Welcome back to Osgoode!  

During the past year, there have been a few changes and new features to legal databases that we would like to highlight as you start the new academic year.  

Lexis+ Canada

In September 2022, LexisNexis launched Lexis+ Canada, a new platform for Canadian law schools. It features a revised landing page with an experience dock that allows researchers and practitioners to easily access the information they need.

The experience dock now features five experiences: Legal Research, Practical Guidance, Legislative Pulse, Brief Analysis, and Legal News Hub.

The platform also has new search features allowing users to edit their searches directly from the results page, view the Boolean search tree, and use search term maps that can help users to quickly navigate to relevant paragraphs.

For more information about the changes, visit the Lexis+ Canada website and the Lexis+ Canada New Features handout.

Lexis Advance Quicklaw continues to be used for the campus-wide version.

HeinOnline

HeinOnline announced a new feature called enhanced faceting, which allows a researcher to quickly refine their search and see the results in real-time. For a demo of how this new feature works, watch HeinOnline's video tutorial.

Kluwer Arbitration  

Kluwer launched a new platform for their Kluwer Arbitration resource.  

The new platform features a case page and citation feature. The case page provides proceedings and other related information in a single place, while the citation feature displays the case’s impact using the Cited By link.  

For a demo of how this feature works, watch Kluwer's video tutorial after logging into the Kluwer Arbitration database.

Bloomsbury

In July 2023, Bloomsbury migrated to a new platform. The updated e-book platform has more user-friendly tools such as saving, sharing, downloading, and targeted searching. It also has curated subject collections and more than 350 open access titles.

Users who previously had an account with Bloomsbury will now need to set up a personal account on the new Bloomsbury Collection platform. 

International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) 

The International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) is a not-for-profit education and research organization specializing in the integrity of visual arts. The IFAR resource provides information on authenticity, ownership, theft, and various legal and ethical issues surrounding artistic objects and materials. The Art Law and Cultural Property section will be of particular interest as it contains related case law, statutes, and legislation regarding the export and ownership of cultural property.