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Law Library Catalog and E-Resources

Law Library Catalog and E-Resources. University of Michigan Law Library Lunch and Learn Series Xiaomeng Zhang September 12, 2010. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY. Overview. UMich Law Library Collection UMich Law Library Catalog How to access UM Law Library Catalog

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Law Library Catalog and E-Resources

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  1. Law Library Catalog and E-Resources University of Michigan Law Library Lunch and Learn Series Xiaomeng Zhang September 12, 2010

  2. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Overview • UMich Law Library Collection • UMich Law Library Catalog • How to access UM Law Library Catalog • Basic Search and Advanced Search • Reading search result • What is Not Covered • E-resources • How to Search and Browse E-resources Page • Reading Terms of Use and Descriptions • What is Not Covered

  3. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Law Library Catalog • Scope of Law Library Collection • Academic Law Library: (1) Legal Materials v. Non-Legal Materials • Primary Source of Law & Secondary Source of Law • US Federal Material v. State Material • International Law Material : EU and UN etc. • Foreign Legal Material: • Great Britain and the Commonwealth etc: Extensive • Others: Federal/National level & Courts of Last Resort and Constitutional Courts • Limited Practice Material: Michigan (ICLE)

  4. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Law Library Catalog • Law Library’s online catalog • How to access UM Law Library Catalog (1) URL: http://umil.iii.com/ (2) From Law School Website: http://www.law.umich.edu/Pages/default.aspx (Click on the Library tab on the top panel)

  5. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Law Library Catalog • Law Library’s online catalog • Basic Search- Keyword: broadest http://umil.iii.com/search/X (1) Phrase Searches: “world trade organization” (2) Truncation: single asterisk (environment* polic*); Question mark (wom?n) (3) Operators: and, or, not (4) Proximity: “near”; “within #”

  6. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Law Library Catalog • Law Library’s online catalog • Basic Search- Title, Author, Subject, etc. (1) Title or Author etc: Handy when you know the exact title or author etc. • Author: Last Name • Title: can use abbreviations (Michigan Law Review v. Mich l rev) • Combine Title/Author: http://umil.iii.com/search/q (2) Subject: Browse the Subject Heading List or do a KW search then click on Subject

  7. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Law Library Catalog • Law Library’s online catalog • Advanced Searching: http://umil.iii.com/ (1) Help narrow results: limit to locations, type of materials, language, year, publisher (2) Advanced Keyword Search in Author Field v. Simple Search by Author (when you only know Author’s first name) • Shelves- Browsing: LOC Classification System

  8. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Reading Catalog Searching Results

  9. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY What’s NOT in the Law Library Catalog • Materials from other libraries • Search Mirlyn for UM Libraries’ holdings • Search the Kresge Library catalog for business library materials • Information about articles, statutes, court opinions • Use journal indexes and other finding aids

  10. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY UM Law Library E-Resources • UM Law Library Electronic Collection • Focus on Academic Legal Materials • Journal Indexes and other finding tools • Fee-based Databases: CCH, Bloomberg, RIA, Lexis Japan, Westlaw China, Lexis Canada etc. • Free Web Resource:

  11. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY UM Law Library E-Resources • UM Law Library E-Resources Page • http://umil.iii.com/search/y • Major E-Resources List • Search by Subject or Name • Browse by Subject, Categories, or Jurisdictions • Reading Terms of Use and Descriptions

  12. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY E-Resources Terms and Descriptions

  13. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY UM Law Library E-Resources • Find an Electronic Article: Article Linker http://ck9ys4qn5a.search.serialssolutions.com/?SS_Page=refiner&SS_RefinerEditable=yes

  14. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Finding Journals with a Citation by Using Law Library Catalog v. Article Linker • Hugh J. Ault, Corporate Integration, Tax Treaties and the Division of the International Tax Base: Principles and Practices, 47 Tax L. Rev 565 (1992). • Search by Journal Title: http://umil.iii.com/ • Using the Article Linker: http://ck9ys4qn5a.search.serialssolutions.com/?SS_Page=refiner&SS_RefinerEditable=yes

  15. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY What’s NOT in the UM Law Library E-Resources Page • Materials from other libraries • Mirlyn Search Tools: http://searchtools.lib.umich.edu/V?RN=919255572 • Kresge E-Resources: http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/resources/databases.htm

  16. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY Additional Help • AskaLawLibrarian@umich.edu http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/ask/Pages/default.aspx • Online tutorials: http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/Pages/LibraryToursandTutorials.aspx

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