This document provides a summary of legal studies resources available at St Clare's College library. It outlines print resources such as legal topic publications and pamphlet boxes on relevant subjects. It also describes the HSC collection, non-fiction books organized by legal topic, and online resources including websites, databases, and audio/visual materials for legal studies. Key resources highlighted include Hot Topics publications, the Law Handbook, study guides, and the Legal Information Access Centre website.

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LEGAL STUDIES: PRELIM & HSC RESOURCES
Printed Resources
HOT TOPICS – A series of legal topics written in plain English. Published four
times a year in an area of law that is subject to recent changes and current
debate. They are written by experts in the field and each issue includes case
studies and contacts.
Location: Reference Section. Issues available in the Library include:
o Human Rights
o Prisoners
o Domestic Violence
o Health and the Law
o International Law
o Online Issues (PDF) available at
http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/hot_topics/ (2006 – last year)
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/ (1998 -2005)
and include:
o Domestic Violence (2008, Issue 66)
o Same Sex Families (2005, Issue 53)
o Australian Legal System (2007, Issue 60)
o Bill of Rights (2005, Issue 54)
o Drugs and the Law (2006, Issue 59)
o Juvenile Justice (2004, Issue, 49)
o Sentencing (2005, Issue 55)
o How do HOT TOPICS fit into the Legal Studies syllabus?
http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/hot_topics/pdf/legalsyllabus.pdf
PAMPHLET BOXES - The boxes contain recent newspaper articles on various
subject areas. Updated monthly. Relevant boxes include:
o Gender issues o Aboriginal Peoples
o Crime & Punishment o Australia – Social Life & Customs
o Civil Rights o Women
o Family Relations o Australia - History
o Community Organisations o Human Rights
o Social Conditions
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HSC COLLECTION
o The new ‘09 edition of ‘The Law Handbook: Your Practical Guide to Law in NSW’
is now available for overnight loan. Also available online – Ask Library Staff.
o Study guides include Heinemann, Excel, Macquarie, Dot Point and Leading Edge
- two week loan. Location: HSC Section.
NON-FICTION – Books for Legal Studies can be found in the 340s area in the
nonfiction section and include:
o 340 – Theory of Law
o 342 – Constitutional and administrative law
o 343 – Tax, trade and industrial law
o 344 – Social, education, cultural, labour law
o 345 – Criminal law
o 346 – Private law incl. Family law
o 347 – Civil procedures and courts
o 348 – Laws (statutes), regulations, cases
o 349 – Law of specific jurisdictions and socioeconomic areas
Online Resources
WEBSITES (Excellent sites)
o St Clare’s Library on Delicious: Web resources for Legal Studies found
under the Legal_Studies_HSC tag bundle
http://delicious.com/stclareslibrary/bundle:Legal_Studies_HSC
o Legal Information Access Centre for Students:
http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/students_teachers/research_guide.cfm
o LIAC Crime Library: a guide about well know crimes that have gone to court
http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/students_teachers/pdf/liac_crime_libr
ary.pdf
o Student Resources from Lawlink NSW: excellent resources covering The
Australian Legal System (Unit 1 Prelim), Crime & Justice (Focus Study: Crime
HSC), Human Rights (Unit 2 HSC), Women and the Law( Unit 3 , Prelim):
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/lawlink_libraries/ll_libraries.nsf/pages/
LL_Students_centre_index
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o Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOSCAR):
http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/pages/bocsar_topics
o Australian Institute of Criminology: http://www.aic.gov.au/
o Australian Law – National Library of Australia’s subject guide:
http://www.nla.gov.au/oz/law.html
o AustLII – publishes public legal information including legislation and court
judgments. http://www.austlii.edu.au/
ONLINE DATABASES: Get access to a wide coverage of full text legal journals
and newspaper articles. Coverage ranges from 1990 – current.
o AGIS Plus – Subject coverage includes all aspects of law across
Australia, NZ and Asia Pacific region. Access to full text law journals
including UNSW Law Journal, Alternative Law Journal, Aust.
Environmental Law Review, Aust. Journal of Law and Society:
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm choose AGIS Plus
from list.
o Proquest ANZ Newstand:
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm choose Proquest ANZ
Newstand form list.
Access: Access is through SLNSW card available for FREE Apply Online at
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/system/forms/selfreg.html . Ask Library staff
for details.
How to use: Ask Library Staff. Check pages 3-6 of the online guide
http://www.legalanswers.sl.nsw.gov.au/students_teachers/pdf/got_a_scho
ol_assessment_task.pdf
o AustLII Legal Scholarship Library – Over 45 journals available but not
easy to search. Ask Library staff for help.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/forms/search1.html - make sure you highlight
the ‘All Journals Database’ from AustLII database list.
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Audio Visual Resources
Check Clickview for the following senior secondary videos:
o A Day in Court
o Democracy and the Role of the Individual
o Evaluating the Legal System
o Law, Justice and Society: The Changing Nature of Law
All Clickview programs available from your computer desktop.
Other Resources
St Clare’s College ‘Guide to Referencing Assessment Tasks’ is available in
Library where you sign in and in Yr 11 & 12 Student Resources area on the
Mezzanine Level.
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