Law Library Notices
1. Changes to Library Opening Hours in 2010
A review of Library opening hours was conducted from July to October 2009. The review aimed to improve the service offer and align the hours with user needs based on the 2009 user survey. The 2010 opening hours are simplified for greater uniformity across the library and for consistency of user experience. Through creative solutions, the Library is able to expand opening hours with minimal cost implications.
The following changes of relevance to Law students are to be adopted from 2010. If you are doing Summer units, please note the change of evening openings in point 3. See also http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/hours/
Clayton branches (Law, Matheson, Hargrave-Andrew)
1. The libraries will open earlier, at 8 am (rather 8.30 am), on all days that the libraries are open.
2. The libraries will stay open until 9 pm when open in the evening in non-semester weeks (rather than until 7 pm).
3. Summer hours will be re-organised with a net gain of total opening hours and with no gap in evening openings in February. This should benefit JD students studying by Trimester. From January 4, 2010 until Semester 1 Orientation week, the Law Library will be open until 9 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays (currently Tues/Wed/Thurs but finishing in the first week of February). The other Clayton branches will complement the Law Library opening over Jan/Feb with different evening openings (Matheson on Wednesday and HAL on Thursday).
4. The libraries will open in Orientation weeks for both semesters as per semester opening, i.e. open in the evenings until 9 pm Mon-Thurs.
5. There will be extended opening during exams in the last week of exams, i.e. to 9 pm on Fridays and 10 am-5 pm over an extra weekend.
6. The Matheson Annexe will provide extended opening on Fridays to 9 pm during semester (instead of 5.45 pm).
Changes at Other Branches of Benefit to City Based Law Students:
1. Pharmacy Library (Parkville) will open extended evening hours during semester until 7 pm (instead of 5.45 pm) Monday to Thursday.
2. Caulfield Library will open extended evening opening to 10 pm (instead of from 5 pm) for 8 Sundays during exam periods.
2. Are You Looking for a Recent Issue of a Print Journal?
Boxes holding the current year’s unbound journals on level 2 have been relocated to sit with the bound volumes for each title. The shelving row previously used for current issues has been removed and a browsing area for new issues will be created. The display of the most recent journal issue, currently on level 1 near the Reference shelves, will be relocated to this area.
3. Improve Your Legal Research Skills
Legal Online
A two hour session covering all of Thomson Reuters’ Research Services including our case research hub – FirstPoint, Journals, The Laws of Australia and Online Commentaries.
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18 December |
15 January |
22 January |
5 February |
19 February |
Westlaw Australia – International content
A two hour session on Westlaw International covering cases, legislation and journals from UK, USA, Canada, Hong Kong and other countries.
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18 December |
15 January |
22 January |
5 February |
19 February |
These sessions are free and will be held at Thomson Reuters, Level 10, 565 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Reserve your place through http://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/support/ts-legal-research-training.asp. You will receive a certificate of attendance on completion of the course.
For further information, contact Caroline Knaggs in the Law Library on 9905 2604 or caroline.knaggs@lib.monash.edu.au