Locating Articles

Law Resources page – your starting point for legal research

Electronic resources available from the Library’s Law Resources page Law Periodical Locator Law Periodical Locator Pacific Law Journal Index Pacific Law Journal Index Search the Emalus Library Online archive Search the Emalus Library Online archive Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Hein Online Periodicals Collection Hein Online Periodicals Collection Westlaw Westlaw Lexis Lexis CaseBase Journal Articles CaseBase Journal Articles Google / Google scholar Google / Google scholar

Use Law Periodical Locator to find specific journal titles

Pacific materials Pacific Law Journal Index Pacific Law Journal Index Search the Emalus Library Online archive Search the Emalus Library Online archive

Pacific Law Journal Index Comprehensive index of articles on Pacific law Comprehensive index of articles on Pacific law 70% of articles available in full text 70% of articles available in full text Keyword searchable Keyword searchable Browsable by date, country and topic Browsable by date, country and topic

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Pacific Contextual Materials - Topics

Criminal Law Articles

Article record with link to full text

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Emalus Campus Library full text online collection

Searching the Online Library Use " " when searching a phrase e.g. "customary law". Use near to look for words that appear in the same document e.g. “criminal law” near sentencing near “Solomon Islands”. Use " " when searching a phrase e.g. "customary law". Use near to look for words that appear in the same document e.g. “criminal law” near sentencing near “Solomon Islands”. Limitations: Many documents have filenames which are not indicative of their content, hence you must go into individual files to see what the article is about Limitations: Many documents have filenames which are not indicative of their content, hence you must go into individual files to see what the article is about Some documents in pdf format that are searchable but have not yet been proofed can be viewed in their original format by removing the x that appears in the url address before the.pdf and then refreshing the screen eg murgatroydx.pdf can be viewed in the original version as murgatroyd.pdf Some documents in pdf format that are searchable but have not yet been proofed can be viewed in their original format by removing the x that appears in the url address before the.pdf and then refreshing the screen eg murgatroydx.pdf can be viewed in the original version as murgatroyd.pdf

Example

Example: x.pdf

Remove the ‘x’ in the URL and hit enter

Article Indices Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; –more than 800 journals indexed from US and common law countries Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; –more than 800 journals indexed from US and common law countries Simple search and Advanced search options. Option of using Natural language or Boolean operators (and / or / brackets) Simple search and Advanced search options. Option of using Natural language or Boolean operators (and / or / brackets)

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Other Periodical Indexes Casebase Journal Articles Casebase Journal Articles Lexis Index to Legal Periodicals Lexis Index to Legal Periodicals Current Index to Legal Periodicals (Westlaw) Current Index to Legal Periodicals (Westlaw) Legal Journals Index (Westlaw) Legal Journals Index (Westlaw)

Casebase Journal Article search

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Articles – full text search Hein Online Periodicals Collection Hein Online Periodicals Collection Westlaw Westlaw Lexis Lexis

Hein Online

Criminal Justice Library on Hein

Hein Online – Search by title

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Searching full text on Hein Can be slow due to slow internet speed Can be slow due to slow internet speed Can lead to information overload if searching using common terms e.g. a full text search on murder and sentencing = 25,647 hits Can lead to information overload if searching using common terms e.g. a full text search on murder and sentencing = 25,647 hits Can however be very useful when searching for a topic that is highly specific e.g. a search on murder and sentencing and battered woman syndrome found 660 hits Can however be very useful when searching for a topic that is highly specific e.g. a search on murder and sentencing and battered woman syndrome found 660 hits Narrow down further by date or restrict to Criminal Justice Journals library Narrow down further by date or restrict to Criminal Justice Journals library

Searching using ‘Field search’

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Results searching Criminal Justice Journals for last 5 years

Select item required by clicking on the link to the article:

Full text article

Westlaw – either search over Legal Journals Index and/or Current Index to Legal Periodicals in WLI:

Or click on World Journals tab to search for full text articles:

Searching Westlaw Use "_“ for phrases e.g. "personal injury“ Use "_“ for phrases e.g. "personal injury“ or synonyms e.g. director or officer or synonyms e.g. director or officer /s terms in the same sentence e.g. director /s liability /s terms in the same sentence e.g. director /s liability /p terms in the same paragraph e.g. liability /p harassment /p terms in the same paragraph e.g. liability /p harassment /n terms within specified proximity (n=number) e.g. hazardous w/3 waste /n terms within specified proximity (n=number) e.g. hazardous w/3 waste See ‘Library guide to using Westlaw’ See ‘Library guide to using Westlaw’

Crime Library on Westlaw [UK]

Crime Journals Quick Search

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Lexis Shortcuts on ‘Law Resources’ page to: Shortcuts on ‘Law Resources’ page to: Lexis Legal Resource Index Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (US/Canada) Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK) Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (Australia) Lexis Legal Resource Index Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (US/Canada) Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK) Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (Australia) Lexis Legal Resource Index Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Legal Resource Index Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Segment search e.g. topic search Segment search e.g. topic search Focus search – to narrow search down Focus search – to narrow search down Results - Kwik (Keywords in context) view Results - Kwik (Keywords in context) view See ‘Library guide to using Lexis’ See ‘Library guide to using Lexis’

Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK) – example

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General Article Databases USP Laucala Library web site provides access to many other databases including ProQuest, EbscoHost and J Stor (from Jan 2008 ) USP Laucala Library web site provides access to many other databases including ProQuest, EbscoHost and J Stor (from Jan 2008 )J StorJ Stor – see – see Find Articles – full text articles from more than 300 magazines and journal titles – Find Articles – full text articles from more than 300 magazines and journal titles – Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 journals – Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 journals – ewsearch.asp ewsearch.asp ewsearch.asp ewsearch.asp

General Article Databases (cont.) Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – Fulltext Sources Online – Directory of journals, some of which are available in full text - Fulltext Sources Online – Directory of journals, some of which are available in full text - online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid= online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid= online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid= online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid= FreeFullText.com – Links to more than 7000 scholarly periodicals – FreeFullText.com – Links to more than 7000 scholarly periodicals –

The media & other news sources Online Newspapers - Online Newspapers (Links to thousands of newspaper web sites – not all include access to full text archives) Worldwide – Google News - Worldwide – Google News - Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog ( s/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report ( Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog ( s/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report ( s/Lawblog.htmhttp://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtmlhttp:// s/Lawblog.htmhttp://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtml

Law Reform articles see Law Reform sites listed on ‘Recommended Internet links’ page ( %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites) see Law Reform sites listed on ‘Recommended Internet links’ page ( %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites) %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Siteshttp:// %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites Also WorldLII Law Reform page: rm/ Also WorldLII Law Reform page: rm/ rm/ rm/

Google / Google scholar Use quotation marks to search phrases Use quotation marks to search phrases Use Advanced Search options on Google Use Advanced Search options on Google Be aware of the source of your information - Who is the author / publisher? Is this a reliable source? How up-to-date is the material? Be aware of the source of your information - Who is the author / publisher? Is this a reliable source? How up-to-date is the material? Google scholar - [locates articles, abstracts and citations] Google scholar - [locates articles, abstracts and citations]

Example: “mens rea” on google scholar

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Final comment It is important when analysing legal issues to take account of the historical, geographical, cultural, social and political contexts. It is important when analysing legal issues to take account of the historical, geographical, cultural, social and political contexts. Research widely and critically. Research widely and critically.