Research Facilities<strong>The</strong> Davis <strong>Law</strong> Library — Te Herenga Ture<strong>The</strong> Davis <strong>Law</strong> Library | Te Herenga Ture in Building 802 (13-15 Eden Crescent) is conveniently situatedbetween the two <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Faculty</strong> buildings, and forms part <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Auckland library system. <strong>The</strong>Davis is attractively designed, occupying two levels plus a mezzanine floor and houses a print collection<strong>of</strong> about 122,000 volumes. Over 800 legal and general online databases, and an extensive collection <strong>of</strong>e-journal and e-books are accessible to clients via the Library network 24 x 7. Study tables, carrels anddiscourse rooms provide seating for about 300 clients. Access to computers is provided in the Davis infour custom designed spaces:• <strong>The</strong> Bell Gully Computer Lab is a training facility for all clients. Training in legal research is providedby the staff <strong>of</strong> the Davis <strong>Law</strong> Library as part <strong>of</strong> course requirements and as part <strong>of</strong> the Davis courseinstructional programme.• <strong>Law</strong> Online is designed for catalogue access and research purposes.• <strong>The</strong> Upper Chamber, on the mezzanine floor, is a multi-function computing area comprising 28networked computers and printer.• Disability Resource Room provides electronic access via voice programmes and CCTV to studentswith visual disabilities.Introductory tours <strong>of</strong> the Library and a wide range <strong>of</strong> library courses are run during semesters.Assistance with subject inquiries and research projects is available via the Subject Librarian service.More information on the Davis <strong>Law</strong> Library and its staff can be found at our homepage:http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/law/home.htmWe look forward to seeing you in the Davis <strong>Law</strong> Library!Wireless Access<strong>The</strong> <strong>Law</strong> School has a wireless network - part <strong>of</strong> a campus-wide network, so that students working withlaptops in the library will have internet access. For further information see http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/cs-wireless-network/90 | 2010 <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong>
PublicationsAuckland University <strong>Law</strong> Review<strong>The</strong> Auckland University <strong>Law</strong> Review (AULR) is a legal journal published annually by the AucklandUniversity <strong>Law</strong> Review Charitable Trust. First issued in 1967, the AULR is edited by students and confinedsolely to student writing. <strong>The</strong> AULR has a wide domestic and international readership, and is subscribedto by many law libraries in the common law world.It takes approximately seven months to produce an issue <strong>of</strong> the Review. At the start <strong>of</strong> each academicyear, students are invited to submit research essays, honours papers, theses and dissertations forconsideration, and the editors select eight for publication. In addition to the general articles, theReview’s Commentary section includes book reviews and analyses <strong>of</strong> recent cases and legislation, whilstthe Ko Ngaa Take Ture Maori section provides a forum for the discussion <strong>of</strong> legal issues <strong>of</strong> particularsignificance to Maori.For the editorial team, the AULR <strong>of</strong>fers a valuable educational experience in preparing a manuscriptfor publication. As with all other <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> training, attention to detail and the search for excellenceare paramount concerns, and the skills and habits acquired through editorial work are recognisedinternationally. Many past editors have carried these skills on to overseas graduate study and to careersin legal education. <strong>The</strong> Editors-in-Chief welcome applications from students interested in editoralpositions.New Zealand Business <strong>Law</strong> Quarterly<strong>The</strong> New Zealand Business <strong>Law</strong> Quarterly focuses on issues <strong>of</strong> business and commercial law relevantto New Zealand. It is produced by the Research Centre for Business <strong>Law</strong>, a centre that straddles the<strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and the Business School’s Department <strong>of</strong> Commercial <strong>Law</strong>. <strong>The</strong> current editors arePr<strong>of</strong>essor Peter Watts, <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Susan Watson, <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong>Commercial <strong>Law</strong>.Legal Research Foundation Inc.<strong>The</strong> Legal Research Foundation, established in 1965, works in close association with the AucklandUniversity <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. <strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> the Foundation is to encourage legal research and writing, andto promote seminars on legal matters. <strong>The</strong> Foundation also publishes the New Zealand <strong>Law</strong> Review.<strong>The</strong> Foundation is administered by a Council consisting <strong>of</strong> a President, the Hon Justice Raynor Asher; aDirector, Mr Roger Partridge; a representative <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> Society, members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> staff,practitioners and student representatives. <strong>The</strong> Foundation has established annual prizes for legal writing.<strong>The</strong> J F Northey Memorial Book Award for the best published book, the Sir Ian Barker Published ArticleAward and the Unpublished Student Paper Award. See also Scholarships and Prizes.Membership <strong>of</strong> the Foundation is open to all and may be obtained from the Secretary, Legal ResearchFoundation, PO Box 741, Shortland St, Auckland, or by visiting www.legalresearch.org.nz. Furtherinformation may be sought from the members <strong>of</strong> the Foundation’s Council, including Pr<strong>of</strong>essorRishworth, Chris Hare, Amokura Kawharu, Hanna Wilberg and Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Brown.2010 <strong>Faculty</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> | 91