Author Archives: Shaunna Mireau
Start at the Beginning
My browser is crowded with so many links in my favourites bar that sometimes it is faster to type a known URL than scroll for my link. Typing “parl.gc.ca” in …
A Visual Tip
Buy the Book
I am often asked by folks touring through my firm’s library, or in airports, or at various events, if we still buy books. I am always a little surprised by …
Read the Screen
Today’s tip is a simple reminder…read the screen. When you are doing legal research, the best gift you can give yourself, and your client, is careful attention to detail. For …
Databases Databases Everywhere
Today’s Tip is for those of you who may be thinking of buying a sports car through eBay and shipping it long distances and cross borders so that your partner …
Paper or Electronic Book
I posted to Slaw yesterday about the AALL ILTA White Paper project: The New Librarian.
There is an excellent article included in that digital white paper called Generational Divides: Paper …
Habits
Today’s tip is about habits. Actually, cultivating the habit of not relying too heavily on your habits when doing legal research.
Beware of the habit of always using the same …
Finding Policies
Ah policies. These documents that govern how governments, companies, and agencies conduct themselves can be very tricky to find.
The good news: the Internet, that fantastic information gathering facilitator, has …
Using Google News
The Google News service just turned 10. I know, it seems like a baby, and compared to the Globe and Mail, or the Edmonton Journal, or the Guardian, it …
Go to the Source
Today’s Tip is about looking at the original source of something. I had two good reminders of why this is important just this week.
- Lancaster House Online databases are now
