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Foundations of South African Law Tutorial 6
Library Orientation
Anthea Paulsen Elizabeth [email protected] [email protected] 650 1261021 650 5691
This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Course outcomesStaff introductionOverview of LibraryLibrary rules and privileges
LibraryHow to navigate the library pageAccessing from off campusAccessing self-help toolsInterlibrary loansAccess Materials and HelpFinding books on AlephUsing Cardiffs IndexUsing the e-Journal portal to find articlesFinding theses at UCTFinding books, journals and thesesLexisNexis overviewJuta overviewSAFLII overviewUsing SA Legal DatabasesWestlaw overviewHeinOnline overviewLexisNexis Academic overviewUsing Foreign Law databases
Physical libraryandElectronic library
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Law Library staffInformation Services LibrariansSadiq Keraan (Section Manager)Anthea PaulsenElizabeth Moll
Circulation LibrariansThembeka SotshonondaZoelfa Jaffer
Library IT ConsultantValento Arendse
IT Assistance
Valento [email protected] 650 4674
Troubleshoots problems on computers and laptopsSets up wi-fi on your laptop or other devices
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NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD?
Due to tighter security measures, our IT consultant can no longer change passwords.Solutions?1. Please try to change your password yourself at www.password.uct.ac.za.2. If this fails, call the ICTS Helpdesk (021 650 4500)3. If THAT fails, then see the ICTS Front Office (021650 3032), Computer Science building (opposite food court), upper campus.Monday-Friday. 8am-4.30pm (Thursday closes 3.30pm)3. Or photocopy your ID and student card, then certify and email the copy to [email protected].
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Term time Mon-Thu: 8am-10pm Fri: 8am-5pm Sat: 9am-5pm Examination period Mon-Thu: 8am-11pm Fri: 8am-5pm Sat: 9am-5pm Sun: 10am-5pm
Long vacation Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5pm Sat: 9am-12pm
Opening Hours
Library Access
Entry to the Library is by student card only
You need your card to:Print, photocopy and scanBorrow materials from the library
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What you will find in the library
CirculationReference and Law ReportsStairsStairsPG CommonsTraining RoomPrint
Group Study
JournalsAntiquarian Collection
Open Shelves BooksOpen Shelves Books
ITCarrelCarrelCarrelShort Loans CentreGroupLegislationEntrancePrintPrintTop Floor (Level 2)Bottom Floor (Level 1)LibrariansSecurityStudy SpaceStudy SpaceStudy SpaceStudy SpaceWork SpaceLeisureWhere to find it in the library
Borrowing materialsFines:Short loan - R2 per item per hourRegular loan - R2 per item per dayLost material - R250.00 per item
Postgraduates: 12 books for 35 daysShort loan: 3 items for 3 hours or overnight use
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Ask at the Circulation Desk for assistance
Swipe your student card at the machine.
A4 single-sided costs 34c (scanning is free).
If you have problems, please see the Nashua Helpdesk, upper campus, or call them at 021 650 4813/5.Top up your credit using this machinePrinting, Photocopying and Scanning
UCT Law Library Homepage www.law.lib.uct.ac.zaStarting Point for All Online Legal Research
At this point I will go live and show the students the various points of entry. E.g. Off-campus login, Aleph, law dtbs, research guides, law resources, worldcat, etds14
Find books in UCTs catalogueUse to access databases like Juta and LexisNexisLocate law journals
Quick links
Use to access resources from home
Core SA Law Databases
Statutes, Cases, Journals
Core Foreign and International Law Databases
Statutes, Cases, Treaties, Books, Journals, Newspapers
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Off Campus Login
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Student numberPassword
Interlibrary Loans(for items not at UCT)
Fill in a book or journal request formOr contact the ILL department
Contact the ILL with details on the ILL site23
Ask a Librarian
Use to post questions to the library instead of coming into the library to ask the librarians
Type your own question or see if somebody else has asked it already (for a quick answer!)
Aleph
UCT Catalogue of books, journals that are in the library
Note down the shelf number of an item!Intellectual Property is usually shelved starting with 346.048
You can see whether a book is in the library hereThis is the location of the book the shelf number is important
Finding Journals / Journal ArticlesArticle Citation Format:Author Title (Year) Volume Journal Title Starting PageEg.Kok, A. Is Law able to Transform Society (2010) 127 SALJ 59
To find what SALJ means use Cardiff Index
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
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Type in your abbreviation to get the full title
E-Journal Portal
Sources for Theses
Aleph (Catalogue) not many left!University Institutional RepositoriesUCTs one is: OpenUCTSA Cat other South African Universities
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UCT Theses & Dissertations
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You can scroll through the recent submissionsOr browse by author, topic or date
To view an item, simply click on the title
You can see the details of the item hereAnd download the PDF here
Finding Primary Sources:Cases and LegislationCase law:Use databases like LexisNexis, Juta and SAFLIINote the case citation:
Legislation:Use databases like Sabinet, Juta, LexisNexis and SAFLII
Act NameAct NumberOfAct YearWater Act36of1998
Jutastat Publications
South African Law Reports
South African Legislation
CommentariesBurrells Intellectual Property Law Library
Journals (just some of)Industrial Law JournalActa JuridicaSouth African Law Journal
Jutas Quarterly Review of South African LawDetails developments in law in specific practice areas
Use the dropdown to choose your searchCan also browse hereJutas different search forms:ADVANCED searches everythingBOOLEAN allows you to search using Boolean operatorsACTS searches national legislationJOURNALS searches for Journal articlesGOVERNMENT GAZETTES searches Government GazettesLAW REPORTS searches for casesPROVINCIAL LEGISLATION searches specifically for provincial legislation
LexisNexis SA
All South African Law Reports
South African Legislation
Commentaries on law (just some of)Law of South Africa
PrecedentsAmlers Precedents of PleadingsButterworths Forms and PrecedentsIndex and Noter-up to the All South African and South African Law ReportsCan use this to find which cases have been decided on a specific piece of legislation / on a specific subject (eg. patents)
4 types of searches:ADVANCED searches across everythingLAW REPORT specific case searchLEGISLATION specific Acts searchGAZETTES ONLINE specific Government Gazette search
CiteIT and LawCite as a way to track casesCiteIT is the tool for LexisNexis specifically another tool is LawCite which links to free legal information around the worldThis tracks how the cases are used in the following way:Previous judgments of the same caseOther cases applying / relying on this caseAny applicable legal instruments applying to this caseSubject analysis of case
To access what you want, click on the plus sign.
Judgment Treatment gives us other cases that have used this case in their judgment useful to find new cases on a topic!
Legal Information InstitutesThese provide free access to Legal Information
SAFLII is for Southern AfricaContains cases, legislation, open access journalsIrrespective of where you work, you will always have access to SAFLII!
If looking for a specific countrys database use WorldLII
To conduct a search type in your case name / keyword in the search bar
Your results will show by relevance most relevant first
Westlaw International Materials
Foreign Legal Resources (Cases, Legislation, Treaties)European Union, Australia, United Kingdom (just some jurisdictions)
Journals
This is the US Materials page to access it click on the Westlaw Logo
To get back to the International Materials go back to the US Page and select International Materials from the All Content tab
Type in your search terms in the search bar if Westlaw has suggestions (ie journals, books, etc) it will give a pop up like the above
You can filter your results using the type of document here
LexisNexis Academic
News articles
Cases, Legislation
Company information
LexisNexis Academic provides you with:News ReportsLegal CasesLegal WritingsCompany InformationCan search by Content Type only
You can also use advanced options to narrow down your search by source and date from the start
Heinonline
Law Journals
US Materials Cases, Legislation
Treaties
If you want to browse through a specific journal you can browse here
Legal Research Guides
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This guide will assist you with basic researchFor referencing and writing guides, access them here
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This guide will assist you with using foreign law resources
Writing Centre
The Law Facultys Writing Centre is located on level 2
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Reference management tools
Programs that assist you in storing your citations, managing your citations and then inserting citations in a specific citation style while you write your assignmentThere are a number of different programs that can be used the Library currently supports the following:
We suggest this one for Law!Programs downloadable from ICTS Website
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Use the Librarys Virtual Reference Service at: www.lib.law.uct.ac.za
Email us:[email protected] [email protected]
Call us (021) 650-1261 (021) 650-5691
Set up an appointment with us for a consultation
Visit us in the Library! Level 2, Kramer Building, Middle Campus
Research Assistance
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Thank you!