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These databases provide access to primary sources (legislation and case law) and secondary sources including books, journal articles, and other commentary.
You can find videos on finding and using legal information at:
This Myplace class is not assessed but provides materials to help you develop your legal research skills.
Library books are arranged by the Dewey Decimal classification scheme where each subject is represented by a number. You will find books on the same subject will have the same number. The shelfmark is preceded by the letter D and will be followed by 3 letters, which are usually the first 3 letters of the author's name. e.g. D 348.05 GOR
D 340 Law (General)
D 341 International Law
D 345 Common Law
D 346 Common Law (Public)
D 347 Common Law (Private)
D348 Scots Law
D349.4 EU Law
D 364 Criminology