Author Archives: Shaunna Mireau
Microfilm
This weeks tip: Sometimes you just have to use microfilm.
On Tuesday, I enjoyed the hospitality of the Edmonton Public Library from 10:30 in the morning until they shut the …
Read the Screen
Todays Tip: Read the screen
There is an adage that states familiarity breeds contempt. I am sure, like me, many of you have been to a training session for a …
Use a Dictionary
Today’s tip: Know what you are looking for…use a dictionary.
I didn’t take biology in high school. The thought of having to disect something just wasn’t my cup of tea. …
What’s on Your Browser’s HomePage?
This tip comes from Ted Tjaden, , Slaw contributor, and National Director, Knowledge Management at McMillan.
For the last 15 years or so I have customized an HTML …
Watch for Trends
You can have too much information. Not surprisingly though, you can often not have enough. It is important to know what is going on in the world, even if the …
Use What You Have
Today’s tip: Use what you have.
Knowledge is always useful, especially when it can be used more than once. This tip is a simple reminder to look first to what …
Recent Decisions Sources
Today’s Tip: Check with the media.
If you’re trying to find the text of a judgment that has just been released and it is not on the relevant court’s website, …
Present Values
Today’s Tip: research with an eye to time relevance
OR
talk about today’s dollars.
When you are reading case law with a monetary award, you might want to look at …
Where Is That Statute Link?
To make your legislation investigation or monitoring task easier, check out the Canadian Legislation Table of links from the Lederman Law Library at Queen’s.
This organized resource offers links to …
Ask for Assistance
Today’s tip is simple. Ask for help.
There is too much information in the world to have an expertise in all but the most narrow of subjects. It is better …
