Finding Legal Information a Guide to Print & Electronic Sour
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This book is an accessible and easy-to-use directory of legal information sources for librarians, lawyers, students and anyone needing legal information. The book covers mainly British and European Union law and includes general material and the main subject areas, including online and Internet sources. It also lists reference material, such as legal dictionaries and directories. The book is essentially a directory of information sources, with publishing details (including ISBN), and short comments where useful. Electronic sources are mentioned where relevant, with details of scope and any limitations of coverage. Its key features include: it is comprehensive and up-to-date (covering electronic sources and important legal developments, including civil procedure and human rights), and covers the massive expansion of information on the web and online services. It is based on the author's considerable experience - thus, he has gained a detailed and wide ranging understanding and appreciation of users' needs and areas of interest. He works at the London Metropolitan University library. Practical and easy-to-use, the book is aimed at academic and law librarians. Lawyers and students will also find the book invaluable. Its contents include: Introduction, General and primary material, Main subject areas (includes established texts and substantial works only; reference to the most important and electronic legal sources) - banking/financial services; civil procedure/courts/legal system; constitutional/administrative/public law/human rights; criminal law; employment law; environmental law; equity and trusts; European Union law; family law; land law/property law; torts. Its reference material includes: dictionaries, directories, research guides, Main legal publishers Indexes - legal and author indexes.