Category Archives: Online tools

Murder in the Library!

‘Cluedo’, (or ‘Clue’ as it is known North America), is an all-time classic favourite board game in the murder mystery genre.  Originally manufactured in 1949 by Waddington’s, it is now owned by the American giant Hasbro.  It has had many reissues and updating of characters, most recently with the tragic death of Mrs White –… Read More »

You win or you die. There is no middle ground.

George R.R. Martin  neatly encapsulates the precariousness of being a character in  A Game of Thrones, the televised version & extension to his books. A game  built on such an ethos is clearly what anyone’s Christmas needs! Games producers have been quick to translate the, err, cut and thrust of the TV series into coloured… Read More »

Decipher citation abbreviations and find articles or cases with BodLaw tools

The Bodleian Law Library provides a number of database tools to help you find articles and cases from reading list citations. The basic process is to Determine the name of the journal or law report from the standard abbreviation used in the citation. You will almost certainly be able to tell from the citation whether… Read More »