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October 4, 2011 - Latest Issue - McGill University

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LAWLIBRARYLIBRARY NEWSQuestion - AnswerQ: “Why can’t I bring my morning coffee in the Law Library?”A: You can bring water and other beverage in sealed containers,but we do not allow any kind of food in the Library because foodsmells and leftovers can attract insects or rodents, and we wouldnot like to have mice and cockroaches here.If you do not know how to start writing your first memoTake a look at the books about legal writing. To find them in thelibrary, you can search our Classic catalogue by the subject ‘legalcomposition’, or simply browse the shelves in the KE250 andKF250 sections of the 4th floor.WestLaw Legal Memoranda & Points of Law can now bebrowsed by topicLegal Memoranda & Points of Law cover the common law jurisdictionsin Canada (provincial and federal). Legal Memorandaare structured research documents that typically possess the followingelements: they present a legal issue, conduct a thoroughlegal analysis of the issue (case law, legislation, legal trends, etc.),and arrive at a conclusion. Points of Law memos follow a structureas Legal Memoranda, but may not pertain to a specific factscenario and/or arrive at a fact-based conclusion.Regulations Added to QuickLaw QuickCITE® CitatorNow you can note up regulations from 10 jurisdictions withQuickCITE: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundlandand Labrador, Yukon and Northwest Territories. In late September,you will be able to note up regulations with QuickCITE forthe Federal and Nova Scotia jurisdictions.The new icon QuickCITE® Citator appears online as<strong>McGill</strong> Book FairCome and support the sale. It's for a good cause (endowed studentbursaries) and the selection of books is outstanding.In this column, we would be delighted to answer all of your library-services-relatedquestions. Please send your questions toSvetlana Kochkina: svetlana.kochkina@mcgill.ca, Liaison LibrarianNahum Gelber Law Library.JOYEUSE ACTION DE GRâCES !Le Quid est en vacances pour l’Action de Grâces !Notre prochain numéro sortira le mardi 18 octobre.Deadline for submissions: Thursday, <strong>October</strong> 13.QN • OCTOBER 4 <strong>2011</strong> • 17

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