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Ask a Librarian
If you have a question or need assistance from a librarian - chat, email, or phone us via our Contact page.
The Law Library provides a range of services for Melbourne Law School staff and students, University of Melbourne staff and students, and the general public.
Service Desk
The Law Library Service Desk is on level 3 of Melbourne Law School, open during the Law Library's Opening Hours. Library staff on the Service Desk can assist you with information about the law collection, borrowing, fines and discussion rooms.
If you have a question or need help you can Contact the Library.
Research Consultations
Students undertaking post graduate studies by research, coursework degrees that include a minor thesis, or post graduate course capstone subjects that include a research project can book a Research Consultation.
Other Library Services
Requesting Items
Research Classes and Training
The Law Library conducts regular training on legal research, reference management and legal information technology.
The Law Library provides access to a wide range of collections.
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Collection Development Policy
The mission of the Law Library is to support learning and teaching at the Melbourne Law School (MLS) and to support academic research.
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Rare Books Collection
The Law Library has a Rare Books collection, comprising rare legal items dating back to the early 1600s. You can search our Rare Book collection using the Catalogue.
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Legal History Resources Online
The history of Melbourne's legal profession, and online resource.
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Institutional Repository
The Repository contains digital objects including research papers, theses, journal articles, past exams, books and book chapters, maps, video and audio recordings, photos etc.
This page provides a range of tools and resources to help you with legal research as well as assisting with the use of library systems and databases.
Reference Management
Information and online resources covering AGLC4 and the use of Zotero are covered in Reference Management.
Find out about citing with AGLC4 and how to save time and energy as well as working smarter with reference tools such as Zotero on Re:cite.
Library Search Tools
The Library website has some great options for Search Tools that will help you discover and access online legal resources.
Lean Library is a browser extension that directly logs you into sites the Library subscribes to, bypassing the library website.
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that puts direct PDF download links onto research platforms and other sites.
Google Scholar - Identifies available University of Melbourne library content when searching Google Scholar at home/off campus via the Find It@UniMelb link (Note: This feature is automatic when on campus.)
Legal Research Tools
Australian Case Citators
A case citator is a legal research tool that enables users to locate cases, identifies their treatment by subsequent courts and provides links to relevant cases, legislation and secondary sources. See our Australian Case Citator Comparison that identifies the features of case citators in Lexis+ (CaseBase), Westlaw Australia (KeyCite), Jade and AustLII.
Legal Abbreviations
Search for the meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications via the selected tools on our Legal Abbreviations page.
Legal Citation Style Guides
Legal Citation Style Guides providing style guides fo Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Read the Legal Citation Style Guides.
Deep Linking to Content
Information on how to deep link to content in the database for a selection of legal databases with via Deep Linking Information page.
Research Guides
Our research guides are designed to help you find the best resources for your area of law, including both subscription and free resources.
Need help or have a question?
To ask a question or to get help use the Ask a Librarian chat box (during library opening hours), email law-librarians@unimelb.edu.au (Monday to Friday, 10.00am–4.00pm) or call (03) 8344 8913.
Ask a Librarian (chat)
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Research support
Graduate Researchers (PhD, MPhil) and Researchers requiring research support, please see the Research Support for Law Graduate Researchers Guide and/or make an appointment for a Research Consultation.
Library Location
Levels 3, 4, and 5 (enter via level 3)
Melbourne Law School
185 Pelham St, The University of Melbourne
Victoria, 3010, Australia
Law Library Tour
Melbourne Law School Law Library Tour Transcript (Word docx, 22KB)