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Archbold: Criminal Pleading Evidence and Practice (via Westlaw)
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Description
Provides the reader with all the material needed when preparing
for a case and during a trial. Includes both substantive law and
practice and procedure of the courts.
Help available from within the site
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Thomson Reuters
Atkin's Court Forms (via LexisLibrary)
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Description
UK encyclopaedia of civil litigation forms, precedents and procedure. Includes a collection of the main procedural documents required in every civil proceeding before the courts and judicial tribunals of England and Wales.
Help available from within the site.
Coverage
Full text. Selectively updated on a monthly basis.
Publisher
LexisNexis Butterworths
Blackstone's Criminal Practice (via LexisLibrary)
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Description
An annual publication from Oxford University Press which covers all areas of criminal law and is divided into 6 different subject areas.
Help available from within the site
Coverage
Full text. Updated regularly.
Publisher
LNUK
Butterworths Personal Injury Litigation Service
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Description
Covers all aspects of personal injury law and litigation.
Publisher
Lexis Nexis
Cambridge Journals Online *
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Description
Cambridge Journals Digital Archive contains the full text from 170 journals, from volume 1, issue 1 to 1996. Please note, we only subscribe to the latest issues of some of the journals. Subjects covered include: science and technology, animal science, agriculture, ecology and conservation, history, law, language, linguistics and literature, mathematics and computer science, medicine, music and drama, philosophy and religion, physical sciences, and politics and economics.
Publisher
Cambridge via JISC
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
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A web-based service which allows users to search for the meanings of abbreviations of English-language legal publications or enter the title of a law publication to find the abbreviation.
Chitty on Contracts, via Westlaw
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Description
Definitive practitioner text on contract law.
Help available from within the site
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Civil Procedure Rules (White Book), via Westlaw
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Description
The definitive statement on civil procedure. It provides high quality commentary and expert opinion as well as links to primary sources referenced.
Help available from within the site.
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Clarke, Hall and Morrison on Children
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Leading work on both the civil jurisdiction of the family courts and the criminal jurisdiction of the youth courts. Provides access to all the legislation, circulars and guidance notes that relate to every aspect of child law. It also includes useful procedural tables, checklists, precedents and flowcharts.
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Clerk and Lindsell on Torts, via Westlaw
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Description
Definitive practitioner text on torts.
Help available from within the site.
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Curia: European Court of Justice
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Description
Case-law database on the official web site of the European Court of Justice (as well as the General Court and the European Union Civil Service Tribunal)
Coverage
1997- present
Guides
Publisher
European Court of Justice
Current Sentencing Practice, via Westlaw
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Description
A comprehensive service on the law and practice of sentencing in England and Wales. Includes The Referencer which provides at-a-glance information on sentencing law. Cross referenced to Archbold.
Help is available from within the site.
Coverage
Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation, via Westlaw UK
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This encyclopedia offers a guide to the detailed and complex provisions of the law relating to the compulsory purchase of land and the compensation provisions. Contains the full text of all relevant statutes, statutory instruments and circulars, together with case summaries. Expert commentary highlights the practical application of the law.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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Description
This encyclopedia provides coverage of the purpose and practical application of the legislation and guidance relating to environmental health law. Contains the full text of all relevant statutes, statutory instruments, and circulars plus commentary.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents
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Description
A source of transactional precedents. The encyclopaedia contains over 12,000 forms and precedents covering areas such as sale of land, landlord and tenant, commercial law, wills and trusts, and family law. It also includes checklists, procedural tables and guidance on land registration, stamp duty and tax.
Help available from within the site
Coverage
Full text. Selectively updated once a month.
Publisher
LexisNexis Butterworths
Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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Description
A major work on highway law including full text of all relevant legislation, complete with annotations.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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Description
An up-to-date online encyclopaedia of housing law. Aimed at practitioners and includes commentary on all relevant legislation.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Human Rights
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Description
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Human Rights covers a wide range of topics, including key organisations, events, and leading figures.
Publisher
OUP
Encyclopedia of Local Government Law, via Westlaw UK
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Description
This definitive work sets out the full text of Acts and regulations, accompanying each one with a detailed commentary and full references to relevant judicial authorites.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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Description
A comprehensive source of guidance and policy on planning law. It includes expert commentary on all relevant legislation and provides access to up-to-date circulars, PPGs and PPSs, MPGs and MPSs, RPGs, and RSSs and TANs
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice, via Westlaw UK
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This source provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information on all aspects of road traffic law and practice. Reproduces all relevant legislation and subordinate legislation, with clear detailed explanation and interpretations.
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
English Reports, via HeinOnline
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Description
Covers the decisions of the English Courts prior to the start of the Law Reports in 1865.
Coverage
Full reprint (1220 - 1865)
Guides
Publisher
William S. Hein & Co
EThOS
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Description
British Library database of full-text UK Higher education research theses.
Note: Individuals must register to download or print.
Coverage
Content being developed.
Guides
Publisher
British Library
EUR-Lex
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Description
Provides direct access to European Union law. Includes the
Official Journal of the European Union along with the treaties,
legislation, case-law, and legislative proposals.
Coverage
Subject areas: Europe; Law; European Union; EU
Guides
Publisher
Europa
European Sources Online
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Description
An online database and information service which provides access to information on the institutions and activities of the European Union, the countries, regions, and other international organisations of Europe.
Coverage
A range of legal documents, books, and journals from the foundation of the European Union and its predecessors.
Publisher
European Documentation Centre, University of Cardiff
FLAG (Foreign Law Guide)
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Description
Holdings of foreign primary-source materials in UK libraries.
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Publisher
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
Halsbury's Laws of England, via LexisLibrary
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Description
Halsbury's Laws of England is a general legal encyclopaedia
covering the whole spectrum of English law. It is is divided into
alphabetically-arranged titles. The text of those titles is
supplemented by regularly-updated annotations.
Coverage
This is a commenatry service with links to most primary sources referenced in the text. It is updated monthly. Subject areas: law / commentary
Guides
Publisher
LexisNexis
Halsbury's Statutes known as UK Parliament Acts on LexisLibrary
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Description
UK Parliament Acts contain the full, amended text of all public general Acts that are currently in force. Legislation that has been recently enacted but is not yet in force is also included. Public general Acts that are no longer in force do not appear in full text but a note explains why the enactment no longer applies.
Coverage
United Kingdom. Please note that this source contains Statutes of England and Wales. Acts that were made by the Westminster Parliament and relate to Scotland only are not included, although provisions of Scottish Acts that apply or are relevant to England and/or Wales are included. Westminster Parliament Acts containing some Scotland-only provisions pre- and post-devolution are reproduced in full.
Publisher
LexisNexis
Halsbury's Statutes Citator, via LexisLibrary
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Description
Halsbury's Statutes Citator provides a citation for the current status of over 7,600 statutes. There are links through to the full text.
Coverage
A comprehensive list of amendments to all statutes which have been considered in Halsbury's Statutes since 1929.
Publisher
LexisNexis
Hansard
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Edited verbatim report of proceedings in the Commons Chamber, Westminster Hall, and Standing Committees. Contains written ministerial statements and written answers.
Coverage
Coverage from the 1988 / 1998 session of Parliament through to the current session.
Publisher
Parliament
Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law
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Description
Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law provides commentary on industrial relations and employment law and practice. It analyses the law, and fills in the practical background. The texts of all the relevant statutes and statutory instruments are set out in full, with detailed annotations. It also includes precedents.
Coverage
Subject area: Law / Employment Law / Commentary / Industrial relations / Human Resource Management
Publisher
LexisNexis Butterworths
Heinonline *
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Description
Heinonline is a full-text, searchable archive of law journals.
US titles dominate but an increasing number from the UK and other
jurisdictions are included. In most cases coverage starts from the
first issue of a journal. Pages appear as they would in the
original hardcopy including all charts, graphs, and
photographs.
Coverage
The very latest issues of journals may not be available due to licensing restrictions. Hein call this a 'moving wall' and these journals are added when the next issues are published. Subject area: Law.
Guides
- Heinonline online training guides
- Heinonline Journal Collection
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Index
- English Reports help
Publisher
HeinOnline
i-Law
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Description
i-law is a commercial law database offering specialist
commentary and analysis as well as access to some case reports in
maritime and commercial law.
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Publisher
Informa UK Limited
ICLR Online
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Description
ICLR Online provides full-text access to the The Law Reports for the Superior and Appellate Courts of England and Wales. Includes: court ready PDFs, WLR daily case summaries and a citator.
Coverage
Full text from 1865 to date
Publisher
ICLR
IDS Employment Law Handbook via Westlaw
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Description
IDS Employment Law Handbook offers expert guidance on the wider implications of new judgments and legislation, flagging up trends in employment litigation and practice.
Publisher
IDS
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, via HeinOnline
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, via HeinOnline
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Description
Index to articles and book reviews appearing in more than 500 legal journals published worldwide. Provides in-depth coverage of public and private international law, comparative and foreign law, and the law of all jurisdictions other than the United States, the UK, Canada, and Australia. Links to the full text of more than 34,000 articles and book reviews in more than 100 periodicals that are available in HeinOnline.
Coverage
Coverage dates: Indexing 1985+, digitised version of print index 1960+
Guides
Publisher
William S. Hein & Co
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books Full Text *
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- More than 50% of the currently published journals in this database are included in the main library search
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Description
A bibliographic database that cites articles from legal periodicals and indexes law books published or edited in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included.
Note: Select Legal Periodicals Full Text in the Database Selection area before you enter any search terms.
Coverage
Coverage dates: Indexing 1981+, Abstracting 1990+, 'select' Full text 1995+
Guide
- EBSCOhost research databases tutorial
- EBSCOhost playlist on EBSCO Support Tutorials YouTube channel, including additional videos tutorials on advanced searching, basic search, introductions, journal alerts, search history, my EBSCOhost folder, reading an article, and creating a search alert.
Publisher
EBSCO
Index to Theses
Index to Theses has changed its name to ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: UK & Ireland
International Encyclopaedia of Labour Law and Industrial Relations
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Description
The International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations provides information to the international business and labour relations communities. The work offers factual information and practical insight into both the technical legal and day-to-day aspects of labour relations. It also covers developing trends in the relationship between management and labour. Includes over 60 detailed country-by-country monographs and eight in-depth international monographs, as well as five volumes of case law and five volumes of reprinted legislation.
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
JSTOR *
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Description
UWE Bristol subscribes to the JSTOR multidisciplinary Arts and Sciences Collections I,II,III,V,VII, VIII and XIV. This incorporates access to a scholarly archive of over 1,000 full-text electronic journals in the following fields: history, economics, archaeology, classics, sociology, Asian, African, Latin American, Middle Eastern and Slavic studies, political science, music, film studies, performing arts, mathematics, ecology, psychology, business, art, architecture, language, literature, law, religion and public policy. These existing collections are complemented by the Ireland Collection which incorporates manuscripts, monographs and journals on Irish arts, humanities and sciences with materials that span from the 1780s to the present.
Coverage
Various coverage 1861-2007.
Guides
Publisher
JSTOR
JustisOne (previously JustCite)
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Description
JustisOne is an online legal research tool that allows you to find the key current legal authorities (case law, legislation) for a topic. JustisOne’s key passages feature shows you the most quoted passages of a judgment and every case is marked up to show the strongest positive and negative treatments of that case. In this way you can use JustisOne to see how authorities cite each other, helping you to establish the status of the law. JustisOne links to some full text and provides links out to other UWE Bristol subscription legal databases where you will find full text.
Guides
Sign up for a training webinar here.
Certification
The JustisOne proficiency test allows users to gain a nationally recognised online certificate.
Publisher
Justis publishing
Kemp on Lawtel
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Description
Kemp on Lawtel is a collection of personal injury quantum reports and practice tools. It also includes a schedule of damages application.
Note: Once logged into Lawtel, you will find Kemp in ‘Specialist Areas’.
Publisher
Sweet and Maxwell
Lawtel
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Description
Lawtel is a current awareness service for legal practitioners. It provides access to a whole range of legal information from tracking progress on legislation through to case summaries and an articles index. It also provides access to directories of solicitors and barristers. In some instances Lawtel will give access to the full text of a document where that document is held in the public domain.
Note: Use the library search to check availability in the library of law reports series or journal titles cited on Lawtel.
Coverage
Subject areas: UK cases; UK legislation. Updated every 24 hours. Use the library catalogue to check availability in the library of law reports series or journal titles cited on Lawtel.
Guides
- Lawtel Lessons – All Lawtel users can join the Lawtel Lesson sessions.
- Lawtel Student User Guide
- Lawtel UK Online demo
Publisher
Sweet and Maxwell
Legislation.gov.uk
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Description
Full text of all the UK Parliament Public General Acts (from 1988) onwards and all Local Acts (from 1991) onwards as they were originally enacted.
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Publisher
HMSO
Lexis PSL
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Description
Lexis PSL (Lexis Professional Support Lawyer) is a package accessed via the Practice Areas tab within the LexisLibrary database. It is set up to provide lawyers with immediate support in the form of current legal information briefings that are applied to particular areas of practice. We subscribe to 4 practice areas:
- Commercial
- Corporate
- Employment
- Tax
Lexis PSL provides access to resources such as practice notes, forms and checklists for legal procedures, with links through to the rest of LexisLibrary materials, such as legislation, case law, journals, legal commentary and electronic books.
Guides
Publisher
LexisNexis
LexisLibrary
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Description
Covers UK legal materials including cases, legislation, journal articles, and practitioner texts.
Note: Mac users may have problems using LexisLibrary with the Safari browser. Updating to Safari 3.1 (via 'Software Update') should fix this. Alternatively use another browser such as Mozilla Firefox.
Certification and student associate
The Lexis Online Research Certification Scheme allows users to gain a nationally recognised online certificate.
Eve Jenkins is the current LexisLibrary Student Associate. Eve can help you with any training needs or difficulties that you might experience using LexisLibrary. Email Eve.
See also: LexisNexis student guidance
Coverage
Full text coverage of legislation in force, and case law. LexisLibrary also includes the full text of Halsbury's Laws of England; Atkin's Court Forms; Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents, plus other practitioner works in full text. Practice areas include: Tax and Accountancy; Employment; Family; Personal Injury; Property. Subject areas: UK and International Cases; UK and International Legislation.
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LexisNexis
LexisLibrary International
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Description
Covers international legal materials from a browsable range of sources (cases, legislation, forms & precedents, and secondary materials).
Publisher
LexisNexis
LexisLibrary News
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Description
Covers a range of UK news sources including local and national newspapers.
Publisher
LexisNexis
Lindley and Banks on Partnership (via Westlaw)
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Description
Definitive practitioner text on partnership law, covering both general and limited partnership. Covers all aspects of the life of a partnership, from its nature and formation to the usual contents of a partnership agreement, common areas of dispute, partner liabilities, and to winding up and insolvency. Includes key cases.
Coverage
Subject area: Law, Partnership
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
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- This indexing database provides article citations and abstracts, not full text. You can find out if the full text is available by using the library search or by clicking the ‘check for full text’ links in the database
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Description
The NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database is published by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service, an information clearinghouse for people around the U.S. and the world involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice, and drug control.
Publisher
ProQuest
Nexis
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Description
Full text database including UK national and regional newspapers and trade press plus many newspapers and magazines published worldwide.
Also includes full-text information covering companies, industries, market surveys, countries, and people.
Coverage
A range of European language titles are covered; other worldwide sources are English language.
Please note the latest month of The Financial Times is not available on Nexis. Please use the Library's print copy instead.
Guides
- Nexis News Quick Start Guide
- Nexis Advanced Search Guide
- Nexis UK Product Tutorials
- Alerts Migration Guide
Publisher
Lexis Nexis Butterworths
Oxford English Dictionary Online
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Description
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is guide to the meaning,
history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both
present and past. It traces the usage of words from a wide range of
international English language sources, from classic literature and
specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Coverage
Updated quarterly
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Practical Law
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Description
Practical Law delivers online legal know-how . It includes the following materials:
- Practice notes - concise explanations covering core transactions and background law
- Standard documents and drafting notes
- Current awareness which explains the practical implications of key developments. Our subscription includes access to the modules PLC Corporate, PLC Cross Border and PLC Finance.
Note: Please note that UWE Bristol does not subscribe to all Practical Law modules
Publisher
Practical Law Company
ProQuest Criminal Justice *
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Description
ProQuest Criminal Justice is a comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals including abstracts and indexing for 250 titles, more than 100 of which are available in full text.
Coverage
- Criminology
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Justice
- Law enforcement
- Family Law
- Industrial Security
- Rehabilitation
Publisher
ProQuest
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I
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Description
This database was formerly known as Index to Theses, it is the most comprehensive available record of doctoral theses from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The collection offers the most comprehensive available listing of theses, with abstracts, accepted for higher degrees by universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland, since 1716.
Coverage
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: Business
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: Health & Medicine
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: History
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: Literature & Language
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: Science & Technology
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: Social Sciences
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: A&I: The Arts
Publisher
ProQuest
PsycBooks * (APA PsycBooks)
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Description
APA PsycBooks® is a full-text database that provides access to APA’s 3,733 scholarly titles (55,598 chapters) within psychology and its sub-fields. It includes recently published APA content along with an expansive backfile that includes classic works dating back to the 17thcentury. Its relevance to the present day along with a comprehensive view of the past makes PsycBooks a crucial research tool for the behavioural sciences.
Coverage
Over 3,900 books dating back to the 17th century. Updated monthly.
Guides
Publisher
EBSCO / American Psychological Association
SAGE Research Methods *
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- Database is included in the main library search
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Description
SRM (Sage Research Methods) is a web-based research methods tool created to help researchers, staff and students with their research projects. SRM links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal and reference content with advanced search and discovery tools. Researchers can explore methods concepts to help design research projects, understand a particular method or identify a new method. SRM focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, so can be used by researchers from the social sciences, health sciences and more.
Publisher
Sage
Simon's Direct Tax Service
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Description
An authorative source on UK income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and international taxation. Includes worked examples and is cross-referenced to the legislation, source materials and tax treaties.
Help available from within the site
Coverage
Full text. Updated weekly. Subject area: Law (commentary)
Publisher
LexisNexis Butterworths
The Times Digital Archive *
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- Database is included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
The Times Digital Archive provides convenient access to an
extraordinary library of back issues of this renowned newspaper
online.
By taking the microfilm collection of The Times (London) and
producing a high-resolution digital format with searchable images,
The Times Digital Archive represents unprecedented access to one of
the most highly regarded resources for the study of 18th century
history and onward.
Coverage
Coverage from 1785 to 2010
Publisher
Gale (Cengage)
UK Parliamentary Papers
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
UK Parliamentary Papers now includes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to 2005, with supplementary material back to 1688. UKPP delivers page images and searchable full text for each paper, along with detailed indexing
Coverage
18th century (1688-1834) 19th century (1801-1900) 20th century (1901-2003/04 session) Hansard (1803-2005)
Guides
Publisher
ProQuest
Westlaw International
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Westlaw International is a resource additional to Westlaw UK. The general subscription covers legal materials from non-UK English speaking jurisdictions such as the United States and Canada, Asian materials and international treaties.
Coverage
Westlaw International 'includes over 27,000 databases covering legal, news and business information from across the globe. UWE has a subscription to most of this resource. You may encounter a pop-up blocker if attempting to look at materials within this database to which we do not have access.
Guides
Publisher
Thomson Reuters
Westlaw UK
Accessibility statement
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
Full-text access to current and historic UK, European Union and worldwide case reports and legislation. Also gives access to the Legal Journals Index, some full text law journals, and many law electronic books.
Certification
The Westlaw UK Certification Training allows users to gain a nationally recognised online certificate.
The Westlaw Student representative at UWE Bristol is currently vacant.
The representative can advise on certification and runs drop-in sessions for students and staff on the use of Westlaw products.
Coverage
Subject areas: UK, EU, and International Cases; UK, EU, and International Legislation. Includes full text of various practitioner texts including: Chitty on Contracts; Clerk and Lindsell on Torts; Civil Procedure (White Book).
Guides
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell
Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant, via Westlaw
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
Woodfall's Landlord and Tenant is the definitive guide to all aspects of landlord and tenant law, and is the text most often cited in courtrooms.
Publisher
Thomson Reuters
XpertHR
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- Database is not included in the main library search
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Description
A major resource of information for human resources. Provides journal articles, case studies, model policies, legislation, statistics, news, commentary, surveys, and analysis.
Guides
Zetoc
Accessibility statement
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- Database is not included in the main library search
- Anyone with a UWE Bristol login can access this database
Description
The database contains details of approximately 20,000 current journals and 16,000 conference proceedings published per year. With almost 15 million article and conference records, the database covers every imaginable subject in science, technology, medicine, engineering, business, law, finance.
Coverage
Updated daily. An index that contains references only, not full text. Information provided is minimal and abstracts are not included. To check whether an item is available (in either printed or electronic format) search the library catalogue. Coverage: From 1993. Subject areas: Multidisciplinary.
Guides
- FAQs and help available from within the site.
Publisher
Mimas at the University of Manchester on behalf of the British Library.