New resources - CAHSS - 2021/2022
New Library resources for Law
This page highlights new larger digital items and subscriptions acquired in 2021/22 which were requested by, or are relevant to, the School of Law.
The Academic Support Librarians for Law are Donna Watson and SarahLouise McDonald.
The Law Library Convenor is Andrew Steven.
We work in partnership with the CAHSS College Library & Information Strategy Committee.
Requests for new library purchases are also discussed at the Law Library Committee, which meets twice a year.
New Databases
- Lexis PSL: Aimed at Diploma level students this databases offers access to practice notes, precedents, forms and current awareness alerts. In previous years we have held four modules. This year we have increased our holding to eight, all of which include specific Scots Law content.
Banking & Finance, Commercial, Corporate Crime, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Private Client, Property, Restructuring and Insolvency
New E-Book Collections
The following eBook packages were purchased in 2021/2022.
These resources will be added to DiscoverEd as they made available.
- LexisLibrary Scots Law Commentary package
- Hart 2022 EBook collection
- Bloomsbury Professional 2022 Ebook collection
- Beck-Nomos 2022 Ebook package
- Edward Elgar Law 2022 EBook collection
- Butterworths Academic Employment menu (including Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law)
New Journals
The range of Law journals available through our subscription databases is large. The most recent addition is:
This year we have also arranged for the purchase of the archive of Cambridge International Law Reports from 1929 to 2022.
New expensive items
The following expensive books were purchased either in print or as ebooks:
- Bills of Lading in Commodities
- Butterworths Competition Handbook
- Butterworths Employment Law Handbook
- Consumer and Trading Standards Law
- Corporate Criminal Liability
- EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
- EU Competition Law Handbook 2022 (2021 req, 2022 due Dec 21)
- Frustration and Force Majeure
- Handbook of ICC Arbitration
- Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability
- Medical Negligence
- Passing-Off: Unfair Competition by Misrepresentation
- Performers' Rights
- Preston and Newsom, Restrictive Covenants Affecting Freehold Land
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Article by Article Commentary
ProQuest Access 350
Did you know the Library has access to almost all available ProQuest primary source databases until 31 December 2021?
These databases allow you to explore 600 years worth of world history and, along with the wide and varied range of digital primary source databases the Library already gives you access to, can help enrich your learning, teaching and research.
Find out more about ProQuest Access 350
Library Subject Guide for Law
The Law subject guide collates library related information in one place. If your research topics and across other areas it may be useful to look at subject guides on that topic.
They also offer wider information and advice on matters such as referencing, exams and revision.