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About this guide
This guide provides a starting point for conducting legal research using the VU Library.
- Case Law
- Legislation
- Secondary Sources
- Law resources by subject: A - K
- Law resources by subject: L - Z
- AGLC
Legal Research Classes
Legal Research Classes
Summer Block, 2023
Click on the time and date to attend the class
Finding Case Law
An introduction to locating primary legal sources. Students will learn how to use a case citator to locate case law and information about case law.
- 1pm Wed 25 January (60 minutes)
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
Finding Legislation - Law and Criminology
Students will learn how to locate up-to-date legislation and associated extrinsic materials.
- 10am Mon 23 January (60 minutes)
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
Finding Secondary Sources for Law
The focus of the class is on analysing a question, using a legal dictionary and building a search statement to locate legal journal articles. The class includes an overview of how to reference journal articles using AGLC.
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
Inquiry Law
This class takes students through the process of locating discussion of a legal principle in a textbook, locating case law that is referred to in the textbook and citing those cases correctly.
- 1pm Mon 23 January (60 minutes)
- 1pm Fri 27 January (60 minutes)
Bookings are required and may be made via the Learning Hub - link below.
https://learninghub.vu.edu.au/students/events/search?query=law&EventType=&campus=
AGLC4 - Referencing
This interactive class is suitable for beginners, or those wishing to improve their AGLC4 skills.
- 2:30pm Fri 20 January (60 minutes)
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
APA- Referencing
This interactive class is suitable for beginners, or those wishing to improve their APA skills.
- 11:45am Wed 25 January (30 minutes) - Starting at 11:45am
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
A variety of referencing styles are used at VU. If you are unsure which style to use, ask your lecturer/tutor which style they require. And, always refer to the instructions included with your assignment.
Criminology Class
This class introduces criminology students to a step-by-step approach to quickly and efficiently locate journal articles for use in criminology assignments.
- 11am Fri 20 January (60 minutes)
No bookings are required. Click the class zoom link to attend.
(links are added on the day of the class)
Useful eBooks
Essential Legal Skills: A Guide for First Year Law Students by ISBN: 9780455244617Publication Date: 2021
Database Quick Find
Contacts
Mr Murray Greenway
(College Librarian, College of Law and Justice)
murray.greenway@vu.edu.au
+61 3 9919 1834
Ms Debra Hutchinson
(Librarian, College of Law and Justice)
debra.hutchinson@vu.edu.au
+61 3 9919 1850
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