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Law and Legal Studies

Welcome to the TUS Midlands Library guide which will help you find information about and links to the library's key resources in Law.

Finding Books and E-books

To search the library catalogue for books, just go to the library hompage and click on Library Catalogue. From here, you can search via author, title of the book, or conduct a keyword search. When you click on a result, you will get all the information about the item. This includes the author, title, publisher, edition, a brief description or contents, the general subject area, and location number which will tell you where to find the item on the library shelves.

 

Books in the Library are categorised by their subject using the Dewey Classification System. Each book is given a Dewey shelf number that indicates its topic, and this number is typically located on the book's spine. Below is a general overview of Dewey numbers associated with Law and Legal Studies:

 

Subject Location number
Jurisprudence 340
International Law 341
Constitutional & Administrative Law 342
Military, Tax, Trade & Industrial Law 343
Labour, Social & Welfare Law 344
Criminal Law 345
Torts; Family Law; Land  Law; Company Law 346
Civil Procedure & Courts 347
Law making & Legislation 348
Laws of Specific Jurisdictions & areas 349

 

E-books are digital counterparts of printed books, and are accessible on your computer or handheld device.

To search the library catalogue for e-books, just go to the library hompage and click on Library Catalogue. From here, you can search via author, title of the book, or conduct a keyword search. To access any of our e-books, you will be required to log in with your student e-mail and password. Make sure to select the e-book as seen below:

 

Alternatively, you can check out our e-book collections on TUS Midlands Library homepage under Collections.

Even better, be more efficient and check out the best e-book platforms recommended by us for Law and Legal Studies below! Log on using your student e-mail and password.

Bloomsbury Professional Online

Ebook Central

Westlaw IE

Open Educational Resources