1. Finding online resources

2. Finding online resources • SOLO • Searches the library catalogue + some online resources (but not many legal databases) • Oxlip+ • Main gateway to legal databases • http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/ • Oxford University eJournals • Linked A-Z of online journals • http://sfx7.exlibrisgroup.com/oxford/az • Law Library web site • Research guides – lists key online resources by subject / jurisdiction • Legal databases – A-Z of legal databases (same as Oxlip+) • Law Journals/Reports look up tool

3. Oxlip+

4. What is Oxlip+? • Tool for finding databases – not for literature searching Features: • Linked A-Z of databases • Browse databases by subject • Search for databases by keyword (note searches for databases NOT in databases) • Advanced features

5. For full functionality you must log in to Oxlip+ (especially important if you are off campus) Oxlip+: logging in

6. Logging in • For full functionality “Log in” • Gives you full “password free” access even if you are off campus • Allows you to save your favourite databases

7. Logging in Choose University of Oxford from the list of institutions Choose University of Oxford from the drop down menu – its under U!

8. Logging in • Enter your Oxford single sign on username and password. • same as your Oxford webmail

9. Logging in Click!

10. Logging in - complete • You are now logged in • If you are using a public computer you should log out before you leave the computer. If you remain logged in others will be able to access your details (including e-mail)

11. Finding databases by title and keywords and browsing by subject Oxlip+ : Finding databases

12. Find Databases “Find Database” options Browse by subject Find by title (by entering the database name or browsing the A-Z) Find databases by entering keywords, database name, publisher...

13. Find databases : by name e.g. Finding Westlaw

14. Finding databases: results Information about the database Add to quick sets –adds the databases to your favourites under “My Research” Connect to database.

15. The information screen

16. Finding databases by browsing To browse databases by subject choose “subject”

17. Finding databases by browsing Browse sub categories. Note to see “ALL” databases scroll to the bottom Find Law in the list

18. Browsing results Green arrow - Database requires “thin client software”. Follow the link to load the software. NOTE – you will only need to do this once. Key - Database requires a password. Get the password from old Oxlip (Go to http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip and choose the database from the titles A-Z to see the password). Alternatively email law.library@bodley.ox.ac.uk for the password Next page

19. Browsing results • Magnifying glass - indicates that a database can be “cross searched” within Oxlip+ • Most legal databases can not be searched from Oxlip+ • Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching the databases’ own interface).

20. Other icons... The padlock icon displays when you are off campus to show that you can not access databases. To get into databases log in to Oxlip+, the padlock will then disappear and you will be given full access. Yellow flag shows that you will need to log in using your Oxford single sign on – even if you have already logged into Oxlip+ This is necessary for Lexis NexisButterworths.

21. Find database: by keywords or other options Pick subject Enter keywords Pick resource type (e.g. Full text, journal, web site etc) • Searches the description, title and keywords in the “information” panel for each database • Does not search the contents of the database • Use it to find a databases suitable for your subject, not to conduct a literature search.

22. Results

23. Oxlip+: cross search

24. Most legal databases can not be cross searched. This options is only available for a small set of specialist databases. In the future cross searching may be available for Index to Legal Periodicals and Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals but not yet. Choose “Law” from the subject list Only databases with a check box may be cross searched. Check up to 5 resources to cross search simultaneously.

25. Enter search terms Choose up to 5 databases by checking the search boxes

26. Options for narrowing your search Link to full text if available Add to your personal “eshelf” within Oxlip+ BEWARE - Cross search results are generally not as good as results from the “native interface” (ie results gained by searching each databases own interface

27. Oxlip+ “my research”

28. My Research – personal storage area • “My research” • Selected cross search results (eShelf) • Stores favourite databases (My databases) • Search history (History E-shelf shows marked records from cross search Delete / Save options. Save allows you to store results on Oxlip+ in folders

29. My research : My databases My databases – shows databases you’ve added to Quicksets Databases can be organised into folders