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Online Resources and IT
Accessing online resources
Learning to use online resources
The Law Library web site
Journals/Law Reports look up tool
All information is in the handout “Essential IT Information” including all the URLs
Accessing online resources
Access via the Law Library web site @ http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/databases legal resources only
or
Access via Oxlip @ http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip all subjects including law Oxlip.pif
Passwords
Some databases are free – you will never be asked for a password
Some databases will not ask you for a password when you within the Oxford network… but will need one from outside (more on these later)
Some databases will always ask you for a password. This is normally an ‘Athens ID’
Athens IDs
A personal username and password used to access many databases
Needed for: HeinOnline, Justis, Lawtel, Lexis Nexis Butterworths, Westlaw
Get it @ https://register.oucs.ox.ac.uk Must have activated your Oxford single sign on
(webmail) account log in using your Oxford single sign on
username and password Use the same address to reset your password if
you forget it
Get Athens password and remote access password
Reset forgotten passwords
Some passwords are supplied on screen… [OXLIP. P.WORD]
When you link to the database you will be given a password on screen
Other passwords
Casetrack (UK transcripts) Personal Lawtel (for alerting service) Request by e-mail to
[email protected] Give you University card number Name of the database in the subject line
(e.g. Casetrack, Lawtel)
Passwords
Passwords are supplied for academic use only
NEVER lend your password to anyone else
Accessing resources from off campus
Your Athens ID will give you access to many databases from outside Oxford … but not everything and not Oxford only web pages
To access everything use the ‘Virtual Private Network’ or the ‘OUCS dial up service’
Using Athens off campus
Athens web site @ http://www.athens.ac.uk and choose “My Athens” followed by “Resources”
or
Look for log on options within databases for “EDUSERV ATHENS”, “Athens users log in here”
Toolbar – allows you to log in to Athens and select resources from your toolbar
List of online resources
OUCS VPN Service Oxford University Computing Service - Virtual
Private Network Full access to everything as if you are on campus Also used to access wireless network You will need
Remote access username and password VPN software Both available from https://register.oucs.ox.ac.uk
Once installed connect to databases as usual More information@
http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/eresources_and_guides/databases/ external#vpn
Reset forgotten passwords
Get remote access password
Get software: VPN (for access from outside and wireless access)
OUCS dial up service
Similar to VPN service but uses your telephone line
Full access as if you are on campus Only suitable for people living in the
Oxford area due to phone line costs Slow connection speed More information @
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/network/dialup/
Learning to use online resources and other library resources
Training
Programme @ http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/services/classes
Induction programme http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/pginduction
Drop in sessions Weeks 3-8:Weds 2.30-4.30
Self taught tutorials
Postgraduate induction Intro to Common Law Resources
Introduction to the UK legal system for students from civil law jurisdictions
Computing & online services for postgraduate law students Run by the computing service and introduces OUCS
facilities and services Westlaw
Finding materials from the UK, USA and beyond Getting Started
Introduction to online resources including: finding online journals, indexing services, current awareness, introduction to Endnote, intro to new technologies
Missed Everything For students who do not arrive until next week!
Library Tours
Postgraduate Induction
To book places http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/
postgraduate/induction.shtml Choose “Book for Library and IT
induction sessions” Only book one place for each session
Self Paced Tutorials
Self paced tutorials @ http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/law/e-resources_and_guides/training/database_guides
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Other Training Opportunities
Look out for future sessions on…. Library web site Postgraduate mailing lists
Other enquiries [email protected] & [email protected]
The Bodleian Law Library web site
OLIS – the Library catalogue
Legal Databases
Services for postgraduates
Guides to jurisdictions & subjects and study / database guides
Class timetable
Library News
Inter Library loans – if we don’t have the book or journal you need
Database showing where to find law journals and law reports
