Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias
Why use them?
Dictionaries and encyclopaedias are great to use to start your research
You can:
Define your topic using subject dictionaries
Find background information in encyclopaedias
Identify other keywords and alternative terms for database searching
Recommended online sources
- Credoreference
Links to law dictionaries - Halsbury's Laws of Australia
- Halsbury's Laws of England
Recommended sources on your library shelves
Look for these in our libraries. Click on the link to find the location. Ask a librarian if you don't know how to find them
Subject specific encyclopaedias and dictionaries
| Crime and Criminology | Law Ref KM 695 - KM 706 |
| Medical Law | Law Ref KN 185 |
| Torts | Law Ref KB 100 |
| International Law | Law Ref KC 71 - KC 405 |
| Human Rights | Law Ref KC 200 - KC 217 |
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