Your Legal Information Gateway Paul Martin Law Library

Formal Opportunities: -LRW First Year Course -Research For Law School Essays -Advanced Legal Research Learning Legal Research

Informal Opportunities: -Working at a Legal Clinic -Joining a Moot Team -Working for a Law Journal Learning Legal Research

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS SessionTime and Location Introduction to Case Law and Case Law Research Monday September noon – 1:30 pm Room 2100 (Right Moot Wing) Introduction to Statutes and Statutory Research Monday September noon – 1:30 pm Room 2100 (Right Moot Wing) Introduction to Quicklaw (taught by Quicklaw representative) Monday September 28 12:30 – 1:30 pm Room 2100 (Right Moot Wing) Introduction to Legal CitationMonday October 5 12:30 – 1:30 pm Room 2100 (Right Moot Wing) What the Law Library Offers

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS Services One on one appointments with reference librarians. Help planning research for a law school essay. Refreshers about legal research sources and strategies. Advice on: law school projects, research, citations, password help, using online databases, conducting historical research. Advice on: answers to commonly-asked research questions during job interviews; working for a journal; research for a moot team; research for a professor. Online video tutorials about many aspects of the research process. What the Law Library Offers

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! “Counsel – have you checked the Interpretation Act on that point?”

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! “Yikes! Interpretation Act?”

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! “Yikes! Interpretation Act?” Statutory research has many questions: 1.For what jurisdiction? Federal? Ontario? Alberta? 2.For what time frame? Current version? Prior version? 3.What section(s) do I need? 4.Do the section(s) tell us to look at a regulation for further details? 5.What does the case law tell us about how this section is to be applied? 6.Are there any textbooks or journal articles that can help us understand the statute?

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! “Yikes! Interpretation Act?” MOST legal information is NOT FREE ONLINE – (SO GOOGLE CAN’T SEE IT) (many books, law journals, specialized research tools) Some legal information is NOT ONLINE: (many books, historical statutes and government documents)

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! Many Jurisdictions Canada, federalUK Canada, provincial and territorialAustralia Canada, municipalother foreign jurisdictions Canada, military legal system US, federal US, state Public International Law Private International Law (conflicts of laws)

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! Many Types of Legal Materials PRIMARY SOURCES ConstitutionSupreme Court of Canada decisions Statutes and billsJudicial decisions (case law) Regulations and FormsDecisions of administrative tribunals Rules of CourtTreaties SECONDARY SOURCES Textbooks and Loose-leaf ServicesPrecedents Law Journals and lawyer magazinesEncyclopedias Continuing Legal Education MaterialsDictionaries Legislative materials (debates/committee) Public Records

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! Many Formats of Legal Materials Official v Unofficial Online – from free providers (ie. Libraries, Government or NGO) Online – from commercial providers (with subscription, ie Quicklaw or Westlaw) Print – in a library, for most historical materials and current books

LEGAL RESEARCH 101: YOU CAN’T JUST GOOGLE IT! Legal Matters and Materials Also Have a Time Component Examples: Current consolidation of a statute or regulation. Prior version of a statute or regulation. Commencement date of a statute, regulation or treaty. Updating a case. Backdating a statute. Retroactive statutes. Limitations periods.

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS Law Library Databases To access Quicklaw, you need to create your own USERID and Password (instructions also sent to you after you return your FIPPA form). *You have your own password. *It will be sent to you by . *AFTER you return your FIPPA form. *You will have your own password. *Instructions will be sent to you by . *After you return your FIPPA form. *You must be on campus to register.

UPCOMING TRAINING SESSIONS “Criminal Source”Includes popular textbooks on criminal law and evidence. “Labour Source”Includes popular textbooks on labour law. “Canadian Human Rights Reporter” Reports of human rights tribunals from across Canada. “Hein Online”Great selection of law journals from US and Canada, including historical content. Scanned. Law Library Databases To access most databases, visit the law library website, click on the link and enter your UWIN UserID and password.

Law Library ServicesWHO Can Help TeachingAnnette Vicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian Answering research questionsAnnette, Vicki Mary Jane Hutchinson, Technical Services Administrator Lisa Milne, Access Services Administrator Interlibrary LoansSelma Eren Course ReservesChristina Olsen Front DeskSelma, Christina and Danielle Stiller Ordering Books for youPauline Strong Jeri Baldwin Tracy Schulz Answering IT questionsNorm Saxon Shafqat Hanif Secretary to the Law LibrarianConnie Beaudoin

Essential Library Services PhotocopiersScanner Laser PrinterColour Printer Group Meeting Spaces ADD MONEY TO YOUR STUDENT CARD:

Essential Library Services Computer Labs Until mid-September: Username: law1 Password: law 1 After mid-September Username: UWINID Password: student number

Upcoming Events Library Tours Wednesday Sept 16 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Training Sessions SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED BY THE CIRC DESK!

Next Steps - Summary 1.Return FIPPA form to law library front desk. 2.Watch for your Westlaw Canada password in your box, then test it out. 3.Set up your Quicklaw password – instructions given here today. 4.Sign up for a tour next Wednesday if you haven’t already. 5.Sign up for our Monday training sessions (law library front desk). 6.Add money to your student card for photocopying and printing 7. Dual JD need to do this too!

THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? Presented by: Annette Demers, BA LLB MLIS Associate Dean, Law Library and Legal Research Services ext