Welcome to your library subject page. This has been compiled by your subject librarian and is here to help you find information for your studies and research. It is not an exhaustive list of everything available, but will point you in the right direction.
OneSearch is a good place to start your research. However as you progress through your course you will need to develop your searching skills to incorporate other sources.
Watch the tutorial below for an introduction to searching or access our Finding Information page for more advice.
Click on the image above or use this link to view the tutorial: How to search tutorial
You can also sign up to our webinar for guidance on how you can develop your search skills.
We have selected some key eresources and individual journal titles to help you locate relevant material for your subject. As your tutors also like you read broadsheet newspapers there is also a list of newspapers below.
Legal eresources allow you to search across multiple sources eg case law, legislation, journals or academic commentary and guides to the law. The key ones we subscribe to (Lexis and Westlaw) are much more up to date than freely available websites. Plus they link related documents together and use flags to indicate good quality law.
In addition to these key eresources you can also explore our full A-Z of eresources.
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Lexis Library |
Unique to Lexis:
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Westlaw |
Unique to Westlaw:
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The differences and coverage of Lexis Library and Westlaw are described by the University of London: Quick Reference - Lexis Library and Westlaw. |
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| Westlaw and Lexis will provide most of what you need for most of your course (do use them both). However for your Dissertation (and other modules e.g. Lawyering in a Digital Age) you will also find relevant material within our other eresources, particularly for comparisons with other countries. Some are listed below: | ||
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Business Source Complete | Journal articles on business, company and employment law |
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Cinahl | legal issues in health and social care |
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Community Care Informs | A database of case law, research, government policy and other documents for professionals working in health and social care |
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Criminal Justice | Criminal Justice and Criminology |
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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers | From 18th and 20th centuries up to 2004 |
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Proquest Criminal Justice | Journals on crime, it's causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends |
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Sage Journals | Includes some useful law journals including 'Alternative Law Journal', 'Environmental Law Review', 'Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law', 'Medical Law International' etc |
Browse or search inside key journal titles for your subject below. For a full range of titles check our A-Z of journals via Journals Search.
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Constitutional Law |
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Family Law |
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European Union |
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General |
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| Medical Law Review | Medical | |
| Torts Law Journal | Tort |
The library provides access to the following newspapers through our Proquest eresource as some newspaper websites charge for access.
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Daily Telegraph | From 2000 to current day |
| From 1996 to yesterday's edition | ||
| From 1996 to one month ago | ||
| The Times | From 1992 to yesterday's edition |
There is also newspaper articles available via Lexis and Westlaw.
Finally our Newspaper page has some guidance on finding news stories
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BAILLII | Access to freely available British and Irish public legal information |
| Lookup abbreviations for sources (as used in OSCOLA referencing) | ||
| Access to EU law providing text of the Official Journal of the EU, EU law - treaties, directives etc, case law etc | ||
| Official report of all parliamentary debates | ||
| On campus only. Contains text of various law reports such as The Law Reports, Weekly Law Reports, Industrial Reports, Business Reports and Public and Third Sector Reports. Also on Westlaw and Lexis | ||
| Statutory independant body who oversees review and reform of law in England and Wales. | ||
| Gateway to legal sources on the Internet | ||
| Government website containing full text of acts and statutes. Not all legislation is as up to date as on Westlaw or Lexis | ||
| UK Parliament |
Details of all aspects of UK Parliament and parliamentary business |
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| World Legal Information Institute |
Details of how to access legal information in countries worldwide. Really useful for comparative material. Includes access to freely available journal articles too. |
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Law courses use OSCOLA (Oxford University Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities) guidelines for referencing. Access the guidelines and help materials in the following ways:
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If you are experiencing any problems accessing eresources check our troubleshooting guide for advice. |
Accessing Online Resources |
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If you are experiencing problems logging into a resource, try resetting your university password using the Password Reset Service. If the problem persists, please contact the IT Service Desk (itservicedesk@cumbria.ac.uk). |
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