Classes meet Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. There will be no regular class session on January 17 and March 14. These hours will be made up through daytime sessions to be scheduled.
January 10:
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Introduction to the Course |
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Introductions and other administrative matters |
January 17: (no class meeting)
January 24:
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Sources of Law |
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Legal Citation |
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Overview of the Canadian Legal System |
Law Library Tours with Elizabeth Bruton- UWO Law Library
Tuesday, January 29th 1-2 pm
Wednesday, January 30th, 2-3 pm
January 31:
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Canadian Legislative and Regulatory process |
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Canadian Statutes and Regulations |
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Finding Exercise #1 assigned |
February 7:
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Hierarchy of Canadian Courts |
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Canadian Case Law |
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Finding Exercise #1 due |
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Finding Exercise #2 assigned |
February 14:
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Canadian Provincial Law |
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Secondary Sources |
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Finding Exercise #2 due |
February 21: In class Midterm
February 28: (no class)
March 7:
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Researching United States Law |
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Researching English Law |
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Other foreign jurisdictions |
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Finding exercise #3 assigned |
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Identify pathfinder topic |
March 14: No class
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Finding exercise #3 due in FIMS office 4:30 pm - Friday, March 15 |
March 21:
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Government Publications (guest speaker Dr. Kirsti Nilsen) |
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Issues in Legal Reference Services |
March 28:
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International Law |
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Issues
in Law Library Cataloging, Classification and Technical Services (guest speaker Marianne Welch - UWO Law Library) |
April 4:
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Issues
in Law Library Management (guest speaker John Sadler - UWO Law Library) |
April 11:
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Student Presentations |
April 18:
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Student Presentations |
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Written
Pathfinder Assignment Due |
Other issues to be discussed throughout term:
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Electronic Legal Research (LEXIS, QuickLaw, Internet Resources) |
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Issues in Public Services, Technical Services, Collection Development, and Law Library Management |
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Academic, Court and Law Firm Libraries |
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Trends in the Legal Publishing Industry |
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The Role of the Law Librarian and the Law Library Associations |