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Outline Introduction to C J Koh Law Library -History & collection NUS Library Portal Law databases – Lexis Nexis, Lawnet(Legal workbech), Legal Trac, Hein Online Abbreviations & citations Finding journal articles Legal resources on web

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C J Koh Law Library History The library was originally established in 1957, catering primarily to the Faculty of Law at the Bukit Timah Campus In April 1980 Law library moved to the new premises at Kent Ridge, occupying two floors of Faculty of Law building

C J Koh Law Library On 1st January 2001, the Law Library was renamed the C J Koh Law Library, in appreciation of Mr Koh Choon Joo’s generous donations to the library. After extensive renovations which began in July 2000, the library celebrated its official opening by the Honourable Chief Justice Yong Pung How on 27 February 2002 Following the Government's announcement to reallocate Bukit Timah Campus to NUS on 28 May 2005, the Law Library made its historic return to its first home in August 2006

Library collection The C J Koh Law Library has a rich collection of local, foreign and international legal resources. The library’s traditional strength is in the common law. Apart from a comprehensive collection of Singapore legal materials, the library also has extensive collections of legal resources from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The library has developed collections on comparative and international law, international trade law as well as the laws of the European Community. The library’s print collection is bolstered by subscriptions to online legal resources which are available via the NUS Libraries Portal Major databases include LexisNexis and HeinOnline.

C J Koh Library home page Access to Information about the Library legal research guides and tutorials Legal resources on the Web

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NUS Libraries Portal Law Databases For a listing of legal databases, select: Resources > Databases > By Subject > Law 9

NUS Libraries Portal Law Databases 10 Select database See: Guide to Electronic Resources CollectionGuide to Electronic Resources Collection

Law databases Online: NUS Libraries Portal

Lawnet

Lexis.com

LegalTrac

HeinOnline 2000 Sing. J. Legal Stud. 1 (2000) Singapore's New Environmental Law; Heng, Lye Lin

Factiva

Singapore Statutes Online

Citations & Abbreviations Examples of citations Dora Neo, “The Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1996: Satisfactory Quality, an Undivided Share in a Bulk and other Amendments” (1997) 9 SAcLJ 362. David Feldman, “The Nature of Legal Scholarship” (1989) 52 Mod.L.Rev. 498 Find out what journal the abbreviation stands for Search for the journal in LINC/ LINC+

Abbreviations & Citations What do abbreviations mean? 1.Print index Donald Raistrick, Index to Legal Citations and Abbreviations, 3rd ed. (London: Bowker-Saur, 2008). Location: KB280 Rai 2008 (LW RBR; LW Reference Office; LW Reference1) 2. Online Law reference desk library/research/legal-resources-on-the-web/law- reference-deskhttp://libportal.nus.edu.sg/frontend/ms/c-j-koh-law- library/research/legal-resources-on-the-web/law- reference-desk Librarian’s pick - Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

How do I find journal articles? If you have a citation to a journal article, determine the availability and location of the journal in the library by searching LINC/ LINC+ Full-text various journal articles may also be found online in  HeinOnline – NUS Libraries Portal NUS Libraries Portal  LawNet – Law Proxy Service Law Proxy Service  LexisNexis - NUS Libraries Portal NUS Libraries Portal

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