My Westlaw UK and other developments

Below is the update on what has been happening in Electronic Sources during the summer.  It is mostly Westlaw and their new service My Westlaw UK (with a little bit of JustCite).

Westlaw UK

My Westlaw UK

Westlaw have launched an exciting new feature for Westlaw UK users.  My Westlaw UK will allow users to set up an individual profile that allows you receive customised alerts, subscribe to RSS feeds and to see your research trail.

From today you should see a pop up box when you go into Westlaw UK that looks like another log in.  To create a profile then just click on ‘Create Profile’ at the bottom of the box and follow the steps.  There is more guidance here (and better pictures!):  Fact Sheet on how to use My Westlaw UK.

If you do not want to create a profile or you are in a hurry and just want to access the database then you can choose the ‘Skip’ option.  If you never want to see the pop up box again you can tick the box that says ‘Don’t show me this page again’.

Any questions then let me know at katharine.jackson@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Two new journals

There have been 2 new journals added to Westlaw, The European Constitutional Law Review and Hague Journal on the Rule of Law.  You can access and search these in the usual way through the journals tab on Westlaw UK.

Appeal Cases Tracker

This new service will enable you to track cases on appeal to the Court of Appeal, Civil Division or to the Supreme Court. This symbol  will appear next to any case where there has been an appeal lodged with basic information at the bottom of the case analysis for the case.  You can also get a graphical history of the case which shows the appeal for the case in a flow chart.  This can be quite useful for cases that have been joined or have a number of different strands.

English Reports

The English Reports are now available as a PDF, this feature has been available for The Law Reports for a number years but has now been extended to the English Reports.  It appears on the top right hand side next to print/email/save icons and allows you to view the report as it appears in the hard copy version of The English Reports.

New search box for cases

There has been a new search box added for the case law section.  Under the basic search you can now search for cases where words have been judicially defined.  The box is called ‘Term Defined’.

Images in documents

Westlaw have included images wherever they appear within a case report or journal article. This will be shown in line with the text of that document on Westlaw UK.

Westlaw AU – Australia Law Online

Thomson Reuters have combined the service we had available under Legal Online and Australian Law Online and added a number of other journals, reports and commentary under the platform Westlaw AU.  At the moment the services are being combined and so you can still access  the materials in the usual way and this will carry on for a couple of months.  But to get the extra materials and to get used to the new platform go to Westlaw AU on the legal databases page  or search Oxlip+.

JustCite

If you use JustCite you may notice that there is now no need to go through the sign in box at the beginning of the session.  To check that you are signed in if you look at the top of the screen it should say “University of Oxford”.  If it doesn’t then contact me at katharine.jackson@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

If you want any training on any of the legal databases then look for sessions this term on the classes page or contact me at katharine.jackson@bodleian.ox.ac.uk