Today I learnt that Infolaw's Lawfinder maintains a list of what it describes as "all UK law blogs with feeds".
Thank goodness the term "blawg" hasn't caught on here yet. This resource have been very useful for a presentation I gave last week about how to keep up-to-date with your legal research. Oh well, I'll make a note to include in next year...
Infolaw's Lawfinder:
http://www.infolaw.co.uk/lawfinder/
Friday 31 May 2013
Thursday 16 May 2013
COPAC search alerts
Today I learned that you can set up search alerts on COPAC and get the results sent to you by RSS.
Here's what you have to do:
1. Run your search on COPAC
2. On search screen click on the RSS icon
3. From the RSS page, copy and paste the URL into your RSS feeder
This could be a good way to be informed of new books in your field although, of course, it will alert you to "new to COPAC" books rather than solely recently published titles. Because you can filter your search by library, it could also be used to keep up-to-date with new items in libraries that don't offer their own RSS feeds, though the effectiveness of this depends on how often the library in question chooses to update its holdings information on COPAC.
COPAC:
www.copac.ac.uk
Here's what you have to do:
1. Run your search on COPAC
2. On search screen click on the RSS icon
3. From the RSS page, copy and paste the URL into your RSS feeder
This could be a good way to be informed of new books in your field although, of course, it will alert you to "new to COPAC" books rather than solely recently published titles. Because you can filter your search by library, it could also be used to keep up-to-date with new items in libraries that don't offer their own RSS feeds, though the effectiveness of this depends on how often the library in question chooses to update its holdings information on COPAC.
COPAC:
www.copac.ac.uk
Monday 13 May 2013
Wildy's new book RSS feeds
Today I learned you can keep up-to-date with new law books via Wildy's RSS feeds.
All you need to do is choose "browse by subject" on the Wildy & Sons home page and you are presented with a list of subjects to choose from. The list includes new and forthcoming titles. This can be a useful way of being updated with details of new books in your field, and a good alternative to subscribing to the feeds of individual publishers. Of course Wildy's won't have everything, but they will be pretty comprehensive for UK law.
Wildy & Sons Ltd website:
http://www.wildy.com
All you need to do is choose "browse by subject" on the Wildy & Sons home page and you are presented with a list of subjects to choose from. The list includes new and forthcoming titles. This can be a useful way of being updated with details of new books in your field, and a good alternative to subscribing to the feeds of individual publishers. Of course Wildy's won't have everything, but they will be pretty comprehensive for UK law.
Wildy & Sons Ltd website:
http://www.wildy.com
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