Q. What are Westlaw and Lexis Library?

Westlaw and Lexis Library are legal databases, and include legislation, law reports, legal journals and other materials. They add value by linking relevant materials e.g. a law report record will contain links to the relevant legislation and journal articles that discuss the case.

Both databases include up-to-date legislation and the main law reports series, but each one has different full text journals and other content that is unique, e.g: Westlaw includes Insight, a good way to get an overview of a particular legal topic. This includes some content that is not discoverable on StarPlus.

For further information and guidance, please see the library's subject guide for Law and Criminology.