1. Locating Articles

2. Law Resources page – your starting point for legal research

3. 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

4. Use Law Periodical Locator to find specific journal titles

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

6. 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

7. Visual Search - Jurisdiction

8. Visual Search - Topic

9. Pacific Contextual Materials - Topics

10. Criminal Law Articles

11. Article record with link to full text

12. Search the library Online

13. Emalus Campus Library full text online collection

14. 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

15. Example

16. Example: x.pdf

17. Remove the ‘x’ in the URL and hit enter

18. Article Indices Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Wilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; 1980 - –more than 800 journals indexed from US and common law countries Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; 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)

19. Example

20. Cont.

21. 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)

22. Casebase Journal Article search

23. Results

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

25. Hein Online

26. Criminal Justice Library on Hein

27. Hein Online – Search by title

28. Results

29. Cont..

30. 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

31. Searching using ‘Field search’

32. Results

33. Results searching Criminal Justice Journals for last 5 years

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

35. Full text article

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

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

38. 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’

39. Crime Library on Westlaw [UK]

40. Crime Journals Quick Search

41. Results page

42. 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’

43. Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK) – example

44. Results

45. 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 http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4202 – see http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4202http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4202 Find Articles – full text articles from more than 300 magazines and journal titles – http://findarticles.com Find Articles – full text articles from more than 300 magazines and journal titles – http://findarticles.com http://findarticles.com Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 journals – Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 journals – http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/n ewsearch.asp http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/n ewsearch.asp http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/n ewsearch.asp http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/n ewsearch.asp

46. General Article Databases (cont.) Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – www.ingentaconnect.com Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – www.ingentaconnect.com www.ingentaconnect.com 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 - http://www.fso- online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid=88086218 http://www.fso- online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid=88086218 http://www.fso- online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid=88086218 http://www.fso- online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid=88086218 FreeFullText.com – Links to more than 7000 scholarly periodicals – www.freeFullText.com FreeFullText.com – Links to more than 7000 scholarly periodicals – www.freeFullText.comwww.freeFullText.com

47. The media & other news sources Online Newspapers - http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ Online Newspapers - http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ (Links to thousands of newspaper web sites – not all include access to full text archives) Worldwide – Google News - http://news.google.com/ Worldwide – Google News - http://news.google.com/http://news.google.com/ Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource%20Page s/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report (http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtml) Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource%20Page s/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report (http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtml)http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource%20Page s/Lawblog.htmhttp://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtmlhttp://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource%20Page s/Lawblog.htmhttp://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtml

48. Law Reform articles see Law Reform sites listed on ‘Recommended Internet links’ page (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Law %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites) see Law Reform sites listed on ‘Recommended Internet links’ page (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Law %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites)http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Law %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Siteshttp://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Law %20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%2 0Sites Also WorldLII Law Reform page: http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawrefo rm/ Also WorldLII Law Reform page: http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawrefo rm/ http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawrefo rm/ http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawrefo rm/

49. 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 - http://scholar.google.com/ [locates articles, abstracts and citations] Google scholar - http://scholar.google.com/ [locates articles, abstracts and citations]http://scholar.google.com/

50. Example: “mens rea” on google scholar

51. Cont.. “mens rea” on google

52. 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.