Author Archives: Shaunna Mireau

Every year on April 25th, my daughter Dominique comments that it is the “perfect date”.  She is referring to the movie Miss Congeniality, and if you haven’t seen it, there …

The library team at Field Law uses the word blink all the time.  We use it in the context of Blink by Malcolm Gladwell; i.e. What is your Blink on …

Welcome news from David Whelan of the Great Library – Law Society of Upper Canada:

You can now print and download articles older than 18 months free of charge from …

Most law firms have an orientation program for articling students.  I am certain that ‘legal research’ is part of the program – if not, my tip is to add it!…

Today’s Tip is really about finding new sources of information as they appear.   The announcement yesterday in Alberta about the Alberta Open Data Portal is a good reminder that information …

Today’s Tip is a follow up to “”, read a book review.  There are excellent book reviews available in the Canadian Law Library Review, the journal fo the Canadian …

Despite discussions about alternative fee arrangements and the changing times for the business of law, many clients and law firms still deal with compensation for legal work based on the …

This tip came from Christine Hiller and was shared with the Canadian Association of Law Libraries Conference in Montreal. In the Plenary today, Christine shared that there are eBook license …

Sometimes the only way to answer a research question is by asking a bunch of people for their opinions.

An example: Canada Post is asking Canadians about the kind of …

A Government of Canada news release reminded me to remind you to watch for new sources of information.

The Governments of Canada and of Alberta Launch New Online Portal for …