We have developed a customised course for law librarians. The course will run on 24 October 2008 in Melbourne. Contact us for more details and a copy of our brochure.

Taking you to the next level

The job of law librarian is more than finding books. Today a law librarian is called upon to be a master of many skills; online legal research is one of those skills. This one day course is specifically designed for law librarians.

As lawyers and researchers we appreciate that a simple research task can sometimes be anything but simple. As trainers we know that just showing people around a few sites isn’t enough. We have an answer to both of these problems.

A different perspective

We believe that the best way to increase online research skills is to teach an understanding of what is really going on behind the scene. To do this we have developed a unique system that offers an in depth look at how legal information is created, stored and retrieved.

Assisting you to teach others

Training lawyers can be difficult. And only those who truly understand the intricacies of legal information can be effective legal research trainers.

Our training is designed not only to take you to the top of your craft as a legal researcher but it will also teach you how to pass that knowledge on.

Online learning system

So that you can obtain the maximum benefit from your training with us we have developed an online training system. This means that you can put into practice straight away the knowledge and skills you have acquired. In addition you will be able access our training system after completion of course. That way you can go back and review the material you have learnt, ensuring that you get real value out of your training.

Outcomes

By the end of your training, you will know:

• advanced Boolean techniques so that you can search with more confidence
  
• how to evaluate online content (authoritative and non-authoritative)
• structured methods for researching legal material online
• file types, operators, catalogues, indexing, database types, site construction, and search engine design and operation
• how to update your knowledge of online legal information
• the astonishing differences between free and fee-based content
• how to be a self-learner of new technologies
• specific techniques for researching and update legislation, cases and comparative law