Shaunna Mireau on Canadian Legal Research


Tips on Canadian legal research.

Author: Shaunna Mireau manages the law library at Field Law in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Recent Posts from Shaunna Mireau on Canadian Legal Research


  • The Kindle is here, the kindle is here!

    Well, it isn't the new telephone book, but I can understand the excitement. After waiting, as we often do in Canada, for new technology to be released above 49, the Financial Post reports that Canadians…

  • Redefining viruses and the value of social networking

    No this isn't a post about H1N1, though Field has a great seminar on pandemic planning. This is another post about Twitter.Thanks to a CBA webinar delivered by Doug Jasinski on Social Media for Law…

  • Oh Twitter, my Twitter

    Twitter is NOT my Captain, and it is also not lying dead on the deck of this particular ship. I have always found Whitman's poem stirring and its rhythms seem to come to me whenever…

  • Good news for legislation researchers

    Good news is coming from all over!Alberta - the folks at the clerks office at the Legislative Assembly responded to a data need (AB bills no longer on LNQL as of April 1, 2009) by…

  • As bold as our imaginations will let us be

    Why I admire Simon Fodden in 56 words:For me, the answer to the latter question is dead easy: we should be as bold as our imaginations will let us be. And we should work to…

  • 3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Your Most Important Brand Ambassadors: Your Staff

    3 Geeks and a Law Blog: Your Most Important Brand Ambassadors: Your StaffIf you ever see me filling in for the fabulous Field Law receptionist, this post explains why!

  • Twitter searching

    I am so glad that I follow Greg Lambert @glambert on Twitter! He blogs with some colleagues at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog and his recent post on searching for people on Twitter is…

  • Happy 4th Birthday Slaw

    Slaw.ca turned 4. Happy Birthday.

  • An example of poor legal research?

    There is an interesting post on the Law Librarian Blog about research surrounding the definition of torture. Have a read.

  • Importance of noting up using a variety of sources

    Because this is such an excellent explanation, I am copying in it's entirety a post from the Law Librarian Blog. This post reminds us to look everywhere. For a good noteup checklist, contact me.Maybe Westlaw…