Transcript Lexcalibur - University of Michigan Law School

Law Library Catalog
and E-Resources
University of Michigan Law Library
Lunch and Learn Series
Xiaomeng Zhang
September 12, 2010
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Overview
• UMich Law Library Collection
• UMich Law Library Catalog
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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
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Law Library Catalog
• Scope of Law Library Collection
– Academic Law Library:
(1) Legal Materials v. Non-Legal Materials
o Primary Source of Law & Secondary Source of Law
o US Federal Material v. State Material
o International Law Material : EU and UN etc.
o 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)
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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)
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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 #”
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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.
o Author: Last Name
o Title: can use abbreviations (Michigan Law Review v. Mich l rev)
o 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
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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
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Reading Catalog Searching Results
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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
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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:
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UM Law Library E-Resources
• UM Law Library E-Resources Page
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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
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E-Resources Terms and Descriptions
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UM Law Library E-Resources
• Find an Electronic Article: Article Linker
http://ck9ys4qn5a.search.serialssolutions.com
/?SS_Page=refiner&SS_RefinerEditable=yes
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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_RefinerE
ditable=yes
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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=91925557
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– Kresge E-Resources:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/resourc
es/databases.htm
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Additional Help
• [email protected]
http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/ask/Pa
ges/default.aspx
• Online tutorials:
http://www.law.umich.edu/library/students/Pages/LibraryTou
rsandTutorials.aspx
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