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Resources pageResources page Law Periodical LocatorLaw Periodical Locator Pacific Law Journal IndexPacific Law Journal Index Search the Emalus Library Online archiveSearch the Emalus Library Online archive Wilsons Index to Legal PeriodicalsWilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Hein Online Periodicals CollectionHein Online Periodicals Collection WestlawWestlaw LexisLexis CaseBase Journal ArticlesCaseBase Journal Articles Google / Google scholarGoogle / Google scholar

Use Law Periodical Locator to Use Law Periodical Locator to find specific journal titlesfind specific journal titles

Pacific materialsPacific materials

Pacific Law Journal IndexPacific Law Journal Index

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Pacific Law Journal IndexPacific Law Journal Index

Comprehensive index of articles on Comprehensive index of articles on Pacific lawPacific law

70% of articles available in full text70% of articles available in full text Keyword searchableKeyword searchable Browsable by date, country and topicBrowsable by date, country and topic

Visual Search - JurisdictionVisual Search - Jurisdiction

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Pacific Contextual Materials - Pacific Contextual Materials - TopicsTopics

Criminal Law ArticlesCriminal Law Articles

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Emalus Campus Library full Emalus Campus Library full text online collectiontext online collection

Searching the Online LibrarySearching the Online Library

Use Use "  ""  " when searching a phrase e.g. when searching a phrase e.g. ""customary lawcustomary law""..

Use Use near near to look for words that appear in the same document to look for words that appear in the same document e.g. “criminal law” e.g. “criminal law” nearnear sentencing sentencing nearnear “Solomon Islands”. “Solomon Islands”.

Limitations: Many documents have filenames which are not Limitations: Many documents have filenames which are not indicative of their content, hence you must go into individual indicative of their content, hence you must go into individual files to see what the article is aboutfiles to see what the article is about

Some documents in pdf format that are searchable but have Some documents in pdf format that are searchable but have not yet been proofed can be viewed in their original format by not yet been proofed can be viewed in their original format by removing the removing the xx that appears in the url address before that appears in the url address before the  the  .pdf .pdf and then refreshing the screen eg murgatroydand then refreshing the screen eg murgatroydxx.pdf .pdf can be viewed in the original version as murgatroyd.pdf can be viewed in the original version as murgatroyd.pdf

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Example: x.pdfExample: x.pdf

Remove the ‘x’ in the URL and Remove the ‘x’ in the URL and hit enterhit enter

Article IndicesArticle Indices

Wilsons Index to Legal PeriodicalsWilsons Index to Legal Periodicals Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; 1980 Coverage in two parts: pre 1980 ; 1980

- –more than 800 journals indexed - –more than 800 journals indexed from US and common law countries from US and common law countries

Simple search and Advanced search Simple search and Advanced search options. Option of using Natural options. Option of using Natural language or Boolean operators (and / language or Boolean operators (and / or / brackets)or / brackets)

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Other Periodical IndexesOther Periodical Indexes

Casebase Journal ArticlesCasebase Journal Articles

Lexis Index to Legal PeriodicalsLexis Index to Legal Periodicals

Current Index to Legal Periodicals Current Index to Legal Periodicals (Westlaw)(Westlaw)

Legal Journals Index (Westlaw)Legal Journals Index (Westlaw)

Casebase Journal Article Casebase Journal Article searchsearch

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Articles – full text searchArticles – full text search

Hein Online Periodicals CollectionHein Online Periodicals Collection

WestlawWestlaw

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Hein OnlineHein Online

Criminal Justice Library on Criminal Justice Library on HeinHein

Hein Online – Search by titleHein Online – Search by title

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Searching full text on HeinSearching full text on Hein

Can be slow due to slow internet speedCan be slow due to slow internet speed Can lead to information overload if Can lead to information overload if

searching using common terms e.g. a full searching using common terms e.g. a full text search on murder and sentencing = text search on murder and sentencing = 25,647 hits25,647 hits

Can however be very useful when searching Can however be very useful when searching for a topic that is highly specific e.g. a for a topic that is highly specific e.g. a search on murder and sentencing and search on murder and sentencing and battered woman syndrome found 660 hitsbattered woman syndrome found 660 hits

Narrow down further by date or restrict to Narrow down further by date or restrict to Criminal Justice Journals libraryCriminal Justice Journals library

Searching using ‘Field Searching using ‘Field search’search’

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Results searching Criminal Results searching Criminal Justice Journals for last 5 yearsJustice Journals for last 5 years

Select item required by Select item required by clicking on the link to the clicking on the link to the

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Westlaw – either search over Westlaw – either search over Legal Journals Index and/or Legal Journals Index and/or

Current Index to Legal Current Index to Legal Periodicals in WLI:Periodicals in WLI:

Or click on World Journals tab Or click on World Journals tab to search for full text articles:to search for full text articles:

Searching WestlawSearching Westlaw

Use "_“ forUse "_“ for phrases e.g. phrases e.g. "personal injury“"personal injury“ or or synonyms e.g. synonyms e.g. director or officerdirector or officer /s /s terms in the same sentence e.g. terms in the same sentence e.g. director director

/s liability/s liability /p /p terms in the same paragraph e.g. terms in the same paragraph e.g.

liability /p harassmentliability /p harassment /n /n terms within specified proximity terms within specified proximity

(n=number) e.g. (n=number) e.g. hazardous w/3 wastehazardous w/3 waste See ‘Library guide to using Westlaw’See ‘Library guide to using Westlaw’

Crime Library on Westlaw Crime Library on Westlaw [UK][UK]

Crime Journals Quick SearchCrime Journals Quick Search

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LexisLexis

Shortcuts on ‘Law Resources’ page to:Shortcuts on ‘Law Resources’ page to: Lexis Legal Resource IndexLexis Legal Resource Index

Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (US/Canada)(US/Canada)Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK)Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK)Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (Australia)Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (Australia)

Segment search e.g. topic searchSegment search e.g. topic search Focus search – to narrow search downFocus search – to narrow search down Results - Kwik (Keywords in context) viewResults - Kwik (Keywords in context) view See ‘Library guide to using Lexis’See ‘Library guide to using Lexis’

Lexis Full Text Law Reviews Lexis Full Text Law Reviews (UK) – example(UK) – example

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General Article DatabasesGeneral Article Databases

USP Laucala Library web site provides access USP Laucala Library web site provides access to many other databases including ProQuest, to many other databases including ProQuest, EbscoHost and J Stor (from Jan 2008 ) EbscoHost and J Stor (from Jan 2008 )

– – see http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4202see http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4202 Find Articles – full text articles from more than Find Articles – full text articles from more than

300 magazines and journal titles – 300 magazines and journal titles – http://findarticles.comhttp://findarticles.com

Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 Article Finder – Abstracts from over 30,000 journals –journals –

http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/http://www4.infotrieve.com/search/databases/newsearch.aspdatabases/newsearch.asp

General Article Databases General Article Databases (cont.)(cont.)

Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – Ingenta – Index to over 13 million articles – www.ingentaconnect.comwww.ingentaconnect.com

Fulltext Sources Online – Directory of Fulltext Sources Online – Directory of journals, some of which are available in journals, some of which are available in full text - full text -

http://www.fso-online.com/iarchives.cfm?http://www.fso-online.com/iarchives.cfm?sid=88086218sid=88086218

FreeFullText.com – Links to more than FreeFullText.com – Links to more than 7000 scholarly periodicals – 7000 scholarly periodicals – www.freeFullText.comwww.freeFullText.com

The media & other news The media & other news sourcessources

Online Newspapers - Online Newspapers - http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/(Links to thousands of newspaper web sites – not all (Links to thousands of newspaper web sites – not all include access to full text archives)include access to full text archives)

Worldwide – Google News - http://news.google.com/Worldwide – Google News - http://news.google.com/

Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog Pacific:– Pacific Law Blog (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource(http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Resource%20Pages/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report %20Pages/Lawblog.htm) or Pacific Islands report (http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.sht(http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/graphics.shtml)ml)

Law Reform articlesLaw Reform articles

see Law Reform sites listed on see Law Reform sites listed on ‘Recommended Internet links’ page ‘Recommended Internet links’ page (http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/(http://www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/library/Law%20Reform%20Sites#LawLaw%20Reform%20Sites#Law%20Reform%20Sites) %20Reform%20Sites)

Also WorldLII Law Reform page: Also WorldLII Law Reform page: http://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawhttp://www.worldlii.org/int/special/lawreform/reform/

Google / Google scholarGoogle / Google scholar

Use quotation marks to search phrasesUse quotation marks to search phrases Use Advanced Search options on GoogleUse Advanced Search options on Google Be aware of the source of your information Be aware of the source of your information

- Who is the author / publisher? Is this a - Who is the author / publisher? Is this a reliable source? How up-to-date is the reliable source? How up-to-date is the material? material?

Google scholar - Google scholar - http://scholar.google.com/http://scholar.google.com/ [locates articles, abstracts and citations][locates articles, abstracts and citations]

Example: “mens rea” on Example: “mens rea” on google scholargoogle scholar

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Final commentFinal comment

It is important when analysing legal It is important when analysing legal issues to take account of the issues to take account of the historical, geographical, cultural, historical, geographical, cultural, social and political contexts. social and political contexts.

Research widely and critically.Research widely and critically.