LibGuides: Law: Portals for Legal Research

Law library catalogues

COPAC An online resource bringing together the catalogues of over 70 major UK and Irish libraries. In a single search you can discover the holdings of the UK’s national libraries (including the British Library), many University libraries, and specialist research libraries.
Institute of Advance Legal Studies Library National resource for legal research and facilitation at home and abroad.
Law material via Birmingham Public Library catalogue
Law material via the Bodleian Library catalogue

Using other Law Libraries

Aston University Library is building the law collection in print and in e-format. However, there are some circumstances where you may want to widen your research to resources outside the University collection.

*Full Time Undergraduates*
Aston University Library is a member of the vacation scheme which entitles you to visit other University Libraries in vacation periods.

If you are in your final year, you can order material that is not available in the Library collection. The Inter Library Loan service is free to final year students and more information is available via our ILL webpages.

*Students on placement, postgraduates and academic staff*
Aston University Library is a member of the access scheme which allows you to apply for visiting and borrowing rights to UK and Irish University Libraries. To find out more please visit our Using Other Libraries webpage.

Portals for legal research

Below is a selective list of information portals and reference resources useful for legal research:

Lawbore is a portal of law resources created by the City Law School, City University London.

Use the Cardiff Index to check you are using the correct abbreviation for journals and case reports from the British Isles, the Commonwealth and the United States, including those covering international and comparative law.

Corporate Law & Governance Blog An online notepad recording important corporate law developments, news and other items.
Delia Venables' Legal Resources webpages UK & Ireland focus - extensive collection of sites and resources in all subject areas.
Juriosity Juriosity is a new legal knowledge network, professional directory, and self-publishing platform. Includes the "Bar Directory"
Law Links The best gateway to legal resources on the web. Created by Sarah Carter at the University of Kent, this page links to thousands of quality web sites.
Legal Scholarship Network Legal dimension of the Social Science Research Network
Office for National Statistics ONS is the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.