We at the library would like to offer heartfelt congratulations to Osgoode’s Class of ’55, who recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary reunion! Helmed by Mr Morley Wolfe, the Class of ’55 took this occasion to offer the library a sum collected at their get-together, to be dedicated to collection development. This donation allowed the library to […]
This is a wonderful gift from our neighbours to the south. On June 21, in celebration of our National Aboriginal Day, the Law Library of Congress opened the Canadian portion of their Indigenous Law Portal, expanding the portal's coverage for the first time beyond the United States. The Canadian portion of the Indigenous Law Portal is divided into three […]
In several separate purchases over the past year, the Osgoode Library has managed to acquire a collection of law books, the Jarvis-Irving Collection, comprising 32 titles (67 volumes) that belonged to Samuel Peters Jarvis (1792-1857), a lawyer and prominent Toronto citizen and member of the Family Compact in Upper Canada. Jarvis was born in Newark […]
The Osgoode Library now subscribes to the new library in HeinOnline: Religion and the Law. Consisting of more than 1,200 titles and 600,000 pages that include books, periodicals, and bibliographies, this collection provides a research platform for the development, history, organization, and fundamental principles of various world religions. The collection also includes the Christian Legal […]
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) announced today that, working in co-operation with Lexum, all decisions published in the Supreme Court Reports dating back to 1876 are now available on the SCC Judgments website. Over the past 20 years, the SCC and Lexum have been working collaboratively, together with partners such as the Law Foundation […]
The new Canadian Journal of Comparative and Contemporary Law (CJCCL) was launched in 2013 at Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law (TRU Law). The inaugural issue was published just last month (January 2015). This issue has for its theme “Health Law and Human Rights”, focusing on the interrelationship between health law and human rights and featuring contributions from […]
“JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, and to all his officials and loyal subjects, Greeting.” In 2015, such an aureate introduction won’t even fit in a tweet. But in 1215, […]
Here's a shapshot of new and updated content added to HeinOnline last month, January 2015. Click the links for more detail on each library’s additions and updates. Law Journal Library: American Indian Journal Anaele Universitatii din Bucuresti: Seria Drept Curierul Judiciar Information & Communications Technology Law International Journal of the Legal Profession Journal of Indian Law […]
We thought we'd start the new year with a new series of posts on the artworks that can be seen in the Osgoode Hall Law School Library. We thought we'd start with this piece, the largest in the library, which hangs prominently near library entrance, dominating the stairway between the library's two floors. Roy Kiyooka […]
Here's a listing of additions and updates to the contents of HeinOnline in December 2014. Click the links for more detail on each library's additions and updates. Law Journal Library: Annual Bulletin Appalachian Natural Resources Law Journal Belmont Law Review Bill of Rights Journal Cogito: Multidisciplinary Research Journal Court Review Criminal Justice Section Newsletter ENTHA […]