BriefCase just got beefier

Apparently Brookers got some feedback about the new system and have acknowledged the desire for a 'one-stop-shop' by including all available PDFs in ViewCase (the full-text limb of BriefCase). Here's hoping we clearly expressed the desire for an affordable one-stop shop.

BriefCase just got briefer

Brookers/Thomson Reuters have just excised the full-text PDFs (a.k.a. ViewCase) for lower courts (District Courts & tribunals) from Briefcase. Why? Because those judgments are now included in their all-new topical case law databases - ACC, Civil procedure, Family, Fisheries and a few more - which we can purchase (but haven't yet) at additional cost.
BriefCase still has the case summaries, just not the full text. We can probably get the judgment for you, so fill out a judgment request form, available at the Law Library desk.

The Printer/Download button in HeinOnline has moved

The Print/Download icon in HeinOnline has moved from the extreme right to nearer the middle of the page

LegalTrac search alerts

We've added a new guide to the collection - LegalTrac search alerts. Search Alert saves your search, runs it periodically to see if any new material meets those criteria, and emails the results to you. Sweet.

LegalTrac magazines

LegalTrac is a great way to identify useful journal articles. And when you get your search results there are tabs for different kinds of literature, which is useful as long as you understand that "Academic journals" means journals produced by academic institutions and "Magazines" (which sounds like the glossy stuff other people get at the supermarket) includes valuable material like the New Zealand Law Journal.