YOUR LEGAL RESEARCH PRIMER Navigating legal databases and encyclopaedias may Another great resource is the QUT seemintimidatingatrst,butthereareaplethora Real ofLaw page on Blackboard, which resources available to help you get your legal research also contains research resources. If groove on! you would still like more information, keep an eye on Youwilllikelybelookingatthreedierenttypes your ofinbox and on the HiQ Events sources: cases, legislation and secondary sources. page for legal research workshops Secondary sources are things like journal articles, run throughout the year. textbooks and legal encyclopaedias. A great way to start your research is by coming up with a list of keywords related to your topic. This can be as general as ‘torts law’ or ‘duty of care’ or asspecicasacasenamelike^Donoghuev Stevenson’. Your search terms should become morespecicasyourresearchprogresses. Onceyouhaveyourkeywords,yourngers will likely be itching to start searching the many databases and resources available to you through the QUT Library and on the broader web. These are some helpful databases that you can access via the QUT Library law databases page: -AttorneyGeneral_sInformationService (AGIS) -CaseBase(viaLexisAdvancePacic) -CCHIntelliConnect Westlaw AU -AustLii You can also search on the QUT Library website for information about your topic, especially if you are interested in secondary sources. This is only a very brief overview on getting started with legal research. The QUT Library publishes fantastic legal researchguideswithvideosandwalkthroughsshowinghowtoresearchspecic areas of law. You can also book an appointment with aQUTlibrarianforone-on-onehelp!SeeGettingto Know the Library in this Guide for more information. 26
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