Check these pages for a variety of resources helpful to law librarians.
Electronic Resources Guide for eLiRN
Electronic Resource Guide details the numerous electronic resources available for library staff. This in-depth resource is an overview of the eLiRN suite of resources, CPD, HeinOnline, technical & training information, Boolean searching, Google search tips, relevant free websites, links to legal research guides and much more.
OCLA Core Titles List
OCLA produces a Core Title List as a key resource guide for all courthouse libraries.
- Introduction to Core Titles List (will download list)
- Core Titles List– OCLA – 2023
- Electronic Titles available through eLiRN – OCLA – 2023
Cataloguing Resources
The Great Library’s Library Systems and Technical Services Department provides cataloguing and processing services to county & district libraries for legal materials. All county catalogues are hosted on their catalogue, InfoLocate, as part of a union catalogue so people can consult one catalogue to see all county/district libraries collections in addition to the GL collection. See below for instructions on Searching InfoLocate.
Please consult their Cataloguing Resource page for detailed instructions on how to add new titles, remove old titles and more:
- Cataloguing Manual for County and District Libraries
- Form for submitting New Titles
- Form for Removing Titles from your collection
- Information about the KF Arrangement of library collection
HeinOnline
You have access to thousands of US & Canadian law journals through the Great Library. When searching for a title, you will see a link to the journal, government publications, as well as textbooks that are provided to the LiRN libraries via the Great Library’s subscription to HeinOnline.
- HeinOnline’s Core Content for Canada is a comprehensive digital library containing the full text of more than 3,000 scholarly journals, access to U.S. federal and state case law, thousands of classic legal treatises, and a wealth of government publications as well as the English Reports.
- Further instructions here.
AccessCLE
AccessCLE includes all LSO CPD programs and webinars – more than you receive in print from the LSO!
Benefits of using AccessCLE:
- AccessCLE has over 10,000 PDFs from LSO CPD / CLE programs dating back to 2004.
- Search CPD programmes with the Great Library’s online catalogue.
- A great starting point for legal research, offering practical advice from experts, especially on new or developing areas of law, cases, or legislation
- Materials are available shortly after the program concludes
- Saves valuable shelf-space by keeping fewer products in your print collection
- Full-text searching of all sessions and programs – download each chapter separately
InfoLocate
Infolocate is a search and discovery tool with single search point access to the Great Library’s web site content, County Library catalogues including print and electronic materials and the Law Society’s CPD articles.
Find:
- Books, journals and other print materials
- e-books and e-journals
- Online LSO CPD articles
- Websites
Search Tips
- Use Advanced Search for more search options
- Select the Library Catalog scope to limit search to books, e-books, or library locations