Law

Legal textbooks are good start points for each module.  Each module has a Onelist Reading List which provides details of titles recommended by your tutor.  Other titles can be found via Onesearch.

Copies are available either

1. In the law library in the Library at the Fusehill Street Campus

2. As ebooks where available. More on how to get the best from ebooks can be found on our books and ebooks page

In additional the law library contains other books and examples of legal materials. 

• legal searching and writing
• dictionaries
• various topics that might be good for dissertations
• journal titles
• case law, law reports, legal reference materials 

Find out more in our law library video [3:43 mins]

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.

How to search

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.

Below are details of

• Key legal eresources
• Other eresources useful for some modules
• Individual journal titles 
• Links to broadsheet newspapers we subscribe to 

Eresources

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.

 Key Eresources for Law

Eresource		Description
	Lexis+	Update as of 2nd September 2022. Lexis Library has moved to a new platform called Lexis+ - this link contains details of the new platform.  Unique to Lexis: Halsburys Laws of England - a good starting point to understand a new topic. Some 130 journal titles  - not duplicated in Westlaw Case Overviews Glossary of legal terms EU content included. Separate website for International Content Lexis Library User Guides UK Newspapers - click on the News menu tab. Videos on  Finding cases and articles Finding journal articles Search tips
	Westlaw	Unique to Westlaw: Case Analyses, Case Analytics and Precedent Maps Some 120 journals  - not duplicated in Lexis Overviews of legal topics EU area inlcuded on menu Westlaw International  - click link under 'More Resources' on homepage. Includes very good help pages UK newspapers - click on the News link under 'More Resources' Videos on  Finding cases and articles Finding journal articles Search tips
The differences and coverage of Lexis Library and Westlaw are described by the University of London: Quick Reference - Lexis Library and Westlaw.
Other Useful Resources For your Dissertation (and other modules e.g. Lawyering in a Digital Age, Human Rights Law) you will also find relevant material within our other eresources, particularly for comparisons with other countries. Some are listed below:
	Onesearch	Search many of our eresources in one search engine.  Enter search terms and choose either Books+ or Articles+ Examples of Dissertations from previous students. Physical copies also available at the Library desk.
	Business Source Complete	Journal articles on business, company and employment law
	Cinahl	Legal issues in health and social care
	Community Care Informs	A database of case law, research, government policy and other documents for professionals working in health and social care
	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice and Criminology
	House of Commons Parliamentary Papers	From 18th and 20th centuries up to 2004
	Proquest Criminal Justice	Journals on crime, it's causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends
	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
	Statistics	Links to various statistical sources
	Grey Literature	Grey literature can consist of reports, presentations, dissertations and theses, conference proceedings, policy documents, official and government documents, newsletters, bulletins, fact sheets, statistics, market reports and more.

Individual Journal Titles

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.

	Journal	Subject Area
	Criminal Law Review Journal of Criminal Law	Criminal Law
	European Constitutional Law Review International Journal of Constitutional Law	Constitutional Law
	Children and Family Law Quarterly Family Law Journal	Family Law
	European Law Review Yearbook of European Law	European Union
	Cambridge Law Jounal Law Quarterly Review Modern Law Review Oxford Journal Legal Studies	General
	Medical Law Review	Medical
	Torts Law Journal	Tort

Newspapers

The library provides access to the following newspapers through our Proquest eresource as some newspaper websites charge for access.

	Title	coverage
	Daily Telegraph	From 2000 to current day
	Guardian	From 1996 to yesterday's edition
	Financial Times	From 1996 to one month ago
	The Times	From 1992 to yesterday's edition

There is also some newspaper articles available via Lexis and Westlaw.

Finally our Newspaper page has some guidance on finding news stories.

OSCOLA

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:

• We have created an OSCOLA basics to give you an introduction including how to layout your documents, footnotes and bibliographies.
  
  
• The OSCOLA website contains the full guide, a quick guide and some FAQs of extra material.
• Cite them Right, Section K, also has a good overview of OSCOLA - copies in the libraries or online.
  
• Cardiff University has a good online tutorial for OSCOLA