Law

Now that you are in university, your lecturers are expecting you to use academic/scholarly resources. This means that you will need to learn how to use the library resources effectively as relying on Google will not get you a decent grade. Work through the following steps to become acquainted with our resources:

Step 1 - Watch the Doing a Literature Search video (shows you how to break down your research question and teaches you advanced search techniques that can be applied in the legal databases and the Library's Discovery Service)

Step 2 - Watch the The New Discovery Service video (this is KEY for successful research at the university level)

Step 3 - Watch all four of the Finding Resources in Lexis and Westlaw videos (you will have to utilise both legal databases in for your work)

Step 4 - Book an appointment with your librarians so you can ask questions, gain clarity on certain resources, and receive feedback