We welcome our Summer Legal Research Assistants at the Sir James Dunn Law Library. Each May we offer a series of workshops to help RAs refresher their legal research skills. These sessions are for students with some prior legal research training. No registration is required and we will bring the muffins. If you have any questions please contact us at lawref@dal.ca or 902-494-8856.
Monday, May 2, 2016 1-4pm (Law Library Room L408)
* Introductions, Go-to People, and Library Research Services 1:00-1:30pm
* Finding Secondary Literature: Books, Journals, Theses, Reports 1:30-2:30pm
* Coffee Break (Muffins Provided) 2:30-3:00
* Using Secondary Literature: Citation, Plagiarism, Copyright, Reference Management 3:00-4:00
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 1-4pm (Law Library Room L408)
* Comments and Questions 1:00-1:15pm
* Canadian Primary Sources – Legislation 1:15-2:00pm
* Canadian Primary Sources – Cases 2:00-2:30pm
* Coffee Break 2:30-3:00pm
* Foreign and International Primary Sources 3:00-4:00pm
Thursday, May 5, 2016 1-2:30pm ADT – Online Session for Distance Researchers (BBLearn)
* Introductions and Library Research Services
* Finding and Using Secondary Sources
* Canadian Primary Sources
Friday, May 6, 2016 1:00-2:45 (Law Library Computer Lab)
* WestlawNext Canada Refresher and Research Specific Questions 1:00-1:45pm
* LexisNexisQuicklaw Refresher and Research Specific Questions 2:00-2:45pm
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