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This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries. This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for locating information in Law.

This guide contains the following sections:

Databases
Journals
Reference Sources
Theses
Library Instruction & Tips
Internet Sources
Research & Citation

Databases

Databases are a good a place to begin legal research. Indexing databases are invaluable for locating citations to articles in legal journals or reviews. Full text legal databases, on the other hand, contain journal articles, legislation and cases.

A selection of major databases is listed below. For a more comprehensive listing, refer to: Guide to Electronic Resources Collection .

CLJ Law*
Librarian's take: Malaysian legal database providing access to Malaysian legislation and cases reported in the Current Law Journal.

Factiva.com
Librarian's take: Access to local, national and international newspapers. Newspapers covered include The Straits Times, Business Times and The Times (UK). Useful for obtaining information on unreported judgments and the latest cases before the courts.

Guide for searching Factiva is available at: How to Search Factiva (NUS Libraries)

HeinOnline
Librarian's take: Full text image-based searchable database of legal periodicals. Database is particularly useful for its collection of older journals.

Guides for searching HeinOnline are available at: HeinOnline Technical FAQ (Publisher)

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, 1981-
Librarian's take: Bibliographic database that cites articles from legal periodicals and indexes law books. Coverage is mainly Anglo-American.

Guide for searching for Index to Legal Periodicals and Books is available at: Tutorial: Bibliographic Databases (Publisher)

Justis
Librarian's take: Database containing UK cases and statutes. Coverage of UK cases includes the Law Reports, Times Law Reports and Weekly Law Reports.

Guides for searching Justis are available at: Demo/Trial Justis (Publisher)

LawNet2
Librarian's take: Local full text legal database containing Singapore legislation, cases, books and journal articles.

Guides for searching LawNet2 are available at: User Guides (Publisher)

LegalTrac, 1980-
Librarian's take: Indexes over 800 legal publications selected and sponsored by the American Association of Law Libraries. Coverage is mainly Anglo-American.

LexisNexis
Librarian's take: Possibly the most popular database for legal researchers containing an extensive range of legislation, law reports and law journals.

Guides for searching LexisNexis are available at: Brochures (Publisher)

LexisNexis AU*
Librarian's take: Full text database containing Australian law reports not available in LexisNexis, Halsbury's Laws of Australia and Australian Current Law.

PERIND
Librarian's take: Index to journal articles and books chapters on Singapore and Malaysian law. This database is managed by the NUS Libraries.

Guide for searching PERIND is available at: How to Search PERIND: About and Access (NUS Libraries)

Singapore Statutes Online
Librarian's take: Full text database of consolidated Singapore Acts managed by the Attorney-General's Chambers.

Guide for searching Singapore Statutes Online is available at: Instructions for Use (AG's Chambers)

WestLaw
Librarian's take: Popular full text legal database containing an extensive range of legislation, law reports and law journals.

Guides for searching WestLaw are available at: Survival Guide (Publisher)

*First-time registration required for accessing this database.

More databases available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases

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Journals

This is a selection of major law journals available in the NUS Libraries:

American Journal of Comparative Law
Australian Law Journal
Cambridge Law Journal
European Journal of International Law
Harvard Law Review
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Lloyds' Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
Modern Law Review
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
Pace Environmental Law Review
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies
Singapore Yearbook of International Law
Tort Law Review
Yale Law Journal

More E-Journals available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals

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Reference Sources

This is a select list of reference sources that may be useful starting points in legal research. It includes legal citators, digests, dictionaries, directories and encyclopaedias.

For other reference sources, search the Library catalogue, LINC at http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.

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Theses

NUS Theses

Selected theses & academic exercises received from the NUS Faculty of Law are kept behind the Library's Loans Desk under the call number KE5009.

More information on how to search NUS theses available at: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.

Foreign Theses

Selected unpublished foreign theses, including British Library theses, are kept behind the Law Library's Loans Desk. UMI theses, on the other hand, are available in the Books collection. All foreign theses in the Law Library are shelved under the call number KB9.

More foreign theses databases are available at: NUS Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses & Dissertations

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Library Instruction & Tips

This is a list of guides and tutorials prepared by the Law Library for the purpose of assisting Faculty of Law students in legal research.

For a more detailed list, refer to: Law Guides & Tutorials

Guides/Handouts

Electronic Resources for Legal Research (PDF)
This is Chapter 6 of the Faculty of Law's Library Research Manual. It contains a summary of major law databases available to NUS law students and staff.

Guide to Electronic Resources Collection (PDF)
A comprehensive listing of the law library's legal databases arranged by format and sub-arranged by jurisdiction.

Quick Guide to Legislation, Law Reports & Treatises (PDF)
A call number guide to the main collections in the Law Library.

Legal Research Guides (HTML)
Links to legal research guides for various jurisdictions, including Australia, UK and US.

Singapore - Legal Abbreviations (HTML)
A list of abbreviations and corresponding titles for law reports and journals published in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.

Tutorials

Noting-up : Singapore, UK and Australia (PPT)
Definition of noting-up and explanation of tools used.

Researching Singapore, UK and Australian Case Law (PPT)
Information on the principle law reports and research tools.

Researching Singapore, UK and Australian Legislation (PPT)
Information on legislation and research tools.

Secondary Sources of Law and Electronic Resources (PPT)
Information about secondary law sources and demonstration on the use of a selection of legal indexing databases.

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Internet Sources

This is an index to legal resources on the Web maintained by the C J Koh Law Library. Coverage includes websites from mainly common law jurisdictions, ASEAN and the European Union as well as selected international law websites.

Law in Singapore
An index to primary and secondary legal resources of Singapore.

Law in ASEAN
Links to websites containing legal information from the 10 ASEAN nations.

Law in Other Jurisdictions
A listing of websites from several common law jurisdictions, China and Europe.

International Law
An index to major comparative and international law websites.

Islamic Law
A selection of Islamic law websites.

Official Documents on the Web
A selection of official legal documents from various countries and organisations.

Law Reference Desk
Links to online legal abbreviations lists, dictionaries, directories, indexes, etc.

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