Justis

Justis.com [U.K.] is Justis Publishing's online legal research service. Western Libraries' subscription is to specific files within the Caselaw collection:

To access the database, click on the link below, and click on "LOG IN to Justis.com". The login relies on IP recognition, so there is no need to enter a password. Click on "CONTINUE TO JUSTIS.COM".

URL: http://www.justis.com

ACCESS: If connecting from off-campus, users will need to go through Western Libraries' Proxy Server

LexisNexis Quicklaw

LexisNexis Canada launched its new version of the LexisNexis® Quicklaw™ online legal research service in 2006. The database is now a combination of Quicklaw and Lexis.com. Second and Third-year students,as well as Faculty who still have a Lexis.com account will be able to continue using that service until all the Lexis features (Shepard's) have been moved over to the new platform.

All Law students receive their own personal password for the LexisNexis Quicklaw service for use during the three years of law school. As part of first-year orientation, library staff arrange for lab sessions to take students through the steps of getting a LexisNexis Quicklaw password. Training is also provided as part of LRWA. If you do not have a password, please speak to a lab supervisor or Elizabeth Bruton (219-F).

URL: http://www.lexisnexis.com/ca/legal

ACCESS: Your personal password will give you access from home as well.

Maritime Law Book

Maritime Law Book, founded in 1969, is located in Fredericton, New Brunswick and is owned by New Brunswick residents. Canadian legal researchers are familiar with the MLB law reporters, which comprise the National Reporter System, and cover every jurisdiction in Canada, except Quebec. MLB also receives decisions from the Judicial Office of the House of Lords (U.K.). The National Reporter System is available through the MLB database. This website has been made accessible to Law Students through a special educational agreement with MLB.

Law students can pick up a personal password from Elizabeth Bruton in 219F.

URL: http://www.mlb.nb.ca/

ACCESS: Your personal password will give you access from home as well.

Matthew Bender Online (Intellectual Property Library)

The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy at U. of T. is sharing its subscription to this database with other law schools. The database provides access to full-text materials not available through our educational account with LexisNexis - such as Nimmer On Copyright, Entertainment Industry Contracts, International Computer Law, and Trademark Protection And Practice.

URL: http://www.bender.com
click on Sign On : LexisNexis Matthew Bender Online. The opening screen should say: "Welcome University of Toronto". U of T's subscription includes:

ACCESS: Access is by IP recognition in the computer labs and faculty offices only.

Social Science Research Network

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

The different "networks" available are:

Under the Legal Scholarship Network, there are different types of documents:

The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 33,700 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 16,800 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. The eLibrary also includes the research papers of a number of Fee Based Partner Publications.

Each of SSRN's networks encourages the early distribution of research results by publishing submitted abstracts and by soliciting abstracts of top quality research papers around the world. Hundreds of journals, publishers, and institutions in Partners in Publishing and in academic and other Cooperating Institutions provide working papers for distribution through SSRN's eLibrary and abstracts for publication in SSRN's electronic journals.

URL: http://www.ssrn.com/

ACCESS: Site licensing limited to Faculty and Librarians in the Faculty of Law.

WestlaweCarswell

All Law students receive their own personal password for the WestlaweCarswell service for use during the three years of law school. As part of first-year orientation, library staff arrange for lab sessions to take students through the steps of getting a WestlaweCarswell password. Training is also provided as part of LRWA. If you do not have a password, please speak to a lab supervisor or Elizabeth Bruton (219-F).

URL: http://www.westlawecarswell.com/lawschool/

ACCESS: Your personal password will give you access from home as well.