BarTalk April 2004
Volume 16, Number 2

As of March 1, 2004, the B.C. Courthouse Library Society (BCCLS) provides free access to Westlaw eCarswell’s LawSource on all courthouse library computers outside of Vancouver.

The information on LawSource is available to lawyers and members of the public of B.C. as a result of subscription negotiations held between BCCLS and Carswell. There is no cost to access LawSource on the public access computers at courthouse libraries outside Vancouver. The only cost to users is the standard $0.25 per page charge for self-service printing.

Some of the resources available on LawSource include: Canadian case law; federal and provincial legislation; Canadian Encyclopedic Digest; The Canadian Abridgment; and KeyCite Canada.

Training on eCarswell
Training programs are underway in the six regional courthouse libraries: Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, New Westminster, Prince George and Victoria. The BCCLS will travel throughout B.C to smaller locations with courthouse libraries to train lawyers. Visit www.bccls.bc.ca for dates and locations of training programs and orientation sessions or call 1-800-665-2570.

This article was published in the April 2004 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.