ABSTRACT

Librarians are blessed with expertise in carrying out legal research twinned with a desire to help others. Remember, many will have a law degree as well as years of experience in law firm and academic libraries. People will also be interested in official reports that might emerge from various government departments or from Parliament. People will always have to go beyond their favourite online source because different publishers own different content, so people need to be open to this. If in doubt look at the peer review process on their website, as well as the names of the Editorial Board, take the time to look up their credentials. The Student Law Review has a very useful section on recent developments, which it organises by subject area. So many lawyers and legal commentators use this to discuss, debate and even have some laughs along the way. Legal databases are subscription-only websites that contain millions of legal resources, searchable by the user.