Are you having to do a formal literature review or just needing to start your research? Below we discuss some of the things that may help you. We will be looking at each of the different elements briefly but will (hopefully) point you to resources so you can dive a little deeper.
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Tools for Literature Searching
Are you having to do a formal literature review or just needing to start your research? Below we discuss some of the things that may help you. We will be looking at each of the different elements briefly but will (hopefully) point you to resources so you can dive a little deeper.
This blog…
Welcome to Oxford
Welcome to Oxford for those new to the University and welcome back to those that have returned. We hope to see you all in the Law Library throughout this term.

Depending on whether you have visited us recently, a few things have changed and a few things have returned to the pre-pandemic situation and so…
Welcome to Oxford
Welcome to Oxford for those new to the University and welcome back to those that have returned. We hope to see you all in the Law Library throughout this term.

Depending on whether you have visited us recently, a few things have changed and a few things have returned to the pre-pandemic situation and so…
Christmas databases
An Artefact of the Age of Slavery
By Ronald Richenburg
About 25 years ago, the library of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1 was largely disbanded, with the contents being given to suitable U.K. research libraries, including the Bodleian Law Library which received many items of a legal nature. Many of these works date from the 19th century and relate to…
Black History Month
Browse the following links to discover how the University of Oxford, the University’s Faculty of Law, legal institutions, the Inns of Court and law societies are marking Black History Month this year. Explore the range of events (many online) listed by the University, Black History Month and Blacknet, several of which celebrate Black excellence in…
Welcome to our 2020-2021 Students
A warm welcome to the Law Bod – but things are a bit different this year, as we seek to keep our community safe from covid-19.
Principally, please understand you must have booked a place in the Law Library in advance (Link to booking page). Also, when you first arrive for your booked period,…
Perlego Trial until 17 July 2020
Until 17 July 2020, holders of an Oxford SSO will be able to read books on the Perlego platform
Despite what the name might suggest to some of us, Perlego is a multidisciplinary library of some 300, 000 titles. The website owners have collected the law titles together so that you can browse the 4,000 or…
Keeping the University Reading
All the Bodleian Libraries are currently closed (to both readers and staff) until further notice, following the guidance from the UK Government and Public Health England. We are very grateful that a number of publishers have given current UK university members temporary access to additional online resources to help us all keep studying! (For Oxford…