Library > Guides and Indexes

Description of Guides

For information on how to use the print resources available in the Barristers’ Library in Halifax, consult the Research Guide for Print Resources. Read more...

For information on how to use Library & Information Services’ databases, consult the Research Guide for Online Databases. Read more...

The Search Syntax Chart is a guide to using search syntax to construct queries in Westlaw Canada's LawSource, Quicklaw, Law News Online, and CanLII.

Resource Lists

For guidance on the subject-specific material available at the Barristers’ Library in Halifax, please consult the resource lists on criminal law, family law, labour and employment law, real property law, elder law, wills, estates and trusts law and risk and practice management. Read more...

Brochures

To learn more about the services available to members from Library & Information Services, please read the Information for Members brochure.

Library & Information Services has created a brochure entitled, Information for the Public, which outlines a number of useful, online resources freely accessible to anyone with access to the World Wide Web, as well as other services available in Nova Scotia to assist the public in law-related matters.