Presented by Sarah Condie at the HSC and education forum March 2012, State Library of NSW

1. Resources for
HSC Legal Studies
State Library of NSW
Sarah Condie
March 2012

2. Students and teachers need:
–Legislation
–Cases
–Media reports
–Magazine and journal articles
–International instruments
–Readable and understandable
–Current
–Accurate

3. Understanding the school year
Year 11 Year 12
Term 1 – Part 1- the legal system Term 4 – Crime
Term 2 – Part 2 – the individual Term 1 – Human Rights
and the law Term 2 and Term 3 – two focus
Term 3 – Part 3 – law in practice areas of their choice

4. Tips to make the most of our guides
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/membership

5. Select option of mailing to home address

6. Access to databases including:
Informit Online Law – includes:
• AGISPlus
• Cinch
• Family
• APAPlus
Oxford Reference Online - includes:
• Australian Law Dictionary
•Encyclopaedia of International Law
•Oxford Companion to Law
– Australian Law Dictionary, other useful reference tools
Proquest ANZ Newsstand – full text newspaper articles

11. Demonstrating logging into databases
Don’t set password – leave blank

12. If you have a password and you have forgotten it:

18. Deep link to article

27. Strategies for reaching local students and
teachers
–Your website – link to our resources – blog, HSC
Legal Studies guides, crime library
–Law week – May
–HSC Legal Studies bookmark