Referencing with OSCOLA

OSCOLA is the referencing style used by law students around the world. It stands for Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities. If you are writing a law assignment and you use information that is not your own words or ideas, you need to reference where you found this information using the OSCOLA referencing style. OSCOLA works …

How to find case law in Westlaw: Part Two (Accessing Westlaw)

Parts two and three of this series of posts on finding case law in Westlaw will look at how you can access the Westlaw database itself. [Before reading this post, you may wish to read some background to case law in part one, here: How to find case law in Westlaw: Part One (Background).] There are …

How to find case law in Westlaw: Part One (Background)

Before you start looking for case law, it's important to have some background understanding of the different formats that case law can take, including law reports, transcripts, and newspaper reports. This will allow you to make better decisions when searching for case law.   What is a law report? A law report is a report …

Searching the Archive in Box of Broadcasts

As well as watching current programmes, Box of Broadcasts also gives you access to a vast archive of television and radio recordings, dating back to the 1990s. Click on 'search' at the top of the screen and enter a keyword or the name of a programme.   Public Playlists You can also search for public …

Electronic Resources in OneSearch

OneSearch, the new library system, allows you to search our collection of electronic resources - including academic journals, databases, audio visual resources, maps and newspapers. You can find it on the library homepage.   How should I search? The electronic resources in OneSearch consist of a number of databases and each database contains different journals …

Searching the Library Catalogue using OneSearch

All of our library books, as well as electronic books, DVDs and print journals, can be found by using the Library Catalogue option in OneSearch.  You can access OneSearch from the library website or can go there directly via this link If you know the title of the book you're looking for, simply enter it into the …

Box of Broadcasts

What is it? Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is an on demand TV and radio service for higher education. It allows staff and students to record programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels, and provides access to an archive of over 2 million broadcasts. You can access BoB on or off campus (but please note the service is only available …

How to find & use E-Books

Whether you are studying off campus, the library has run out of print copies or you simply prefer reading on a screen, you will find many of your key texts available in e-book format. When you search the library catalogue in OneSearch, some of the results that appear will be e-books. These titles are easy …

Deciphering legal abbreviations

SCOTUS, CL, All ER ... Law is full of abbreviations and acronyms. Fortunately, the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations allows you to search for an abbreviation to find its full meaning. The website allows you to enter an abbreviation into the search box and choose either 'Exact' or 'Close'.  'Exact' will return results that exactly …

Requesting books between Creative Campus and The Sheppard-Worlock Library

Books are held across our three libraries according to the subject taught at these locations. Additional criteria at Creative Campus are, the relevance to the current curriculum and the age of the stock. You can request books to be sent from The Sheppard-Worlock Library to Creative Campus and vice versa. The best way to find …