AustLII Training in Free Access Internet Legal Research

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This one day course provides a systematic introduction to international legal materials on the Internet, with an emphasis on those materials available for free access.

The hands-on course is suitable for anyone who wishes to acquire online legal research skills, to learn about the vast amount of free-access legal information, or to extend their skills with specific collections. The course will assume knowledge of the principal types of legal materials and an understanding of how to browse the Internet and conduct searches using general purpose search engines. The course is intensive but it does NOT assume prior knowledge of Internet legal research techniques. It is however suitable for experienced researchers seeking to refine their skills. It includes substantial paper materials, and password access to full online course and reference materials.

The course covers how to research a wide range of the most useful online legal sources in these four areas:

• Global legislation research
• Global case law research
• International law
• Global sources of legal commentary

The course fee is $770 inc GST. (Staff from AustLII supporters are welcome to contact David Vaile david.vaile@austlii.edu.au to discuss a substantial discount in acknowledgment of their support.)

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This one day course provides a systematic introduction to the full range of Australian and international legal materials on the Internet, with an emphasis on those materials accessible for free, techniques for optimising search queries and location of specific types of material. The huge variety of free-access digital resources that have become available in recent years make them indispensable both for those who depend on free access and also those who also have access to commercial legal systems. This round is taught by senior AustLII personnel including Professor Graham Greenleaf and executive director Philip Chung, online legal search experts of international standing. It will enable you to keep yourself up-to-date; it also offers insights in to little-known sources ('secret treasures'), newly developed search functionality on AustLII and other platforms, and the research significance of the differing document structures underpinning various collections.

The hands-on course is suitable for anyone who wishes to acquire online legal research skills, to learn about the vast amount of free-access legal information, or to extend their skills with specific collections. The course will assume knowledge of the principal types of legal materials and an understanding of how to browse the Internet and conduct searches using general purpose search engines. The course is intensive but it does NOT assume prior knowledge of Internet legal research techniques. It is however suitable for experienced researchers seeking to refine their skills. It includes substantial paper materials, and password access to full online course and reference materials.

The course covers how to research a wide range of the most useful online legal sources in these four areas:

• Australian legislation
• Australian case law
• Australian secondary legal research resources
• Foreign legal systems and international law

The course fee is $770 inc GST. (Staff from AustLII supporters are welcome to contact David Vaile david.vaile@austlii.edu.au to discuss a substantial discount in acknowledgment of their support.)