Legal Databases and CanLII Workshop
This Law Library workshop offers an introduction to the landscape of Canadian legal databases with a focus on CanLII. This workshop is recommended for incoming 1L students as a way to become familiar with the major legal databases.
The slides from this workshop will be made available.
Date: Friday, October 20
Time: 11am – 12pm
Location: Zoom
McGill Guide Basics
This workshop will cover the basics of McGill Guide citation, the most commonly used style of legal citation in Canada. At this workshop students will learn the basics of how to cite in McGill style, why correct citation is needed for academic writing, and resources to draw on for correct citations. 2L and 3L students are encouraged to attend for an update on McGill citation, as the 10th edition was recently released and the style has changed. This workshop is open to all students who need to cite legal resources in McGill style.
The slides from this workshop will be made available.
Date: Friday, October 27
Time: 11am – 12pm
Location: Zoom
Zotero for Legal Citation
This workshop will offer an overview of the citation management tool Zotero. Citation management software helps you track, organize, and generate citations, saving you time and mental energy. This workshop will cover how to use Zotero for legal citation in the McGill Guide style. This workshop is a software walkthrough. Please download Zotero prior to the workshop
Date: Friday, November 3
Time: 10am-11am
Location: Zoom
Legal Research for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Law has a major impact on the humanities and social sciences – whether you are researching the history of crime, writing media coverage for a trial, or analyzing the effects of legislation on society – but conducting legal research can often be intimidating. This workshop will cover the basics of legal research and is intended for researchers outside of the faculty of law. It will cover different sources of law, key terminology, and the major resources for legal research.
Date: Tuesday, November 7
Time: 3pm – 4:30pm
Location: Zoom
Zotero for Legal Citation
This workshop will offer an overview of the citation management tool Zotero. Citation management software helps you track, organize, and generate citations, saving you time and mental energy. This workshop will cover how to use Zotero for legal citation in the McGill Guide style. This workshop is a software walkthrough. Please download Zotero prior to the workshop
Date: Friday, November 10
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Location: Zoom