords, database name, publisher... Browse by subject

Find databases : by name e.g. Finding Westlaw

Finding databases: results Connect to database. Information about the database Add to quick sets – adds the databases to your favourites under “My Research”

The information screen

Finding databases by browsing To browse databases by subject choose “subject”

Finding databases by browsing Find Law in the list Browse sub categories. Note to see “ALL” databases scroll to the bottom

Next page Key - Database requires a password. Get the password from old Oxlip (Go to and choose the database from the titles A-Z to see the password). Alternatively for the Green arrow - Database requires “thin client software”. Follow the link to load the software. NOTE – you will only need to do this once. Browsing results

Magnifying glass - indicates that a database can be “cross searched” within Oxlip+ Most legal databases can not be searched from Oxlip+ Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching the databases’ own interface). Browsing results

Other icons... The padlock icon displays when you are off campus to show that you can not access databases. To get into databases log in to Oxlip+, the padlock will then disappear and you will be given full access. Yellow flag shows that you will need to log in using your Oxford single sign on – even if you have already logged into Oxlip+ This is necessary for Lexis Nexis Butterworths.

Find database: by keywords or other options Pick subject Enter keywords Pick resource type (e.g. Full text, journal, web site etc) Searches the description, title and keywords in the “information” panel for each database Does not search the contents of the database Use it to find a databases suitable for your subject, not to conduct a literature search.

Results

OXLIP+: CROSS SEARCH

Most legal databases can not be cross searched. This options is only available for a small set of specialist databases. In the future cross searching may be available for Index to Legal Periodicals and Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals but not yet. Choose “Law” from the subject list Only databases with a check box may be cross searched. Check up to 5 resources to cross search simultaneously.

Choose up to 5 databases by checking the search boxes Enter search terms

BEWARE - Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching each databases own interface Link to full text if available Options for narrowing your search Add to your personal “eshelf” within Oxlip+

OXLIP+ “MY RESEARCH”

My Research – personal storage area Delete / Save options. Save allows you to store results on Oxlip+ in folders E-shelf shows marked records from cross search “My research” Selected cross search results (eShelf) Stores favourite databases (My databases) Search history (History

My research : My databases My databases – shows databases you’ve added to Quicksets Databases can be organised into folders