Wrap up the term with our syllabus service and the latest law library news impacting your teaching and research. Don't forget to check our Digital Services Dispatch for a couple reminders and a spotlight on one of our eResources.
Don't miss the sylla-bus! Last call for syllabus service!
We are still accepting syllabi for our Winter 2026 Syllabus service. This service supports law faculty and staff in providing course readings to students while ensuring compliance with Canadian copyright law and the University of Toronto’s licensing policies.
Don’t delay! Submit your syllabus to law.infoexpress@utoronto.ca.
Fresh Reads – New Articles & Journals on HeinOnline
7,000+ new articles and 11 new active serials have been added to the HeinOnline Law Journal Library. Some notable new themes range from cybersecurity and digital privacy to comparative legal history and international dispute resolution.
New journals include Journal of Cybersecurity, University of Chicago Business Law Review, and Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions.
Check out our latest list of print and digital books available at the library.
Library holiday closure
We will be closed for the Winter Holiday period from December 24, 2025 through January 4, 2026. We will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Please note that our InfoEXPRESS service will also be closed over the holidays.
Spotlight: New Faculty Books
Through their publishing program, the Osgoode Society has produced an extensive body of scholarship preserving and promoting Canadian legal history. Check out their latest books authored by our faculty!
I Did Not Commit Adultery: Marital Conflict and the Law in Ontario in the 1870s by Jim Phillips
Legal historian Jim Phillips, the long-time Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Society, explores marital conflict in the 1870s through the case of Robert and Eliza Campbell. This case involved a six-year battle through Ontario courts and a petition to the Parliament of Canada.
Find I Did Not Commit Adultery as an eBook on the De Gruyter platform.
My Life in the Law: Lawyer, Scholar, Judge by Robert J. Sharpe
Robert J. Sharpe reflects on a distinguished career that encompasses scholarship, legal practice, and service on the judiciary. As a former president of the Osgoode Society and author of four other Osgoode Society books, this memoir highlights his lasting contributions to the field.
Find My Life in the Law as an eBook on the De Gruyter platform.
If you have published a book, chapter, or article recently, please let us know so we can feature it in our next issue of InfoEXPRESS Extra!
Digital Services Dispatch
Read on for end-of-year reminders, and a spotlight on one of our databases!
ICYMI: AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw
Last month, Canadian law students received access to Generative AI tools in Westlaw: AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Edge Canada and Search & Summarize on Practical Law Canada.
Check out their self-paced training video and tip sheets and register for their live training webinars. We will arrange additional live webinars for U of T law students for Winter 2026.
Law faculty members with feedback and questions about the AI features in Westlaw can email the Digital Services Librarian.
Trial: Nevo, an Israeli law database
We will be trialing the Nevo database until mid-January.
Login with your UTORid to access the trial.
To learn more about Nevo, please view the overview videos (videos and content are only available in Hebrew). We welcome any questions and feedback you have about the database.
Spotlight: Finding historical articles with Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981
Hosted on the EBSCO platform, the Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981 is a searchable archive index covering legal periodicals published in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
For researchers interested in the evolution of their topic over time, this index includes articles’ original subject headings, reflecting the language used by legal scholars at the time of publishing. This index uniquely maps these historical subject tags to contemporary terminology, so today’s scholars can look backwards without missing articles. For example, articles tagged with the historical phrase “Master and servant” are also tagged with the current “Employer and employee”.
This searchable and browsable index is a helpful addition to legal researchers’ toolkits, covering articles published between 1908 and 1981. Broader topics include criminal law, federal law, international law, medical law and more.
Wrap up
If you have questions or comments about our library’s e-Resources and databases, please email our Digital Services Librarian at alexandra.kwan@utoronto.ca.