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OSCOLA Hour: Citing Legal Sources support

What is the OSCOLA Hour?Picture of clock and human figure sitting alongside it working on a laptop whilst sitting on a pilr of books with pages flying around and the title OSCOLA Hour

The OSCOLA Hour sessions are an opportunity for you to come along for advice from your Library Team on using OSCOLA for legal citations and referencing. The sessions are informal and have no set agenda.  Just come along and ask your questions.

You can book an in depth appointment (45 minutes) or a short appointment (15 minutes) to suit you needs.  The short appointments are ideal if you are struggling with a particular citation and want to chat that through.  The longer appointments are ideal if you need an overview of how to use OSCOLA effectively or if you have a number of questions


 

Where and when?

Sessions take place on campus at Forum Library and Online.  Use the booking links below for dates and times and register for a slot that suits you. 

These sessions are provided by Lee Snook, your Law Librarian and Stewart Palmer, your Legal Research Skills Adviser

Come along with your queries and build your skills, knowledge and confidence in using OSCOLA.

What help is available? 

We won’t do your referencing for you or pre-check it ahead of assignment submission. Referencing is an academic skill you need to develop and it forms part of your assessed work. However, you can come along with queries if you need some guidance.

For example, do you need to know more about ...?

  • where to access the full OSCOLA guidance online so you can check your referencing for accuracy
  • how to cite a case that is referred to in another case
  • how to spot citations in Westlaw
  • how to pinpoint to a specific paragraph in a case judgment
  • how to use Microsoft Word to add footnotes
  • how to use Cite them Right database to assist with your referencing

We can help with these sorts of queries and lots more.

Book in for an OSCOLA Hour

 

If these sessions are not convenient, come along to one of the regular term time library support drop-ins at the Library Research Cafe (Forum Library) or the Legal Research Drop-in sessions.

 

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