We have been advised that Lexis Library will be unavailable 
between 02:00 am and approximately 10:00 am on Sunday 24 April, 2016 for maintenance.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Elaine Shallcross
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk
If you are struggling with your research why don’t you look up GlobaLex – a free legal information portal dedicated to disseminating high quality international, foreign, and comparative law research materials. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex contains “guides and articles written by scholars well known in their respective fields and are recommended as a legal resource by universities, library schools, and legal training courses”.
The research tools in GlobaLex are regularly updated (around 4-6 new or updated articles are added each month) and continually expanded to cover international law topics, countries and legal systems. It is also cited as a source in HeinOnline’s World Constitutions online library (Roznovschi 2014).
If you are interested and would like to know more about GlobaLex read, Roznovschi, M. (2014) ‘The 10th Anniversary of GlobaLex: A Portal Dedicated to Foreign, Comparative and International Law Research‘, Legal Information Management, 14(4), pp. 300-303. Alternatively look up the GlobaLex portal yourself.
Elaine Shallcross
Information Consultant, Law
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk
Look out for Author Profile Pages on HeinOnline that provide access to an author’s list of articles and ScholarCheck rankings. Metrics used to calculate an author’s overall ScholarCheck ranking include:
A new metric has been added which counts the number of times an author’s articles have been cited by articles written only within the past 12-24 months. HeinOnline believe “this new currency factor enhances the rankings by considering what’s most relevant today in addition to the other metrics, which account for quantitative author influence.”
Read more on the HeinOnline Help and Support page.
Elaine Shallcross
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk
© Copyright Oxford University Press
Are you studying Intellectual Property Law?
Well, if the answer is yes, you might like to read the textbook entitled Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy (by Waelde et al.). The Library has several copies of the 3rd edition – published in 2013 – in the Heavy Demand Room.
There have been so many developments in this field of the law recently that the publisher, the Oxford University Press and the authors have decided to revise the content of the book. A webpage for the Updates has been created where the readers could find all the relevant information regarding the changes happened in the last two years.
The webpage currently provides access to case and policy updates to August 2015. Please, sign up the mailing list to be alerted when a new update is added to the page.
Good reading and research everyone.
Taylor Library Team
lawlib@abdn.ac.uk
© Maurine. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Did you know that the library provides direct access to the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP)?
The HCPP has different collections, e.g.:
Through the collections you can search more than 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers. To get access to the database, please follow the steps below:
For more information, please read our Library Guide on the Official Publications Collection.
Taylor Library Team
lawlib@abdn.ac.uk
The Finance (No.2) Act 2015 is now on Westlaw UK with all amendments and commencement information.
Westlaw UK aims “to publish all new legislation the morning after publication, with new amendments highlighted within 48 hours. Case digests are written for the most influential cases on the day the judgment is delivered, with Status Icons of all the affected cases updated within 24 hours.”
Elaine Shallcross
Information Consultant, Law & Business
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk
Subject to a successful release, a number of ‘cosmetic’ changes to Lexis®Library take effect on
Saturday 5th December.
LexisNexis have reported the following improvements to Lexis®Library:
Please see the new Academic User Guide for updated product guidance.
Staff at the Help Desk in the Taylor Library are happy to help with any questions regarding the changes to Lexis®Library.
Elaine Shallcross
Information Consultant, Law & Business
A comprehensive HeinOnline User’s Guide has been released following an update of its interface in August. This guide covers the basics of how to navigate through the interface, search from the Welcome Page and from inside collections, and use the various tools available.
Also released recently is a Getting Started in HeinOnline quick reference guide, which gives a brief overview of how to access the database, basic searching and navigation.
Elaine Shallcross, Information Consultant, Law
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk
Previously, we told you about the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies library membership and the useful Current Legal Research Topics Database.
Today we would like to draw your attention to the brand new library guide on Nigerian legal resources, published on the IALS website.
The guide is free and highlights official sources of law in Nigeria, including material physically held in the IALS library and material freely accessible online. The guide aims to help researchers by offering an overview of the key Nigerian law resources.
If you have any questions, please email us at lawlib@abdn.ac.uk.
Have a good week,
Eleni Borompoka
Senior Information Assistant
Taylor Library and EDC
eleni.boro@abdn.ac.uk
We are delighted to share the good news that the European Documentation Centre (EDC), which is part of the European Direct Information Network, has launched a new blog, EDC Information Update.
The blog provides information on resources, work and policy of the European Union.
Please follow the blog to stay up to date with the latest developments, news and events.
Taylor Library Staff
lawlib@abdn.ac.uk
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