Our videos are tailored for practitioners. Watch them and learn how to use subscription databases available at the Courthouse Libraries.
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CanLII Tips and Tricks
- Download our custom PDFs to get the most our of your time while searching Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).
CLE Document Builder
- These two videos show you how easy it is to create Family Law and Wills & Estates documents using CLE's Document Builder.
Finding precedents
This four-part series shows you how to:
- find forms and precedents and commentary using CLE Online
- find forms and precedents using Courthouse Libraries BC's library catalogue
- find forms and precedents using O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms
HeinOnline
- Learn how to use HeinOnline to access journal articles from publications like the Advocate, and find old English case law
Quickscribe
- Learn how to find relevant sections of an Act, proposed amendments, and point-in-time comparisons of BC Legislation.
Searching for precedents: maximizing your efficiency
- Download our PDFs and watch the webinar that teaches users how to effective tips for searching CLE and Quicklaw Advance for precedents
International Case Law Series
- Learn how to effectively search Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) and New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII), including searches by citation or case name.
- Learn how to effectively search ICLR, HeinOnline and BAILII to find UK law reports dating back to 1865.
WestlawNext Canada
- Learn to search Canadian criminal law texts available in library subscriptions to LawSource and CriminalSource