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Law

Information on finding sources relevant for law

How do I find books/ebooks?

You will find all your recommended reading on your online reading list, but if you would like to search for your own books/ebooks use the library website.  

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Search tip: If looking for a specific book, type the author's surname and keywords from the title of the book in the search box and select the 'Find books' option.

The Law Library

The Law Library, located on the 3rd floor of the University Library, consists of textbooks, law reports, encyclopedias and journals. 

Textbooks on specific areas of law can be found at the following shelfmark:

340.07 Legal Skills 346.015 Family Law
341 International Law 346.02 Contract Law
341.2422 European Union Law 346.03 Tort Law
342 Constitutional Law 346.059 Equity Law       
344.01 Employment Law 347.06 Evidence
345 Criminal Law  

 

Your online reading list

Academic ebooks

Reading and downloading ebooks

Academic ebooks are designed to be read on the screen; however, some providers do give the option to download specific chapters or the entire book for a limited period of time:

  • Ebook Central - ebooks downloads are not available but you will be able to download the PDF of a selection of chapters.
  • Ebsco eBooks - there will be a link to either the EPUBL or PDF full text.  Up to 100 pages of an eBook can be saved for printing or emailing.  Please note that the number of pages available may vary depending on individual publisher specified limits.
  • VLeBooks will allow you to download an ebook for either 1 or 3 days.  To be able to download the ebook you will need to have Adobe Digital Editions installed on your device.

Understanding academic ebooks

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You can search for ebooks on the Library website.

  • Type keywords into the search box
  • Select to 'Find books'
  • Click on 'Search'

Screenshot of the search box on the library website

 

  • Narrow your results to ebooks by clicking on 'Electronic resource' from the options on the left of the results screen:

 

Screenshot of the results page on the library website

 

  • Click on the title link:

 

Screenshot of the search box on the library website with the title link in a red box

  • Click on 'Log in to ebook here' link

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