Step by Step instructions on how to locate and download law journal articles from the Library's databases.

1. Locating a Law Journal Articles
Rita Lam
Research Librarian, Law
28th July 2015

2. Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in
Governance: The Singapore Way” (2000) 30 HKLJ 91
AUTHOR
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in
Governance: The Singapore Way” (2000) 30 HKLJ
91
ARTICLE TITLE
Structure of journal citation
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in
Governance: The Singapore Way” (2000) 30 HKLJ 91
Eugene Kheng-Boon Tan, “Law and Values in
Governance: The Singapore Way” (2000) 30 HKLJ 91
(YEAR) VOLUME JOURNAL TITLE START PAGE

3. Locating a law article
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

4. Journal Article
Wai Yee Wan, “Directors’ Defence of Reliance on
Professional Advisers under Anglo-Australian Law ”
(2015) 44 CLWR 71

5. Locating a law article
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

7. Law Research Navigator http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/LAW

10. Locating a law article
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

12. Enter full journal
title

13. One more click to open the source in a new window

18. Click the pdf icon to download print images of the full text

21. Offsite Login
• You will be prompted to authenticate (see the
screen shot below for IE & Firefox, and the SMU
single sign-on page)
• Type your SMU domain SMU id(e.g.
smustuac.tan.2012 or smustfactan) and password
then click on OK or Log In

22. Locate the article
Andrew Phang “Jury Trial in Singapore and
Malaysia: The Unmaking of a Legal
Institution” [1983] 25 Mal LR 50

24. Locating a law article
Check the legal
abbreviation of the
journal
Search full journal title
in 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

25. Law Research Navigator http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/LAW

30. Locate the article
Paul Daly, “Wednesbury’s Reason and Structure”
[2011] Pub L 238

32. Locating a law article
Check the legal
abbreviation of the
journal
Search full journal title
in 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

33. Paul Daly, “Wednesbury’s Reason and Structure” [2011] Pub L 238
Law Research Navigator http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/LAW

36. Click on: Public Law (UKPL)

37. Select TITLE – TI() from the fields menu

38. Place the article title in quotation marks

40. • Click on the icon to download the article
• Ensure pop-up blockers are disabled

43. Questions?
Email library@smu.edu.sg