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Legal Research

News and information on conducting legal research, including workshops on using legal databases, searching in Omni, and understanding legal citation

R.A. research skills workshop

Please join us for a library research skills workshop on Thursday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 2027. While this session is geared primarily to help Research Assistants who will be involved in in-depth research projects during the summer, all students who wish to improve their research skills are welcome. Legal research […]

McGill Citation Guide now available on Hein Online

This month, Hein Online has added the McGill guide to its citation tool.  This means that in any Hein Online document, users can press the “Cite” button-located above the table of contents-which will then provide the document’s citation in multiple citation formats, including the McGill guide. The citation is not perfect however. A McGill citation […]

Lexis Advance Quicklaw training

The library is pleased to offer Lexis Advance Quicklaw training on Monday, Feb. 5 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The session will take place in Room 2011. Find out what resources are unique to Quicklaw and not available on Westlaw. To register please send a message to library@osgoode.yorku.ca with Lexis Advance Quicklaw training in […]

WestlawNext Canada training

Brush up on your online searching skills! The library is pleased to offer a  Westlaw training session on  Wednesday, January 24, from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. The session will take place Room 2011. To register email library@osgoode.yorku.ca. Please put Westlaw training in the subject. Hope to see you there!

Past Exams – Online & Print

Past exams come very handy and useful at this time of the year. To access them online, on the My Osgoode page under the subheading “Student Services”, select “Exams & Assignments”, then “Exam Archive”. Print version for previous years are available on the last shelf in the Upper Floor of the Law Library. Good luck!

WestlawNext Canada training

The library is pleased to offer WestlawNext Canada training. The session will take place on Monday, October 16, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 2011. To register send a message to library@osgoode.yorku.ca, with WestlawNext Canada in the subject. Hope you can join us!  

Lexis Advance Quicklaw training

Brush up on your online searching skills! The library is pleased to offer Lexis Advance Quicklaw training on Wednesday, October 4, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The session will take place in Room 2011. To register please send a message to library@osgoode.yorku.ca with Lexis Advance Quicklaw training in the subject.      

Significant New Additions to HeinOnline’s American Indian Law Collection

Nearly 30,000 pages of Indian Tribal Codes have been added to the American Indian Law Collection on HeinOnline. These materials have been made available by Ralph Whitney Johnson and Susan Lupton at the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law. Included is the first edition from 1981, and the second edition from 1988. The […]

Summer access to Quicklaw

All personal student Quicklaw accounts will be deactivated by LexisNexis from June 1 until August 31. During this period you may access both LexisAdvance Quicklaw and the older LexisNexis Quicklaw platform through the campus wide subscription. To do this go to the Library’s home page. Under Quick Links, select Lexis Advance Quicklaw (York)› or Quicklaw […]

Brexit resources

As the UK government prepares to trigger Article 50, Middle Temple Library in London has compiled an annotated list of online resources regarding the legal implications of the UK referendum and Brexit. The list is extensive and wide ranging, and links will be updated on an ongoing basis, so check back regularly.