This document provides an overview of Lexis resources for law students and outlines a training session on using Lexis. It summarizes that Lexis is a legal database that contains cases, legislation, journals, and reference materials. It then demonstrates how to search Lexis and highlights some advanced search features available after logging in. The document also provides information on certification options, online help resources, and other library services available to support students' use of Lexis.

1. Lexis and other Library
resources for Law
Lucy Keating
HASS liaison librarian
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University Library
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Outline of today’s session
Resources reminder
• Library Search
• Subject guides
LEXIS
• What is it, and why should you use it?
• Brief search demonstration
• Help and certification
Other library services
• Brief overview
• How to get help

3. One million print books and
two million eBooks
One of the top University Libraries – 91% NSS
satisfaction rating
4.5 million full text articles supplied each
year

5. Electronic
resourcesaccessible anytime,
anywhereon and off
campus

6. Use these options to narrow
down your search
Log in to use advanced
features
Keyword search for topics or
authors, or “phrase” for
specific titles
NB not acronyms!
Library
Search

7. Quality resources selected
for your subject area
ncl.ac.uk/library/subject-support
Subject Guides

8. Cases and
Legislation
Search in
various ways
(keyword, party
name, precise
title etc.)
Commentar
y and
analysisJournal articles
Case overview,
history,
treatments...
Legislation:
notes and
annotations
Overviews and
further reading
Reference
Key reference
works, such as
Halsbury’s Laws
of England
Glossary
Current
awareness
Lexis

9. Westlaw: over (2)50
books and
encyclopaedias
Lexis: Halsbury’s and
ten other reference
works
Westlaw: bigger
journals index
Lexis: UK newspapers
Different search
options e.g.
combining terms
Legislation (UK/EU)
Case Law (UK/EU)
Journals
Lexis or Westlaw?

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Further Lexis Help
Online help
Short video tutorials
www.youtube.com/user/LexisNexisUK
/videos
Webinars (contact below)
hannah.bradburn@lexisnexis.co.uk

11. Certification
The best way to get to grips with Lexis!
www.lexisnexis.co.uk/en-uk/academic-law/students.page

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year

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