Original content by Rita Lam, revised by Chai Yee Xin. A guide to locating journal articles on LawNet and Westlaw.

1. LOCATING LAW JOURNAL ARTICLES
ELIZABETH NAUMCZYK – HEAD, LAW LIBRARY
CHAI YEE XIN – LAW LIBRARIAN
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2. STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL CITATION
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in Governance: The Singapore Way”
(2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE
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3. STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL CITATION
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in Governance: The Singapore Way”
(2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

4. STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL CITATION
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in Governance: The Singapore Way”
(2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

5. STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL CITATION
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in Governance: The Singapore Way”
(2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

6. STRUCTURE OF JOURNAL CITATION
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in Governance: The Singapore Way”
(2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE
© COPYRIGHT 2016 SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY, SMU LIBRARIES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

7. LOCATING A LAW JOURNAL
Check the legal abbreviation
of the journal
Search full journal title in
A-Z e-journal list
Search
LawNet
(Singapore law journals and
MLR only)
WestLaw
Lexis
Journal article located
Download/Print
Email
libresearch@smu.edu.sg
Yes
Yes
No
No
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8. LOCATE THE FOLLOWING JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wai Yee Wan, “Directors’ Defence of Reliance on Professional Advisers under
Anglo-Australian Law ” (2015) 44 CLWR 71
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9. LOCATING A LAW JOURNAL
Check the legal abbreviation
of the journal
Search full journal title in
A-Z e-journal list
Search
LawNet
(Singapore law journals and
MLR only)
WestLaw
Lexis
Journal article located
Download/Print
Email
libresearch@smu.edu.sg
Yes
Yes
No
No
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11. You can find a link to the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations from the Law Research
Navigator

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14. LOCATING A LAW JOURNAL
Check the legal abbreviation
of the journal
Search full journal title in
A-Z e-journal list
Search
LawNet
(Singapore law journals and
MLR only)
WestLaw
Lexis
Journal article located
Download/Print
Email
libresearch@smu.edu.sg
Yes
Yes
No
No
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You can search for the
article using the search bar
Or click on the Find
Specific: Journals to
browse through the A-
Z journal list

16. Enter full journal
title
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25. LOCATE THE ARTICLE
Andrew Phang “Jury Trial in Singapore and Malaysia: The
Unmaking of a Legal Institution” [1983] 25 Mal LR 50
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27. LOCATING A LAW JOURNAL
Check the legal abbreviation
of the journal
Search full journal title in
A-Z e-journal list
Search
LawNet
(Singapore law journals and
MLR only)
WestLaw
Lexis
Journal article located
Download/Print
Email
libresearch@smu.edu.sg
Yes
Yes
No
No
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28. You can find a link to LawNet from the Law Research Navigator or access from the Library
Database List

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33. LOCATE THE ARTICLE
Paul Daly, “Wednesbury’s Reason and Structure”
[2011] Pub L 238
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35. LOCATING A LAW JOURNAL
Check the legal abbreviation
of the journal
Search full journal title in
A-Z e-journal list
Search
LawNet
(Singapore law journals and
MLR only)
WestLaw
Lexis
Journal article located
Download/Print
Email
libresearch@smu.edu.sg
Yes
Yes
No
No
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36. PAUL DALY, “WEDNESBURY’S REASON AND STRUCTURE” [2011] PUB L 238
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You can find a link to Westlaw from the Law Research Navigator or access from the
Library Database List

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Browse through the journal list by
clicking:
International Materials>United
Kingdom>United Kingdom Journals

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Go to Advanced Search and type in
the journal title.
Note: Searching by journal title is
more accurate than searching by
citation on Westlaw

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All articles available on Westlaw can be
printed or downloaded.

40. QUESTIONS?
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