resources for hsc legal studies
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Presented by Sarah Condie at the HSC and education forum March 2012, State Library of NSWTRANSCRIPT
Resources for HSC Legal StudiesState Library of NSW Sarah Condie March 2012
Students and teachers need:
–Legislation–Cases–Media reports–Magazine and journal articles–International instruments
–Readable and understandable–Current–Accurate
Understanding the school year
Year 11
Term 1 – Part 1- the legal system
Term 2 – Part 2 – the individual and the law
Term 3 – Part 3 – law in practice
Year 12
Term 4 – Crime
Term 1 – Human Rights
Term 2 and Term 3 – two focus areas of their choice
Tips to make the most of our guides
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/membership
Select option of mailing to home address
Access to databases including:
Informit Online Law – includes:• AGISPlus• Cinch• Family• APAPlus
Oxford Reference Online - includes:• Australian Law Dictionary•Encyclopaedia of International Law•Oxford Companion to Law
– Australian Law Dictionary, other useful reference tools
Proquest ANZ Newsstand – full text newspaper articles
Demonstrating logging into databases
Don’t set password – leave blank
If you have a password and you have forgotten it:
Deep link to article
–Your website – link to our resources – blog, HSC Legal Studies guides, crime library–Law week – May–HSC Legal Studies bookmark
Strategies for reaching local students and teachers