News from the law library
Happy holidays from all of us at the law library!
Study Space will be closed from Monday December 21 to Thursday December 24. See details and book.
Staff will be on site Monday December 21 to Wednesday December 23 to facilitate carrel access for graduate students 9:00am-4:00pm
Research help will be available via email or zoom consultation until Thursday December 24. Contact us at lawref@uvic.ca.
Study space and research help will resume on January 4, 2021 when the library reopens.
Missing some of your favorite titles while you’re working/studying from home?
The law library is pleased to share that we now have access to over 150 full-text textbooks and loose-leaf through Lexis Advance Quicklaw Academic Plus.
In addition to a number of key Canadian legal treatises, you will also find new forms and precedents, Canada Quantums, Halsbury’s Law of England, and other international primary law materials.
Access content through your account in LexisAdvance Quicklaw – either by searching for the title or by browsing by Practice Area or Content Type > Commentary & Textbooks.
Researchers can browse by chapter or section using detailed table of contents or keyword searches can be conducted. Case law references are linked to the full text of the decisions.
Links to key Canadian legal treatises are also available through our Key Legal Treatise and Textbook Guide.
New! – Non-law students and faculty may now access this content with their netlink ID in LexisAdvance Quicklaw Plus.
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) passed away at the age of 87 on Friday, September 18. We at the law library are grieving the loss of this legal, cultural and gender equality icon. As you might predict – we turn to our books for comfort. Check out some of her biographies from our collection:
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Did you know we collect judges’ biographies? Learn about the lives of other influential judges from Canada and further afield by searching the catalogue or browsing the following subject headings:
Our Law Library Information Assistant positions are open to all law students who are eligible for Student Awards and Financial Aid (SAFA) work study positions. Check your eligibility on the SAFA website.
These are great opportunities to earn extra $ with flexible hours. As an extra bonus you can learn a little more about our resources and activities, working on projects with the law librarians. This year all work will be done remotely.
We have two positions available. The position descriptions can be found here:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
And take a moment to read from a past co-op student about what it’s like to work in the law library.
Just because the building is closed, doesn’t mean we are! Law librarians and staff are working behind the scenes to assist law students, faculty, and staff.
Need research help or course materials? Email us at lawref@uvic.ca with your questions, or to set up an appointment via Zoom.
Need a book or scanned material? Get it via our Re:Quest service. We can even work with you to scan and e-mail small portions of materials in the law library’s reserve collection, as long as it falls within copyright fair dealing provisions (one chapter or 10% of a work).
We are looking forward to seeing you in person as soon as it is safe to do so!
Law librarians: Sarah, Alex, and Emily on Zoom.
Looking for ways to learn, engage thoughtfully, and start discussions in your community about white supremacy, oppression of marginalized peoples, and the laws and policies that create systemic inequities?
Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) have created and shared many lists of resources available on the web which include recommendations for books, articles, documentaries, and podcasts you can engage with. Here are just a few samples:
Search the library catalogue for book titles from these lists, see below for a few we have.
Search for specific articles using Summon or through Alternative Press Index for alternative, radical, or left periodicals. UVic Libraries also has subscriptions to many newspapers and magazines such as the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Globe and Mail. You can search for a particular title to browse using the journal title search.
Check out the libraries video streaming subscriptions for documentaries and clips you can access at home, here are a few highlights:
Finally, UVic course guides also contain curated reading lists:
Librarians are here to assist with your information gathering needs. Don’t hesitate to contact us at lawref@uvic.ca if you need assistance finding resources or would like to suggest a purchase for our collection.
A list of resources to simplify and direct COVID-19 related legal research questions for students, faculty, and the UVic Community. For any research questions don’t be afraid to reach us at lawref@uvic.ca.
Contents:
Repository of Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Orders:
Department of Justice | Legislative and other measures:
BC Laws | Regulations, OICs & MOs:
McCarthy Tetrault | Emergency measures tracker:
Canadian Lawyers magazine | Covid-19 and the Courts:
SLAW | law blog posts on COVID-19:
Canadian law firms are writing bulletins tracking changes and updates related to client business and industries, samples include but are not limited to:
Courts of BC | Supreme Court COVID update:
Courts of BC | Court of Appeal COVID update:
Provincial Court of BC | COVID updates:
Library of Parliament | HillNotes:
Law Society of British Columbia | Covid Response:
Lexis Nexis:
Thomson Reuters:
Canadian Bar Association:
Clicklaw WikiBooks | Covid-19 Resources for British Columbians:
Family Law BC | Coronavirus and the law: Your questions answered:
People’s Law School (BC) | Coronavirus: Your legal questions answered:
Justice Education Society | Legal Help BC: Q&A’s on consumers and money and work:
National Self-Represented Litigants Project | COVID-19 Resources:
Ideafest is the University of Victoria’s week-long festival of research, art and innovation. There are over 35 events set to capture your imagination, with lots of involvement from the faculty of law.
Catch John Borrows moderating a panel tonight with Brent Mainprize (Gustavson School of Business) on the unique journeys of six Indigenous Nations sharing their experiences of balancing economic development and well‑being in WISE: Wellness and Indigenous sustainable economies.
Tomorrow find Val Napoleon on the panel What’s truth got to do with it? Where she will help define truth and its limits.
For those of you who attended the ELC research-a-thon last week, you might enjoy Beyond plastic: Exploring the issue of waste in Canada where Deborah Curran will join the discussion on how to solve Canada’s waste dilemma.
Finally UVic Libraries will be hosting Class of 2030: Your UVic library of the future on Saturday. Bring little ones along to discover the library of the future at this family-friendly event.
This is just a sampling of the events on – check out https://www.uvic.ca/ideafest2020/ for the full program.
