E-Resources in Alberta Law Libraries
Alberta Law Libraries subscribes to a selection of online legal research resources that support provincial, federal and international legal research.
These databases are available to clients visiting our libraries. Some databases are available in select library locations only. *
Conditions of Use
Use of these online resources is governed by copyright law and by the terms of license agreements between Alberta Law Libraries and publishers. It is the responsibility of each user to ensure compliance with existing copyright legislation. Users may download or print and retain single copies for the purpose of legal research or private study.
HeinOnline |
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Quicklaw |
O’Brien’s Forms |
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Westlaw Canada LawSource |
QP Source Professional |
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LexisNexis |
* Access to LexisNexis® is mediated by our Information, Research and Training Services team and is available to registered clients only.
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HeinOnline
Description
HeinOnline provides online full-text access to over 1530 Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals, nearly 2000 legal classics titles, Selden Society publications (including English Legal History Classics), the English Reports Full Reprint, the U.S. Federal Register, U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1754, and notable collections of U.S. international treaties, agreements, protocols and conventions HeinOnline provides page images of the documents just as they appear in the original print, in fully-searchable PDF.
Online Access
If you are in one of our libraries, click HeinOnline for access.
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O’Brien’s Forms
Description
O’Brien’s Forms is a comprehensive collection of legal forms and precedents covering a broad range of legal topics. The following Divisions are available: Commercial and General, Division I; Corporations, Division II; Leases, Division IV; and Wills and Trusts, Division V.
Online Access
If you are in one of our libraries, click O'Brien's Forms for access.
QP Source Professional
Description
QP Source Professional is a fully searchable database of the current text of Alberta's statutes, regulations and Rules of Court. It also includes Alberta Gazette (1996 to present) and Orders-in-Council (1967 to present), Tables of Public and Private Statutes, the Index of Regulations, and point-in-time statutes (2002 to present).
Online Access
If you are in one of our libraries, use the “Click for IP Access” link.
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Quicklaw
Description
Quicklaw® contains 2500 sources of full-text decisions from Canadian courts, boards and tribunals; topical collections of decisions; digests of caselaw; federal and provincial bills, statutes and regulations; legal commentary including texts from Irwin Law and other publishers; international decisions from the US, UK and Commonwealth; and QuickCITE case citator.
Online Access
Available in our Edmonton and Calgary libraries only. If you are in our Edmonton or Calgary libraries, click Quicklaw® for access.
If you are in one of our other libraries, click Quicklaw® to sign on using your personal username and password.
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Westlaw Canada LawSource
Description
The Westlaw Canada LawSource database contains the Canadian Abridgment; Canadian Encyclopedic Digest; comprehensive coverage of Canadian caselaw including full coverage of Carswell's 23 print law reports; federal and provincial statutes and regulations; Canadian law reviews and journals; and KeyCiteCanada® case citator.
Online Access
Available in our libraries outside of Edmonton and Calgary. If you are in one of our libraries (other than Edmonton and Calgary libraries), click Westlaw® Canada LawSource® for direct access.
If you are in Edmonton or Calgary, click Westlaw® Canada LawSource® to sign on using your personal username and password.
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 LexisNexis®
Description
The LexisNexis® database contains over 31,000 sources of legal, news, business and public records information including legal materials from Canada, US and other international jurisdictions; Canadian full text and digest decisions; US federal and state caselaw; US Codes, statutes and bills; legal journals; and Shepard's case citator.
Online Access
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