Catherine Funnell

Senior Liaison Librarian(Law)

Middlesex University

September 2011

c.funnell@mdx.ac.uk

CPE INDUCTION

MIDDLESEX UNIHUB

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LIBRARY CATALOGUE

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HEINONLINE

1. We will start with HeinOnline first

2. Heinonline is essentially used to locate journal

articles. It does NOT provide information on

Cases(Modern) or Legislation(also known as Acts

or Statutes)

3. It does provide access to a series called “The English Reports” which gives you access to Cases

pre 1865 only

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LAW JOURNAL LIBRARY

1. We‟ll choose Law Journal Library to start our searching-You can also use the Title Look Up

feature and type in the publication title if you prefer

2. On the next slide you will see a split screen which says LawJournal Library at the top with the Sidebar saying Citation Navigator-ignore it for now!

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LAW JOURNAL LIBRARY

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MAIN SEARCH PAGE

• 1. You can choose to search by using the BROWSE feature-choosing from the A-Z Alphabet -or you can type in the name of the Publication

• 2. In the example on the slide you can see where the title, MODERN LAW REVIEW, is typed if you choose that option

• 3.We‟ll click on the letter M to search for MODERN LAW REVIEW

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MAIN SEARCH PAGE

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RESULTS

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COVERAGE

1. The COVERAGE(dates) is 1937-2006

2. You may sometimes find that the current years are not available because of embargos etc. We will usually have these dates available in print format for you to refer to(found in the Law Library-Journals-2nd Floor)

3. If the date of the article you need is 2006 click on that date

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Use the TABLE OF CONTENTS to search for the article you need. By scrolling down you will see all the 2006 issues available to you to search.

• 2. When you find the title of the article you need click on the page numbers and the article will be displayed in the Main Frame

3. To review „How to Find a Journal Article‟ have a look at the Heinonline Video on my LAW Libguide(see next slide) http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/content.php?pid=40639&sid=299127

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HEINONLINE JOURNALS TUTORIAL

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Article Displayed

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WESTLAW

1. We‟ll now move on to the database Westlaw

2. You can use Westlaw to find

Legislation(Acts/Statutes), Cases and Journal

Articles

3. Let‟s look at Legislation first

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WESTLAW-MAIN PAGE

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LEGISLATION

1. When searching for legislation you can use either the BROWSE feature from the Main Page if you are uncertain of the exact title of the Act or if you simply wish to browse Acts OR you can search by using the SEARCH Window and then use the Act/SI Title(SI means Statutory Instrument)

2. You can also do a FREE TEXT search but again this is much less precise

We‟ll search for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act using the Title in the Search Window

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LEGISLATION

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RESULTS-WHICH ONE?

1. You will see a number of results on the page. Generally the one you will want - the most recent–will be at the top of the list. Click on Arrangement of Act to see the various PROVISIONS displayed

2. It is important to be aware of the ICONS That you may see, eg R=Repealed whereas a Green rectangle with a check mark means the provision is In Force. Hover over the ICON to see what it says.You can always refer to the Westlaw Tutorial for more information about ICONS

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RESULTS

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ARRANGEMENT OF ACT

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PDF OF ACT

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WESTLAW-CASES

1. When searching for Cases you can use either the

BROWSE feature-which is useful if you know the

name of the Law Report series in which the case

has been reported-or the SEARCH window.

2. It may be easier to search by using the SEARCH

window which allows you to do a search by PARTY

NAMES, CITATION or FREE TEXT

3. We‟ll start with a citation search

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CITATION

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HOW TO READ A CITATION-REMINDER

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Individual cases are arranged collectively in series of Law Reports. To locate a case you need to be able to understand the citation. Here is a sample Citation: Fisher v Bell [1960] 3 W.L.R. 919 The different parts of the Citation are explained below.

Parties contesting the case Fisher v Bell

Year the case was reported 1960

Volume of the law reports in which the case was reported 3

W.L.R. is the abbreviation for the law report series in which the case can be found. The full title is Weekly Law Reports. You will need to know the full title as the law report series are arranged alphabetically by title in the law library.

Page on which the case can be found 919

RESULT

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UNDERSTANDING THE RESULTS

1.Cases may be reported in more than one law

report series. As you can see this case has been

reported in a number of law reports.

2. As Westlaw only indexes specific law reports you

will only get the FULL TEXT for the law report

series it indexes. These are indicated by a Citation

which is underlined(see the previous example)

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FULL TEXT

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PDF OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS

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CASE ANALYSIS

1. With Case Analysis (the Sidebar on the left side

of the Main Frame) you can choose what

information you want to see displayed in the Main

Frame

2. In other words if you only want to see where this

case has been reported(other law reports) or

possibly any journal articles relating to this case you

need only click on either of these to see this

information displayed(see example in next slide)

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CASE ANALYSIS VIEW(2)

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CASE ANALYSIS-WHERE REPORTED

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CASE ANALYSIS-DISPLAYING

JOURNAL ARTICLES

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SEARCH BY PARTY NAMES

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RESULT

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FULL TEXT AND PDF

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WESTLAW-JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. When searching for Journal Articles you can use either the BROWSE feature-which is useful if you simply wish to browse and see which Journals are available in full text

2. It may be easier by using the SEARCH feature which allows you to search by FREE TEXT, AUTHOR NAME or ARTICLE TITLE

3. FREE TEXT is the most useful so we‟ll start with that

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JOURNAL ARTICLES-FREE TEXT

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RESULTS

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TEXTUAL CONTEXT

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AUTHOR AND FREE TEXT

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RESULTS

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FULL TEXT

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LEXIS LIBRARY

1. Finally, we‟ll look at the database Lexis

Library

2. You can use Lexis to find

Legislation(Acts/Statutes), Cases and Journal

Articles

3. We‟ll look at Legislation first

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LEGISLATION 1. When searching for legislation you can use either the

QUICK FIND feature or the TAB across the top of the page

2. We‟ll use the Tab to type in the title of the act and the date(s) from which to choose will pop up in a window below

3. In the example on the following slide we‟ll choose the 2008 Act as that will be the most current and up to date. Be careful with the dates as you may be required to look at an earlier „version‟ of an Act and you need to ensure you are looking at the correct one

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LEXIS LIBRARY

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LEGISLATION

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RESULTS

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ITEM 3 -PROHIBITIONS...EMBRYOS

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FIND OUT MORE WINDOW

1. On the right side of the screen Lexis has recently added very useful ANNOTATIONS-lots of background information as well as the

2. FIND OUT MORE box which allows you to click on on one of the items listed there to gain more useful details, eg related journal articles,related commentary, related cases as well as the all important, IS IT IN FORCE information

3. Don‟t forget the various icons for printing, sending to email, downloading the legislation

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CASES

1. When searching for Cases you can search by CASE NAMES(Party Names),CITATION or SEARCH TERM(Subject)

• 2. We‟ll start by doing a CITATION search

• 3. After typing in the Citation you will see two results(see results slide)Choose the 2nd one as the SOURCE for the 1st is CASESEARCH and only the abstract will be available not the full details as in the 2nd result

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CITATION SEARCH

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RESULTS

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FULL TEXT

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SEARCH BY PARTY NAMES

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RESULTS

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FULL TEXT AND PDF

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ICONS PDF AND FIND OUT MORE

1. Similar to Westlaw the Find Out More offers

useful related information pertaining to the case, eg

related commentary, related cases. Refer to it

2. The PDF icon, when clicked displays the

alternative format for this case(see next slide) as it

appears in the hard copy of the Queen‟s Bench law

report series

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PDF

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MORE ON ICONS

3. Hovering the cursor over the lilac coloured

icon tells you that this case has received a

neutral treatment so you may or may not wish to

refer to it

4. If you click on the lilac icon more useful

information regarding the icons will be

displayed(see next slide)

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ICONS EXPLAINED

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LEXIS-JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. When searching for Journal Articles you can

search by SEARCH TERM, ARTICLE

TITLE, AUTHOR, or ARTICLE CITATION

2. We‟ll search by using the search term box as that

is the most comprehensive

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JOURNAL ARTICLES-SEARCH TERM

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RESULTS

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FULL TEXT-CONTEXT

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