myVPN

July 5th, 2012 by | Comments Off on myVPN

UBC Information Technology offers free VPN (Virtual Private Network) services to UBC students, faculty, and staff at both the Vancouver and Okanagan campus.  A Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection uses encryption to protect data and prevent others from listening-in on the data that is transferred between your computer and the campus network as well as accessing licensed Library resources including Journals A-Z , Indexes & Databases and other resources from off-campus computers.

For information on how to set up myVPN, click here.

 

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Irwin Law e-Books

May 30th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Irwin Law e-Books

UBC Library has access to many Irwin Law titles online, including the “Essentials of Canadian Law” series.

  • Includes: a good overview of the law in a broad range of subject areas including criminal law, torts, contracts, environmental law, evidence, trusts and constitutional law
  • To find a particular Irwin Law e-Book on the library catalogue, click on keyword (use AND, OR, NOT, or a “phrase”) and use search terms such as the following examples:
    • constitutional and monahan
    • “irwin law” and contracts

These titles can now be downloaded to computers & other devices including the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Sony Reader – for more information, click here. iPad & iPhone users should have ebrary installed before downloading an entire document as an e-book.

List of “Essentials of Canadian Law” e-Books (along with a select few other Irwin Law titles) (list updated February 12, 2012)

Link Title Author Year of Publication
Link The ABCs of Law School: A Practical Guide to Success without Sacrifice Ali, Ramsay 2002
Link Adding Feminism to Law: The Contributions of Justice Claire L’Heureux-Dubé Sheey, Elizabeth 2004
Link Administrative Law Mullan, David 2001
Link Advocacy and Taxation in Canada Chodikoff, David W. 2004
Link Alternative Dispute Resolution: Skills, Science, and the Law Pirie, Andrew 2000
Link Animals and the Law Bisgould, Leslie 2011
Link The Annotated Ontario Mental Health Statutes, Fourth Edition Schneider, Richard D. 2007
Link Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society Azmi, Shaheen; Foster, Lorne & Jacobs, Lesley 2012
Link Bank and Customer Law in Canada Ogilvie, M.H. 2007
Link Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law Wood, Roderick 2009
Link The British Manual of International Air Carriage Holding, John D. 2009
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 1 No. 2 Various 2004
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 2 No. 2 Various 2005
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 3 No. 1 Various 2006
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 3 No. 2 Various 2006
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 4 No. 1 Various 2007
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 4 No. 2 Various 2008
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 5 No. 1 Various 2008
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 5 No. 2 Various 2009
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 6 No. 1 Various 2010
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 6 No. 2 Various 2010
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 7 No. 1 Various 2011
Link The Canadian Class Action Review Volume 7 No. 2 Various 2011
Link Canadian Family Law, 4th Edition Payne, Julien D. 2011
Link Canadian Family Law, Second Edition Payne, Julien D. 2006
Link Canadian Family Law, Third Edition Payne, Julien D. 2008
Link Canadian Law and Private Investigations Groot, Norman 2001
Link Canadian Libel and Slander Actions Potts, David A. 2004
Link Canadian Manual of International Air Carriage Holding, John 2005
Link Canadian Telecommunications Law Howell, Robert 2011
Link The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Fourth Edition Sharpe, Robert J. 2009
Link The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Third Edition Sharpe, Robert J. 2005
Link Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2012 Payne, Julien D. & Payne, Marilyn A. 2012
Link Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2009 Payne, Julien D. 2009
Link Children and the Law: Essays in Honour of Professor Nicholas Bala Anand, Sanjeev 2011
Link Civil Actions for Uncivilized Acts Larocque, Francois 2010
Link The Civil Code of Quebec in Chart Form Le May, Denis 2006
Link Civil Litigation Sossin, Lorne 2010
Link The Colour of Justice: Policing Race in Canada Tanovich, David M. 2006
Link Commissions of Inquiry: Praise or Reappraise? Manson, Allan 2003
Link The Companies We Keep: Corporate Governance for a Democratic Society Hutchinson, Allan C. 2005
Link Competition Policy and Intellectual Property Boyer, Marcel 2009
Link Computer Law, Second Edition Takach, George 2003
Link The Conduct of Public Inquiries: Law, Policy and Practice Ratushny, Ed 2009
Link Conflict of Laws Pitel, Stephen G.A 2010
Link Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada Faraday, Fay 2012
Link Constitutional Law, Third Edition Monahan, Patrick J. 2006
Link Copyright Law Vaver, David 2000
Link Counsel for the Defence: The Bernard Cohn Memorial Lectures in Criminal Law Greenspan, Edward L. 2005
Link Courts, Litigants and the Digital Age : Law, Ethics and Practice Eltis, Karen 2012
Link Criminal Law, Fifth Edition Roach, Kent 2012
Link Criminal Law, Fourth Edition Roach, Kent 2009
Link Criminal Procedure Coughlan, Stephen 2008
Link Criminal Procedure, Second Edition Coughlan, Steve 2012
Link Cyberlibel Potts, David 2011
Link A Cruel Arithmetic: Inside the Case Against Polygamy Jones, Craig 2012
Link Detention and Arrest Coughlan, Steve 2010
Link Environmental Law, Second Edition Benidickson, Jamie 2002
Link Environmental Law, Third Edition Benidickson, Jamie 2008
Link Essential Sources of Canadian Law / Les références essentielles en droit canadien Eaton, John 2009
Link Ethics and Canadian Criminal Law Proulx, Michel 2001
Link Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: The Best of The Advocates’ Society Journal 1982-2004 Stockwood, David 2005
Link Expert Evidence in Criminal Law: The Scientific Approach Gold, Alan D. 2003
Link Expert Evidence in Criminal Law, The Scientific Approach, Second Edition Gold, Alan D. 2010
Link Family Law Fodden, Simon 1999
Link Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice Sangha, Bibi 2010
Link Franchise Law Zaid, Frank 2005
Link From ‘Radical Extremism’ to ‘Balanced Copyright’ Geist, Michael 2010
Link Fundamental Justice Stewart, Hamish 2012
Link Getting Away With Murder: The Canadian Criminal Justice System Paciocco, David 1999
Link The Globalized Rule of Law: Relationships between International and Domestic Law Fitzgerald, Oonagh 2006
Link Guide to the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act Perun, Halyna 2005
Link Health Law at the Supreme Court of Canada Downie, Jocelyn 2007
Link The Human Rights of Anti-Terrorism LaViolette, Nicole 2008
Link Immigration Law Galloway, Donald 1997
Link In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law Geist, Michael 2005
Link In Whom We Trust: A Forum on Fiduciary Relationships Law Commission of Canada 2002
Link Income Tax Law Krishna, Vern 1997
Link Income Tax Law, 2nd ed. Krishna, Vern 2012
Link Individual Employment Law England, Geoffrey 2000
Link Individual Employment Law, Second Edition England, Geoffrey 2008
Link Insurance Law Boivin, Denis 2004
Link Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents, Trade-marks Vaver, David 1997
Link Intellectual Property Law, Second Edition Vaver, David 2011
Link International and Transnational Criminal Law Currie, Robert J. 2010
Link International Human Rights Law Freeman, Mark 2004
Link International Trade Law Johnson, Jon R. 1998
Link Joint Ventures: Legal and Business Perspectives Reiter, Barry J 1999
Link Jury Selection in Criminal Trials: Skills, Science and the Law Tanovich, David M. 1997
Link Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service Rootham, Christopher 2007
Link The Law of Contracts McCamus, John 2005
Link The Law of Equitable Remedies Berryman, Jeffrey 2000
Link The Law of Evidence, 6th Edition Paciocco, David 2011
Link The Law of Evidence, Fifth Edition Paciocco, David M. 2008
Link The Law of Evidence, Fourth Edition Paciocco, David 2005
Link The Law of Evidence, Revised Fifth Edition Paciocco, David M 2010
Link The Law of Large-Scale Claims: Product Liability, Mass Torts, and Complex Litigation in Canada Cassels, Jamie 2005
Link The Law of Partnerships and Corporations, Second Edition van Duzer, J. Anthony 2003
Link The Law of Partnerships and Corporations, Third Edition van Duzer, J. Anthony 2009
Link The Law of Sentencing Manson, Allan 2001
Link The Law of Torts, Fourth Edition Osborne, Philip H. 2011
Link The Law of Torts, Second Edition Osborne, Philip 2003
Link The Law of Torts, Third Edition Osborne, Philip H. 2007
Link The Law of Trusts, Second Edition Gillese, Eileen E. 2005
Link The Law School Book: Succeeding at Law School, Second Edition Hutchinson, Allan C. 2000
Link The Law School Book, Third Edition Hutchinson, Allan C. 2009
Link The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2001: Constitutional and Administrative Law Hutchinson, Allan C. 2002
Link The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2002: Real Property Law, Conquering the Complexities Law Society of Upper Canada 2003
Link The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2003: The Law of Evidence Law Society of Upper Canada 2004
Link The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2005: The Modern Law of Damages Law Society of Upper Canada 2006
Link The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2006: Family Law Law Society of Upper Canada 2007
Link Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2007: Employment Law Law Society of Upper Canada 2007
Link Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2008: Personal Injury Law Law Society of Upper Canada 2009
Link Law Society Special Lectures 2004: Corporate and Commercial Law Law Society of Upper Canada 2005
Link Law Society Special Lectures 2010: A Medical-Legal Approach to Estate Planning and Decision Making for Older Clients Law Society of Upper Canada 2011
Link The Laws of Government, Second Edition Forcese, Craig 2011
Link The Laws of Government: The Legal Foundations of Canadian Democracy Forces, Craig 2005
Link Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Second Edition Hutchinson, Allan C. 2006
Link Legal Research and Writing, Second Edition Tjaden, Ted 2004
Link Legal Research and Writing, Third Edition Tjaden, Ted 2010
Link Litigating Conspiracy: An Analysis of Competition Class Actions Pitel, Stephen G.A. 2006
Link Making Equality Rights Real: Securing Substantive Equality under the Charter Faraday, Fay 2006
Link Managing a Legal and Ethical Social Work Practice Samuels, Marilyn 2003
Link Maritime Law Gold, Edgar 2004
Link Media Law, Second Edition Martin, Robert 2003
Link Mental Disorder and the Law: A Primer for Legal and Mental Health Professionals Bloom, Hy 2006
Link Mental Health Courts: Decriminalizing the Mentally Ill Schneider, Richard D. 2007
Link Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Changes of Corporate Control, Second Edition Nicholls, Christopher C. 2012
Link Mergers, Aquisitions, and Other Changes of Corporate Control Nicholls, Christopher C. 2007
Link Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Hubbard, Robert 2004
Link Métis-Crown Relations: Rights, Identity, Jurisdiction, and Governance Wilson, Frederica 2008
Link National Security Law: Canadian Practice in International Perspective Forcese, Craig 2007
Link Ontario Public Service Employment and Labour Law Hadwen, Timothy 2005
Link Pension Law Kaplan, Ari 2006
Link Personal Property Security Law, Second Edition Cuming, Ronald C.C.; Walsh, Catherine & Wood, Roderick J. 2012
Link Personal Property Security Law Cuming, Ronald C.C. 2005
Link Property on Trial: Canadian Cases in Context Tucker, Eric; Muir, James & Ziff, Bruce 2012
Link Public International Law Currie, John H. 2001
Link Public International Law, Second Edition Currie, John H. 2008
Link Refugee Law Jones, Martin 2007
Link Religious Institutions and the Law in Canada Ogilvie, M.H. 2010
Link Religious Institutions and the Law in Canada, Second Edition Ogilvie, M.H. 2003
Link Remedies: The Law of Damages Cassels, Jamie 2000
Link Remedies: The Law of Damages, Second Edition Cassels, Jamie 2008
Link Representing Victims of Sexual and Spousal Abuse DesRosiers, Nathalie 2002
Link Securities Law MacIntosh, Jeffrey G. 2002
Link Speaking Freely: Expression and the Law in the Commonwealth Martin, Robert 1999
Link Statutory Interpretation, Second Edition Sullivan, Ruth 2007
Link The Supreme Court on Trial: Judicial Activism or Democratic Dialogue Roach, Kent 2001
Link Tax Avoidance in Canada After Canada Trustco and Mathew Duff, David G. 2007
Link Taxation and Valuation of Technology: Theory, Practice, and the Law Horvath, James L. 2008
Link Theory of Class Actions Jones, Craig 2003
Link Tough Choices: Living and Dying in the Twenty-First Century McTeer, Maureen 1999
Link Trauma, Trials, and Transformation: Guiding Sexual Assault Victims through the Legal System and Beyond Daylen, Judith 2006
Link Understanding Section 8: Search, Seizure, and the Canadian Constitution Boucher, Susanne 2005
Link US Manual of International Air Carriage Holding, John D. 2009
Link Using International Law in Canadian Courts van Ert, Gibran 2008
Link What’s Next for Canada? Securities Regulation After the Reference Anand, Anita 2012
Link Why Good Lawyers Matter Blaikie, David L. 2012
Link Wigmore on Alcohol Wigmore, James G. 2011
Link Youth Criminal Justice Law Bala, Nicholas 2002
Link Youth Criminal Justice Law, Second Edition Bala, Nicholas 2009

 

 

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Westlaw Canada & LexisNexis Quicklaw Training Sessions – May 2012

May 1st, 2012 by | Comments Off on Westlaw Canada & LexisNexis Quicklaw Training Sessions – May 2012

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LexisNexis Quicklaw & Westlaw Canada
(Part of the Law – Commercial Databases Training Sessions)

• For all UBC Law Students and Faculty
• Registration is required – please click on the appropriate link below to sign up
• Please have your IDs and passwords before attending sessions
• Location: UBC Law Library Meeting & Teaching Room 208
• **PLEASE BRING YOUR LAPTOPS!** (and your questions)
• E-mail Elim Wong, Reference Librarian in the Law Library if you require passwords or have any questions.

Westlaw Canada
• Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Click here.

LexisNexis Quicklaw
• Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Click here.

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