LPAB Diploma in Law Introduction to Library Services Winter 2012 Session University of Sydney Freehills Law Library Patrick O'Mara – LPAB Librarian

The Basics -See pp of Course Information Handbook - Buying Textbooks -Library/Student ID Cards -Where is the Library? -Supplementary Materials -Legal Research Classes - Services for LPAB Students 2

Buying Textbooks Co-op Bookshop Sydney Uni Sport & Fitness Centre Building G09, Cnr Codrington Street & Darlington Road University of Sydney NSW 2006 Ph: (02) / (02) Co-op Legal and Professional Bookshop Shop 2, 153 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: (02) SRC Second Hand Bookshop Level 4, Wentworth Building (opposite International Student Lounge) University of Sydney 5 3

Queries about Library / Student ID C ards Campus Card Centre Phone: (02) Web: Location: Level 2, Fisher Library, Camperdown Campus Details on page 29 of Course Information Handbook 4

Where are we? 5

Libraries and Collections 6

Law Library 7

LPAB Student Resources 8

Finding Resources – Where to start? Books - Library catalogue Online resources - Law databases page You need a UniKey to log into online Library resources from off-campus computers. You must be registered on the LEC site before you can get your Unikey login and password. 9

Supplementary Materials 10

Legal Institutions Supplementary Materials 11

How can we help? ›Consultations: in person/phone/ LPAB Liaison Librarian Patrick O’Mara phone 9351 ›Information Desk: call Legal Research Sessions today for overseas practitioners and at Legal Institutions Weekend School on Saturday 12 th May ›Optional Legal Research Classes from Monday 14 th May to Friday 1 st June (including Saturday classes) - see page 32 of Course Information Handbook 12

More Classes! 13

Other useful stuff ›Computer access labs - Law Library, Fisher Library, and other locations - Word processing, printing and help with wireless internet etc. ›Reciprocal borrowing with other university libraries (ULA scheme) ›Distance student services ›Database access ›Group study rooms – very popular, book online ›Designated quiet study spaces ›…and some books (about 5 million) 14