1. Paul Martin Law Library
Your Legal Information Gateway

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

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

4. Upcoming Training Sessions
What the Law Library Offers
Session
Time and Location
Password Help
Friday Sept 9, 12-1pm
Law Library Lab B
Introduction to JustisOne
Wednesday September 14
12 noon – 1:30 pm
G104
Introduction to WestlawNext Canada
Wednesday September 21
Introduction to Lexis Advance Quicklaw
Wednesday September 28

5. Upcoming Training Sessions
What the Law Library Offers
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.

6. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
“Counsel – have you checked the Interpretation Act on that point?”

7. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
“Yikes! Interpretation Act?”

8. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
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)
“Yikes! Interpretation Act?”

9. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
Statutory research has many questions:
For what jurisdiction? Federal? Ontario? Alberta?
For what time frame? Current version? Prior version?
What section(s) do I need?
Do the section(s) tell us to look at a regulation for further details?
What does the case law tell us about how this section is to be applied?
Are there any textbooks or journal articles that can help us understand the statute?
“Yikes! Interpretation Act?”

10. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
Many Jurisdictions
Canada, federal UK
Canada, provincial and territorial Australia
Canada, municipal other foreign jurisdictions
Canada, military legal system
US, federal
US, state
Public International Law
Private International Law (conflicts of laws)

11. Legal Research 101: You Can’t Just Google It!
Many Types of Legal Materials
PRIMARY SOURCES
Constitution Supreme Court of Canada decisions
Statutes and bills Judicial decisions (case law)
Regulations and Forms Decisions of administrative tribunals
Rules of Court Treaties
SECONDARY SOURCES
Textbooks and Loose-leaf Services Precedents
Law Journals and lawyer magazines Encyclopedias
Continuing Legal Education Materials Dictionaries
Legislative materials (debates/committee) Public Records

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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.
Follow all instructions carefully.
Use your UWIN address on registration form.

15. Upcoming Training Sessions
Law Library Databases
“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.
To access most databases, visit the law library website,
click on the link and enter your UWIN UserID and password.

16. Law Library Services
WHO Can Help
Teaching
Annette
Vicki Jay Leung, Reference Librarian
Answering research questions
Annette, Vicki
Mary Jane Hutchinson, Technical Services Administrator
Lisa Milne, Access Services Administrator
Interlibrary Loans
Selma Eren
Course Reserves
Christina Olsen
Front Desk
Selma, Christina and Danielle Stiller
Ordering Books for you
Pauline Strong
Jeri Baldwin
Tracy Schulz
Answering IT questions
Norm Saxon
Shafqat Hanif
Secretary to the Law Librarian
Connie Beaudoin

17. Essential Library Services
Photocopiers Scanner
Laser Printer Colour Printer
Group Meeting Spaces
ADD MONEY
TO YOUR STUDENT CARD:
Essential Library Services

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

19. SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED
Upcoming Events
Library Tours
Training Sessions
SIGN UP SHEETS ARE POSTED
BY THE CIRC DESK!

20. Next Steps - Summary Return FIPPA form to law library front desk.
Watch for your Westlaw Canada registration key in your box, then REGISTER it.
Set up your Quicklaw password – instructions given here today.
Sign up for a tour next week.
Sign up for our training sessions.
Add money to your student card for photocopying and printing
7. Dual JD need to do this too!
Bookmark the law library website.
Visit our service desks for any help you may need!

21. THANK YOU! Any QUestionS?
Presented by: Annette Demers, BA LLB MLIS
Associate Dean, Law Library and Legal Research Services
ext 2976
@Annette_Demers