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“Wij bieden sinds 1 januari geen toegang meer tot betaalde inhoud van de FD website. Het consortium van universiteiten en FD media (het bedrijf achter Het Financieele Dagblad) werden het niet eens over dataverzameling en privacy. Als u gebruik maakt van digitale bronnen die de Universiteitsbibliotheek aanbiedt, wordt uw data minimaal gedeeld en zoveel mogelijk geanonimiseerd. Om de FD website te gebruiken moeten gebruikers echter nog een account aan maken en akkoord gaan met voorwaarden van FD Media, waarin o.a. toestemming wordt gegeven voor het verzamelen van data. Met deze extra dataverzameling zijn de universiteiten niet akkoord gegaan. 

U kunt echter veel van de artikelen uit Het Financieele Dagblad ook vinden in Nexis Uni:

• Ga naar https://libguides.eur.nl/nexisuni.
• Klik op Bronnen, te vinden rechts in de bovenste balk.
• Vul "Het Financieele Dagblad" in de zoekbalk onder Zoek bronnen en druk op het vergrootglas icoontje
• Klik op Het Financieele Dagblad in de zoekresultaten. De artikelen zijn vervolgens geordend op datum: nieuwste eerst.

Let wel: Nexis Uni bevat alleen de tekst van artikelen. Toegang tot bepaalde artikelen van freelancers en andere bronnen binnen Het FD (bijv. columns en advertenties) zijn niet altijd beschikbaar.”

Helaas heeft FD Media besloten hun content uit nieuwsdatabanken, zoals NexisUni, te verwijderen.

Hierdoor kunnen we de digitale content van het Financieele Dagblad ook niet via een andere partij aanbieden.

Due to a breakdown in negotiations between FD Media and SURF B.V., the University Library’s EUR license with FD Media for the Financieele Dagblad (FD) will not be renewed.

SURF negotiates with various publishers on behalf of universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. The reason for the breakdown in negotiations is that FD Media does not meet SURF's requirements regarding privacy and anonymous access. EUR's access to the FD will end on 1 January 2025.

More information

For questions or comments, please contact M.H. Holwerda, Head of Collection Management & Access, University Library.

See also: https://www.surf.nl/en/magazine/public-values-under-pressure-libraries-draw-line-at-licence-negotiations

I am happy to inform you that the handbook Contextualising legal research: a methodological guide by Sanne Taekema and Wibren van den Burg is currently available as an eBook through Erasmus University Library.

https://eur.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1422226596

From the publisher:
Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of legal research, this informative book presents a methodological framework for law-in-context research design. It argues that legal scholarship relies on the interpretive and argumentative methods of the humanities, but also requires empirical input due to its focus on social reality.

Table of Contents:
Part I: Doctrinal research

Introduction: Methodology of legal research
Relative autonomy : a characterisation of doctrinal legal scholarship
Methods of doctrinal research
Theoretical and normative frameworks for legal research
Methodologies for law-in-context research

Part II: Interdisciplinary doctrinal research

The promises of interdisciplinary doctrinal research
Evaluations and recommendations
Problems of interdisciplinary research
Methodological design

Part III: Law and humanities

Law and humanities research : an introduction
Legal philosophy as an enrichment of doctrinal research
Law and ethics : deepening normative arguments
Law and literature : engagement with language

Part IV: Concluding reflections

Using interdisciplinary doctrinal research : research for law reform.

Introduction:
Researchers will sometimes find references to publications which are not available anywhere. There is a catalogue reference, a reference at a book-sellers platform or a reference in another publication. And then you cannot find it and your library informs you they cannot provide it.

But surely it must exist? Why else are there references within other books or catalogues? And the reference is 10 years old!

Congratulations, you might have found a Ghost Publication; a publication that was (is) planned but did not come into being (yet).

Ghost creation
There are 2 ways for Ghost Publications to come into being:

• The author/publisher cancelled the publication, but references were added to catalogues and websites.
• The publication is (still) forthcoming, and references were added to catalogues and websites in advance.

Publications that never were
The publication was announced. Libraries pre-ordered it and added it to the catalogue, booksellers already added it to their platform, authors added it to their literature lists… This was in anticipation of it becoming available…. And then it was cancelled by the author or the publisher. The reference still exists, but to a publication that never was.

Publications that will come…. probably…
And sometimes the publication is still forthcoming… but just takes some time. With the ‘some’ being relative; 5 years, 10 years, 15 years… it is all possible and has happened before. 
This might also result in the cancellation of the publication if it takes too long or if the author passes away.
And perhaps…. it might really come into being, any day now…

What can you do?
If there is a Ghost Publication you are really interested in, your best option is to contact the author and inquire. Perhaps the publication has a new title…. or perhaps the author can share the manuscript with you.

Image created by Niels van Tol with Microsoft Copilot

Rechtsorde heeft ‘GenIA-L’ geïntroduceerd, een generatieve AI-toepassing. Deze toepassing geeft je als gebruiker een andere methode om antwoorden te vinden op jouw juridische vragen, naast de traditionele manier van zoeken.

Wat levert deze toepassing?
GenIA-L voegt de beste zoekresultaten samen tot één alinea die jouw zoekvraag tracht te beantwoorden. Bij dit gegenereerde antwoord wordt verwezen naar de originele documenten en worden de gebruikte referenties getoond. Het gegenereerde antwoord kan dan ook geverifieerd worden.

Vervangt GenIA-L de traditionele manier van zoeken?
De traditionele manier van zoeken zal niet worden vervangen en blijft naast GenIA-L bestaan. Als je GenIA-L gebruikt krijg je dezelfde resultaten als bij de traditionele standaardmethode, maar dat resultaat staat onder het gegenereerde antwoord en zal dan ook minder opvallen.

Welke bronnen worden gebruikt door GenIA-L?
Dit is afhankelijk van 2 factoren; de abonnementen van de EUR, én de toestemming van deze uitgevers om hun inhoud door GenIA-L te laten doorzoeken en gebruiken.

Naast openbaar beschikbare documenten, zoals wet- en regelgeving en jurisprudentie, komen alleen documenten waar de EUR een licentie op heeft terug in de referenties. Heeft de EUR geen licentie? Dan worden deze documenten niet gebruikt door GenIA-L. Momenteel worden documenten van de volgende uitgevers gebruikt:

• Ars Aequi
• Den Hollander
• SDU
• M.A.D.Lex (VAST)
• Uitgeverij Paris

Daarnaast is Rechtsorde nog in gesprek met andere uitgevers om hun documenten te laten doorzoeken en gebruiken door GenIA-L. Deze documenten worden nu nog niet door GenIA-L gebruikt en dit betreft documenten van de volgende uitgevers waarop de EUR een licentie heeft:

• Wolters Kluwer
• Boom Uitgevers

En nu verder?
Ben je geïnteresseerd in het gebruik van generatieve AI in het juridisch vakgebied? Of wil je kijken wat de mogelijkheden voor jou zijn? Vanaf nu is dit mogelijk; maak er gebruik van!

Vragen en Opmerkingen?
Mochten er vragen of opmerkingen zijn over het abonnement Rechtsorde, neem dan contact op met Niels van Tol, Law Faculty Liaison; vantol@eur.nl

Mochten er vragen zijn over de achterliggende AI-technologie, security & privacy, dan heeft Rechtsorde aanvullende technische informatie beschikbaar. Bij interesse voor deze informatie kan er contact opgenomen worden met het team van Rechtsorde via: support@rechtsorde.nl of 088 6780 200.

Erasmus University Rotterdam now has access to the 6th edition of "Crime and Everyday Life : A Brief Introduction" by Marcus Felson and Mary Eckert.

An interesting book on crime and society, providing a good introduction on the why and how of crime in society, and offering practical tips and ideas on preventing crime, as it is easier to prevent then to cure.

• Chapter 1: Eight Fallacies About Crime
• Chapter 2: The Chemistry for Crime
• Chapter 3: Offenders Make Decisions
• Chapter 4: Bringing Crime to You
• Chapter 5: Teenage Crime
• Chapter 6: Big Gang Theory
• Chapter 7: How Crime Multiplies
• Chapter 8: Situational Crime Prevention
• Chapter 9: Local Design Against Crime
• Chapter 10: The Age of Exposure

Catalogue Link to Crime and Everyday Life

3 new digital titles have been acquired for the collection of the Erasmus University Library, based on requests by researchers and professors.

This trial has now ended
The University Library has taken a 1-month trial on Wolters Kluwer China Law & Reference till the 8th of February 2024

Wolters Kluwer China Law & Reference

China Law & Reference contains laws, administrative-, departmental-, local-, and military regulations, judicial interpretations, industry standards, and treaties of the People's Republic of China. Also available are 500+ cases, over 3200 articles, 72 commentaries, and over 28.000 Law Expresses (news items).

The documents are available either in Chinese or English, with treaties and regulations being available in a double-language overview.

Access is on IP-basis, so using it from outside the campus requires you to use eduVPN.

For comments and feedback, please fill out this LibWizard Form 

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a good and fruitful 2024!

Met ingang van woensdag 22 november is InView Essential de nieuw naam van Navigator.

Wat er verandert:

• Met ingang van die datum zal er een nieuwe website zijn; inview.nl

Wat (nog) hetzelfde blijft:

• De 'klassieke' Navigator (navigator.nl) blijft (nog) beschikbaar, in ieder geval tot eind januari 2024.
• URL-links naar materialen op Navigator worden automatisch doorverwezen naar dezelfde materialen op Inview
• De functionaliteiten blijven hetzelfde

Mochten er vragen zijn, neem dan met mij contact op: vantol@eur.nl

Wolters Kluwer has added a tab for the UP (Unitary Patent) and UPC (Unified Patent Court) and a Case Law Tracker, to Kluwer IP Law.

The UP and UPC Tab contains 2 eBooks, UP & UPC Blogs, UP and UPC News, the UPC Case Law Tracker, and the UP White Paper (registration required).
The UPC Case Law Tracker brings decisions and relevant orders from the Unified Patent Court, which has been operational since June 2023.
Expert analysts comprehensively document and summarize cases, delivering:

• Succinct overviews of decisions in English,
• In-depth English case annotations, and
• Complete decision texts in their original languages.

Link: Kluwer IP Law

Op 16 augustus 2023 zal SDU OpMaat migreren naar een nieuw platform. Na de migratie komen gebruikers dan ook in de nieuwe omgeving terecht. Deze nieuwe omgeving heeft een andere layout maar inhoudelijk zal er niets veranderen.
Ook de methode van toegang tot SDU OpMaat blijft hetzelfde: SDU OpMaat

Belangrijk!
De links naar content binnen SDU OpMaat zullen veranderen.
SDU zal zorgen dat tot 6 maanden na de migratie de oude links nog zullen verwijzen naar content op het nieuwe platform.
Na de migratie is het belangrijk om links in studiegidsen, lesmaterialen en op Canvas aan te passen.

Een overzicht van de nieuwe links is beschikbaar: Links migratie SDU OpMaat (Excel)

SDU OpMaat will migrate to a new platform on the 16th of August 2023. After the migration, users will automatically access the new environment.
This new environment has a different layout, but nothing will change in terms of content.
The method to access SDU OpMaat remains the same. SDU OpMaat

Important!
Links to content within SDU OpMaat will change.
SDU will ensure that the old links will still refer to content on the new platform for up to 6 months after the migration.
After the migration it is important to adjust the links in study guides, teaching materials and on Canvas.

An overview of the new links is available: Links migration SDU OpMaat (Excel)

The library has purchased a number of books on Maritime Law:

• Cartner on the international law of the shipmaster : on the new command at sea / John A.C. Cartner
  Available

• Coast Guards and International Maritime Law Enforcement / Suk Kyoon Kim
  Available

• Environmental Norms in Maritime Law / Michael N. Tsimplis
  Available (3 simultaneous users)

• The Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea / Arunachalam Kasi
  Available

• New Maritime Business / Byoung-Wook Ko & Dong-Wook Song (eds)
  Available

• Commercial and Maritime Law in China and Europe / Shangnan Jia & Lijun Liz Zhao
  Available

• Maritime Law / Yvonne Baatz (ed), 5th edition, 2020
  Available

Kluwer heeft een nieuw deel uitgebracht in de reeks Tekst & Commentaar; Tekst & Commentaar Omgevingswet.

Hoewel deze wet- en regelgeving nog niet in werking is getreden (iwtr. nog niet bekend) is dit een interessante publicatie voor iedere jurist die zich bezig houdt met zaken betreffende de ruimtelijke omgeving.
Deze publicatie is alleen in de Nederlandse taal beschikbaar.

T&C: Omgevingswet
Log in voor iedereen: Student : Login met je WO/HBO account

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Kluwer has published a new book in the series Tekst & Commentaar (Text and Commentary); Tekst & Commentaar Omgevingswet (Text and Commentary Environment and Planning Act).

Even though the law and regulations have not yet come into force (iwtr. nog niet bekend - coming into force; not yet known), this is an interesting publication for every jurist involved with cases regarding the physical environment. This publication is only available in the Dutch language.

T&C: Omgevingswet
Login for everyone: Student : Login with WO/HBO account

For English researchers there is an official English translation of the Environment and Planning Act of The Netherlands available:
IPLO: Environment and Planning Act of the Netherlands

Nieuw abonnement: InView

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam heeft een abonnement genomen op InView, de nieuwe databank van Wolters Kluwer.  https://legal.inview.nl/

Login voor zowel studenten als medewerkers via:


In ontwikkeling
Deze databank is nog in ontwikkeling en nieuwe inhoud, waaronder verdere rechtsgebieden, wordt gedurende het jaar toegevoegd. Ook rechtspraak van voor 2015 is zeer beperkt voorzien van extra informatie. Op dit moment is informatie van de volgende 4 rechtsgebieden beschikbaar:

- arbeidsrecht
- contractenrecht
- ondernemingsrecht
- insolventierecht

Inhoud
Veel van de inhoud is ook beschikbaar via Kluwer Navigator, maar InView concentreert deze inhoud en voorziet deze van extra informatie, waardoor het mogelijk is om sneller tot de essentie van zowel wetsartikelen als uitspraken te komen. Hiertoe biedt InView voor de beschikbare rechtsgebieden 2 ingangen; research en zaakanalyse.

Research biedt de mogelijkheid sneller tot de essentie van een onderwerp te komen doordat de informatie geconcentreerd  wordt; informatie over een wetsartikel wordt in 4 delen aangeboden:

• Oriëntatie: een inleiding tot het onderwerp bevattende de tekst van het wetsartikel, aangevuld met de behandeling in de Tekst & Commentaar, verwijzing naar gerelateerde onderwerpen, en belangrijke rechtspraak.
• Verdiepend: een overzicht van besprekingen van het wetsartikel in tijdschriftartikelen en naslagwerken. Als Legal Intelligence is geactiveerd bij integraties dan worden ook de daar aanwezige verwijzingen getoond. Zie integraties voor beschikbare materialen via Legal Intelligence.
• Jurisprudentie:  uitspraken die verband houden met het wetsartikel. Hierbinnen is het mogelijk te filteren op rechtbank, datum, en rechtsgrond.
• Ontwikkelingen: een overzicht van de laatste uitspraken, aangevuld met een grafisch overzicht het aantal uitspraken over het onderwerp sinds 2000 (uitspraken voor 2015 worden bijna niet weergegeven). 

Zaakanalyse biedt de mogelijkheid om snel tot de essentie van een uitspraak te komen doordat de uitspraken worden toegelicht met de relevante rechtsgronden én de beoordeling daarvan door de betreffende rechtbank en het betreffende fragment van de uitspraak. 
Zie het voorbeeld hieronder:

Zaakanalyse geeft verder een inzicht in trends betreffende rechtsgronden zoals het aantal zaken per jaar, hoe (vervuld, onvervuld, anders) een rechtsgrond wordt beoordeeld, de beoordeling per instantie, en het aantal uitspraken per type gerecht. Het is mogelijk hierbinnen te filteren.

Verder is er een overzicht beschikbaar van alle (beschikbare) zaken waarin de specifieke (of hogere) rechtsgrond ter sprake is gekomen.

Zaakanalyse is op gebaseerd op door rechtspraak.nl openbaar gepubliceerde rechtspraak vanaf 2015. Bij eerdere rechtspraak ontbreekt de beoordeling.

Verdere opties
Inview biedt ook (tijdschrift en boek) uitgaven aan op de beschikbare rechtsgebieden, deze informatie is ook volledig beschikbaar via Navigator.
De Modellen voor de Rechtspraktijk zijn dezelfde als in Navigator, maar alleen modellen van de 4 rechtsgebieden zijn beschikbaar via InView.
De optie om te abonneren op nieuws is welkom, maar werkt nog niet naar behoren.

Uitspraken van de Hoge Raad worden tevens voorzien van een tijdslijn met daarop voorgaande uitspraken, beroepschriften, conclusie van de A-G, en de uitspraak van de Hoge Raad. Doordat deze informatie opvraagbaar is, is het mogelijk de ‘ontwikkeling’ van een uitspraak van de Hoge Raad te volgen.

Integraties
Inview kan geintegreerd worden met een aantal andere platformen. Hierbij raad ik vooral de integratie met Legal Intelligence aan, aangezien hierdoor meer bronnen en materialen beschikbaar komen binnen de optie 'Research: verdieping'

Integraties zijn er voor:

- Legal Intelligence
- Company.info
- Legalsense
- DMSforLegal van Epona
- iManageWork (Beta)
- TIQ Time (Beta)

Nawoord
Hoewel het in ontwikkeling is, hoop ik dat deze databank nuttige informatie kan leveren voor zowel onderzoekers, studenten, en docenten.
Wolters Kluwer ontvangt graag feedback over InView, en ook ik ben uiteraard benieuwd naar uw aan- en opmerkingen.

Erasmus University has taken a 3-month trial on the Henry Stewart Business and Management Collection. This trial will give us access to this collection containing titles in the field of banking, management, marketing, and real estate, till the 20^th of April 2023.

Although these are not specific 'legal' journals, I would like to bring them to your attention as they might give new insights.

HeinOnline has partnered with Fastcase, providing extra search tools to the database. 

Fastcase is available in 2 forms; Basic and Premium. The EUR has access to Fastcase Basic, as that is included at no costs in our subscription.

Fastcase Basic provides

• case law linking: linking to US case law within articles and documents
• citation look-up: looking up case law in Fastcase
• negative treatment indicator: when viewed in Fastcase, a negative treatment indicator will show whether the case was reversed or overturned on any grounds
• scholar check, providing information on the number of articles a case has been cited in, with a direct link to the list of these articles

HeinOnline created a small libguide on the new research tools.
Libguide HeinOnline: Fastcase Basic

For a quick overview, watch this short video:

De 2022 editie van de Leidraad voor juridische auteurs is online beschikbaar via Kluwer Navigator:

Kluwer Navigator - Leidraad voor juridische auteurs
Login via WO/HBO

The Open and Responsible Science program (ORS) wishes to recognize projects that include open, transparent, inclusive, and responsible scholarship practices. In November 2022, ORS will award separate prizes to celebrate commitment to three important pillars of open science:

• Open Research
• Open Education
• Societal Engagement

The winners in each category will receive €2500 to be invested in research and educational materials.

Eligibility Criteria
Eligible projects must fulfill the following criteria:

• Carried out by academic and/or support staff employed at EUR and/or Erasmus MC at the time of submission. Examples: PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, lecturers, assistant/associate/full professors, data stewards, software engineers.
• Projects carried out by visiting staff with EUR and/or Erasmus MC affiliation at the time of submission are also eligible.
• Demonstrable implementation of one or more open research practices in the research project or educational activity (see Examples of Open Scholarship Practices section).
• The project has not received the ORS Award in previous editions.

Submission Procedure

• Self-nominations (i.e., projects the nominees have participated in) as well as nominations of other projects are welcome.
• Submissions will be accepted from August 23rd 2022.
• The submission deadline is September 30th 2022.
• Applicants must send an email to ors.award@eur.nl, with the following information in attachment:
  • An application letter (max. one page) introducing the project, clarifying for which award it is nominated, and why the application warrants consideration.
  • An appendix (max. one page) with a short description (one paragraph) and corresponding direct links to 1 project that demonstrates the relevant open research practices (see Examples of Open Scholarship Practices section).
  • Apart from the application letter and the appendix, no further material will be considered.
• If projects are nominated by someone who was not directly involved in the work, the project team will be notified and given the opportunity to supplement their application with information that the nominator might not be aware of. This procedure aims to level the playing field by allowing all teams to present the information they deem relevant for the award.
• Teams including early-career researchers from underrepresented groups as well as research support staff are especially encouraged to apply.
• The jury will only consider projects from the last 5 years (i.e.,. developed and/or published between 2018 and 2022).

Examples of Open Scholarship Practices

Open scholarship practices include (but are not limited to):

• Open access publication: gold, diamond, and/or green (on a preprint server, e.g. MedRxiv, BioRxiv, PsyArXiv, or institutional repository, e.g., Pure)
• Public sharing of analysis code, materials, data, and/or hardware schematics (e.g., on GitHub, EUR Data Repository, OSF)
• Public preregistration (e.g., on OSF Registries, EU Clinical Trials Register)
• Registered Report accepted at Stage I or Stage II
• Creating and/or contributing to open source software and/or publishing a data/software paper (e.g., on the Journal of Open Source Software)
• Creating and/or contributing to open educational materials (e.g., publicly available course slides, MOOCs, The Turing Way)
• Engaging the public and/or service users in the research and educational process (e.g., science communication, citizen science projects, living labs)
• Conducting “research on research” (e.g., metascience, philosophy of science)
• Engaging in open peer review, pre- or post-publication (e.g., PubPeer)

This list is not exhaustive. We will consider any other practices that contribute to transparent and engaged scholarship.

Evaluation Procedure

The jury consists of academics and professional staff knowledgeable about various aspects of open scholarship practices.

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• quantitative assessment, e.g., the number of open scholarship practices the project includes;
• qualitative assessment, a cursory assessment of how open scholarship practices have been implemented (e.g., whether open data are properly described to facilitate reuse, or the specificity of a preregistration).

Qualitative assessment will account for the majority of the evaluation.

Applications will be evaluated in two rounds. In the first round, each application will be evaluated by at least two jury members^[1] based on the aforementioned criteria and assigned a rank. In the second round, the top 3 applications for each award will be evaluated by all jury members and the award winners will be selected. Should multiple projects be equally ranked, the winner will be selected at random.

De 165 titels in de digitale collectie van Ars Aequi zijn nu ook ontsloten via Legal Intelligence; studenten en medewerkers kunnen deze titels en hun inhoud nu ook vinden en raadplegen via dit platform.

The EUR now has unlimited, DRM-free access to this book on day fines in Europe.

Pecuniary fines are a form of punishment for criminal offences and the one most people encounter on a regular basis, for example in the form of fines for traffic offenses. Many jurisdictions work with a system where the fine reflects the severity of the offense and is fixed based on the offense: so-called fixed fines. However, the fixed fine is problematic when the fine can be completely disregarded by the offender as a result of the offender's wealth; if an offender has a million euro's, a fine of € 1000,- is nothing, while a similar fine for an unemployed offender will be a big deal. To prevent inequality regarding punishment for offenses between the wealthy and the poor, the day fine is a possible solution, one where both the severity of the crime and the financial state of the offender can be taken into account.

This book analyses the system of day fines in the currently implementing countries in Europe, the challenges regarding implementation and practice, and the advantages and disadvantages of the system compared to fixed fines.

sEURch: Day Fines in Europe

Erasmus University has taken a subscription to the Jus Mundi Search Engine for International Law and Arbitration.

Jus Mundi is a new search engine and the legal content indexed is gathered from three key sources: partnerships with international organizations, contributors, and local public sources. A search engine under development, the current materials cover Investment Arbitration, International Trade Law, and Commercial Arbitration. Plans for the future include adding more areas of law, such as Sports Law and Environmental Law.

Also interesting are their Wiki Notes: encyclopedic articles on legal topics. These are currently mostly focusing on the subject of Investment Law and Arbitration, although articles on the subject of International Sports Law and Arbitration are in the making.

We hope you will find the subscription to Jus Mundi beneficial and look forward to your feedback.

Jus Mundi

Jus Mundi Wiki

Jus Mundi Feedback

The university library acquired DRM-free unlimited access to the book The Law and Business of Litigation Finance by Steven Friel
sEURch Catalogue record

The Law and Business of Litigation Finance considers the international development of the law and practice of high value litigation and arbitration funding. It is an essential guide for those who provide or seek such funding, as well as for anyone who wishes to understand the litigation funding process and to avoid pitfalls.
- Website Bloomsbury Collections

For lecturers, the contents of the book can be used for educational purposes.
Using a link to the online material(s) should be preferred above uploading the material to the ERR (Educational Resources Repository).

For students and researchers, the contents may be used for both study and research.

De Universiteitsbibliotheek heeft een digitaal exemplaar aangeschaft van:

P.C. Vas Nunes / Discriminatie in Arbeid, Boom Juridisch, 2021.
Titelbeschrijving in sEURch

Van de BJU-website:
Het eerste gedeelte van dit actuele boek over discriminatie in arbeid behandelt de algemene leerstukken. Het tweede gedeelte past deze leerstukken toe op de verschillende stadia van de arbeidsverhouding: werving, sollicitatie, beloning, promotie, arbeidsvoorwaarden en arbeidsomstandigheden, ontslag, ontslagvergoeding en doorwerken na pensioen.

ISLG is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a competition. There are 5 prizes to be won and if you want to participate, send them a paper or video on how ISLG helped you conduct your research.

For more details, see LinkedIn

This Trial has now ended

The library has taken a trial on EBSCOhost Criminal Justice Abstracts. The Trial will run till the 30th of April 2022.

Criminal Justice Abstracts is a leading bibliographic database for criminal justice and criminology research, providing cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for journals covering all related subjects, including forensic sciences, corrections, policing, criminal law and investigation.
The content contains 678 journals of which 493 are active and 439 of those are peer reviewed journals

If you use the resource, please share your thoughts in the feedback form.

Link: Criminal Justice Abstracts

Feedback form: Feedback Form 

Volume 32 of the Hague Yearbook of International Law is now available to students and researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

sEURch: Volume 32 Hague Yearbook of International Law

Table of contents:
J. Vidmar / The Structural Crack of the International Legal System

A. Müller / De Facto Independent Regimes and Overarching Human Rights Duties

S. McGibbon / The ‘Unwilling or Unable’ Doctrine Unmasked

M.C. Iacovides / Topoi of Ambiguity: WTO Membership without Statehood

A. Panepinto / International Courts and Contested Statehood

D. Dam-de Jong / Greening the Economy of Armed Conflict

T. Hadden / Armed Groups and Emergent States

Probleem toegang Wolters Kluwer Navigator

Vorige week zijn 2 meldingen over de toegang tot Wolters Kluwer Navigator ontvangen, waarbij werd aangegeven dat deze gebruikers binnen Navigator slechts toegang kregen tot Kluwer TaxVisions en dat alle andere materialen niet toegankelijk waren. Tot nu toe lijkt dit probleem zich incidenteel voor te doen.

Mocht dit probleem zich voortdoen, dan kunt u contact opnemen met de klantenservice van Wolters Kluwer via servicedesk-nl@wolterskluwer.com. U wordt verzocht account-gegevens voor de servicedesk mee te sturen. Deze gegevens kunt u vinden via https://www.navigator.nl/info (inloggen WO/HBO).

Kunt u mij ook in de CC zetten: vantol@eur.nl?
Dan zal ik onmiddellijk contact op kunnen nemen met onze accountmanager bij Wolters Kluwer mocht blijken dat het probleem structureel is in plaats van incidenteel.

Issue access Wolters Kluwer Navigator
Last week, 2 notifications were received regarding the access to Wolters Kluwer Navigator, indicating that these users were only able to access Kluwer TaxVisions and that all other materials within Navigator were inaccessible. Up until now, the issue appears to be incidental

Should this issue occur, please contact Wolters Kluwer Customer Service at servicedesk-nl@wolterskluwer.com. You are requested to send account details for the service desk. You can find this information via https://www.navigator.nl/info (log in WO/HBO).

Can you also put me in the CC: vantol@eur.nl?
Then I will be able to immediately contact our account manager at Wolters Kluwer if it turns out that the issue is structural rather than incidental.

Met vriendelijke groet / with regards,

Niels van Tol, Law Faculty Liaison

De inhoud van het platform Ars Aequi is bijgewerkt per 1 januari 2022

1) Een nieuw digitaal product, Hoofdlijnen van de BV, is speciaal ontwikkeld door Ars Aequi:
Hoofdlijnen van de BV

2) Ars Aequi maakt op verzoek korte overnamen beschikbaar voor titels die binnen de Easy Access-afkoopregeling vallen. 
Docenten kunnen hiervoor contact opnemen met administratie@arsaequi.nl

3) 45 nieuwe digitale titels zijn toegevoegd voor studenten en onderzoekers
Ars Aequi digitale uitgaven

Bijzonder interessant en recent is onder meer:
- Covid-19 en recht: de coronacrisis bezien vanuit verschillende juridische perspectieven

Due to the tightened corona-measures some limitations are in effect:

•  the library will be open from 9.00-17.00 every day;
• Reservations for a study space can be made no more than 2 days in advance;
• The Library will also be closed on the 25th of December and the 1st of January;
  
  Furthermore:
• It is mandatory to wear a face mask when moving around in the Library;
• Keep a safe distance from others (of at least 1,5 meters);
• Stay home if you have symptoms of a cold or the flu;
• Come alone;
• Test yourself before going to the Library.

We wish you all good health.

Volume 31 of the Hague Yearbook of International Law is now available to students and researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

sEURch: Volume 31 Hague Yearbook of International Law

Table of contents:
M. Burnay & W. Muller / China, Law and Global Governance: Power through Rules or Rule Through Power?

M. Burnay / China and Global Governance: Towards a Low-Cost Global Legal Order?

W. Muller / The Power of Discourse: Doctrinal Implications of China’s Normative Aspirations

L. Bin / Cyber Sovereignty and Beyond: China’s Emerging Strategy for Global Cybersecurity Governance

G.A. Serghides / The Prohibition of Discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights: Interpretation, Application and Mechanism

K. Szopa / Defining the Margin to the Margin of Appreciation: Principle of Effectiveness as a Limit to Subsidiarity

T. Oyewo / The National Security Exception of the World Trade Organization: An Entirely Self-Judging Provision or Not?

As of today, Het Financieele Dagblad is visible and accessible as a digital newspaper to interested parties at EUR through this Link
The newspaper is also available as an App.
Note: Access to the FD requires the user to register an account with the FD

Vanaf vandaag is Het Financieele Dagblad als digitale krant zichtbaar en toegankelijk voor geïnteresseerden op de EUR via deze Link
De krant is ook als App beschikbaar.
Let op: Toegang tot het FD vereist dat de gebruiker een account registreert bij het FD

You can now enhance your journal browsing experience with BrowZine. It allows you to easily browse, read, and keep up-to-date with current scholarly journal content on any device. And offers you titles from the library’s journal subscriptions as well as Open Access titles and articles.

Make it personal
·        With My Bookself, users may easily follow titles of interest and be notified when new articles are published
·        My articles enables offline reading of saved articles
·        Integration with EndNote, RefWorks, Mendeley and other bibliographic services.
 
Download Browzine for free
BrowZine is available as a desktop version and as as a free app for all mobile devices.
 
More info
On our BrowZine Webpage you can learn all about the possibilities of the app.

Browzine: Law and Legal Studies Journals
Browzine: Business and Economics Journals

Kluwer TaxVisions is currently available for all students, staff and researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
This database provides short video presentations on tax-related topics. Every week, new videos are added containing the most important recent tax related developments, decisions and case law.
Kluwer TaxVisions is only available in the Dutch language but the text of each video is provided separately, allowing translation.

The collection is divided into two sections:

- Theme videos
Theme videos on important aspects of Dutch tax law. These theme videos provide a quick but thorough overview and are updated twice a year.

- VTO videos
VTO (VakTechnisch Overleg) videos provide a quick but through overview of Dutch tax developments, decisions and case law.

Login
Kluwer TaxVisions, select [inloggen], [ik heb reeds een abonnement]
Select WO/HBO and log in with your ERNA-account.

Introduction to your university library

The university library is currently providing short online workshops on how to use the library facilities, resources and services.

https://www.eur.nl/en/library/events/overview

A good preparation is half the work, and we therefore invite you to this short introduction to your Library.

In this online meeting, we will show you the basics on how to use all the facilities the Library offers. Explore our website and find out how to access all materials and services. There is an opportunity to ask questions.
 
This introduction will take between 30 and 45 minutes.
 
Introduction objectives
 
By the end of the introduction you will know how to: 

• Find and use our services and facilities;
• Gain access to the physical and digital collection;
• Request and borrow books and publications;
• Reserve a study space;
• Contact the library

Ebook available at EUR: Being well in academia : ways to feel stronger, safer and more connected 

Review by: Stephanie Triefus

There are many challenges to working in an academic setting, and rates of mental ill-health are disproportionately high in both student and university staff populations. Fortunately, universities are increasingly acknowledging and tackling this issue, and more resources are becoming available to help those who work in academia to be well and advocate for their mental health.  Erasmus University Library recently acquired Being Well in Academia: Ways to Feel Stronger, Safer and More Connected by Petra Boynton. This book is an excellent resource for everyone who works in academia, whether they are struggling with well-being themselves or wish to support someone who may be struggling. A member of the LGBTIQ* community herself, Boynton takes great care to be inclusive of different backgrounds, noting the unique experiences of and providing resources for people of colour, disabled people, neurodiverse people and the LGBTIQ* community and those with intersectional identities. Importantly, Boynton accounts for structural causes of mental and physical ill-health such as racism, poverty and trauma, referencing the ‘Unrecovery Star’ developed by Recovery In The Bin (p 77). For those who may be triggered by some of the content, Boynton includes passages on staying safe as you read, self-care and a detailed table of contents so that parts can be avoided if necessary.

After the book is introduced in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 is dedicated to the critical process of creating and maintaining your support network, taking an expansive view including pets, social media and your doctor. Chapter 3 explores the notion of giving and receiving care, providing a loose template for a care plan and step-by-step guide to seeking help. Information on helping others includes a detailed list of practical suggestions for how to effectively help others without sacrificing your own wellbeing, how to spot if a friend or colleague is in a crisis, and how to be an active bystander to address unacceptable behaviour in the workplace. Chapter 4 contains a detailed checklist of things readers may desire, require or be entitled to in the way of help, such as reasonable accommodations, financial information and assistance and training, followed by suggestions for how to help yourself. Chapter 5 is a glossary of ‘threats to your wellbeing’ with suggestions for strategies and resources to try. A handy table of warning signs and symptoms is provided in Chapter 6 to identify if you or another person are in distress, followed by suggestions of how to deal with distress. The question of how to look after yourself is covered in Chapter 7, including practical tips on what to do when you are overwhelmed, how to craft everyday rituals and routines, maintaining boundaries, nourishing yourself and connecting with nature. Finally, Chapter 8 considers future plans, including whether leaving academia is right for you, how to make a skills inventory, and how to reflect at the end of the work day.

Being Well in Academia is structured in an accessible, easily digestible format with bite-sized pieces of information and handy cross-referencing of themes in the margins. While it is not a workbook, the author has provided space for readers to note their responses or fill in further information in some sections. Short exercises are dotted throughout, inviting the reader to do written or mental exercises such as writing a list of all their positive personal characteristics. Each short section is followed by a ‘find out more’ section with links to relevant resources, though these tend to be websites from the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Being Well in Academia is not necessarily a book to read from beginning to end, but rather to dip into as the various challenges of academic life arise. Students, teachers and support staff alike would benefit from sharing this resource widely and normalising conversations about taking care of ourselves and one another at university.

This June will be focused on promoting ORCID at ESL. EUR researchers are encouraged to register for ORCID and populate their record. These efforts are rewarded with the ORCID June Lottery! Researchers can submit their 16-digit ORCID iDs here to participate in the ORCID Lottery draw.

ORCID iDs will be collected throughout the month and three lucky winners will be announced on June 30^th. Don’t miss out on the chance to win a prize!

ORCID Support

Do you need help registering for or using your ORCID iD?

Book an individual appointment with a member of the Erasmus Library ORCID Team and receive one-on-one guidance on how to make the most of your ORCID record. Find the available timeslots here.

Join one of the Library’s ORCID workshops for a walkthrough the most significant features of the ORCID record. Register here.

For the self-starters, check our EUR ORCID LibGuide for easy step-by-step tutorials. Topics covered include registering, adding publications, and tips & tricks.

ORCID Lottery

We hope to see many ESL researchers participate in the June lottery draw, sign-up and help us turn this summer ORCID green. Join the lottery here. [https://www.eur.nl/en/library/orcid-lottery]  

More information about ORCID can be found on the EUR ORCID Webpage [https://www.eur.nl/en/library/research-support/orcid]

All students, researchers, and staff at Erasmus University Rotterdam can take a free subscription to Recht.nl

This subscription is linked to a valid EUR (or other NL-university) mail account.It is is not possible to use another mail-domain like Gmail.
This offer is provided by Recht.nl. The EUR Library is not responsible for this offer.

For more info, please consult Recht.nl (Dutch only)

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Alle studenten, onderzoekers, en medewerkers van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam kunnen een gratis abonnement nemen op Recht.nl

Dit abonnement is gelinkt aan een geldig EUR (of ander NLse-universiteit) mailaccount. Het is niet mogelijk een ander maildomein te gebruiken zoals Gmail. Dit aanbod wordt gedaan door Recht.nl. De Bibliotheek van de EUR is niet verantwoordelijk voor dit aanbod.

Raadpleeg voor meer informatie Recht.nl

Recent doneerde prof. dr. Philip Hans Franses een exemplaar van zijn studieboek, Kwantitatief inzicht voor juristen, aan de universiteitsbibliotheek. 

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, van oorsprong de Nederlandse Handels-Hoogeschool en van 1939 tot 1973 de Nederlandse Economische Hoogeschool, heeft een speciale relatie met data: zonder gebruik en bewerking van kwantitatieve data is het moeilijk handel te drijven of onderbouwde economische keuzes te maken.

Voor juristen is werken met kwantitatieve data van belang: de berekening van kansen en het maken van inschattingen kan invloed hebben op juridische overwegingen en argumenten.
Dit geldt ook voor de rechtseconoom: hoe berekent men aan de hand van kwantitatieve data de (mogelijke) gevolgen van rechtsontwikkelingen om hun wenselijkheid te evalueren?

Deze publicatie zal juristen en rechtseconomen zeker ondersteuning bieden voor het werken met kwantitatieve data!

De publicatie is te leen via de catalogus: sEURch

Nieuwsbericht Erasmus School of Law: Link

Officiële webshop Uitgeverij Boom: Link

A new publication is now online available to all students and researchers at Erasmus University:

Health Data Privacy under the GDPR: Big Data Challenges and Regulatory Responses
Edited By Maria Tzanou
London, Routledge, 2020
ISBN 9780429022241

Available through sEURch

Through this book a number of authors analyze diverse questions regarding health data privacy under the GDPR.

1. The GDPR and (big) health data
2. Attribution of responsibility under the GDPR in the context of health data processing
3. Healthcare data about children in social media
4. European-wide big health data analytics under the GDPR
5. Privacy issues in eHealth and mHealth apps
6. Regulating non-personal data in the age of Big Data
7. Addressing big data and AI challenges
8. The GDPR, AI and the NHS Code of Conduct for Data-Driven Health and Care Technology

We hope that this book will provide new insights and will be the basis for new and fruitful research.

A new publication is now online available to all students and researchers at Erasmus University:

Janet Salmons & Helen Kara, Publishing from your Doctoral Research: create and use a publication strategy
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. 
ISBN 9780429441257
Workbook - Publishing from your doctoral research

Available through sEURch

"Publish or perish" is often an expression uttered regarding the need for academics to publish in order to further their academic career. Publishing is not easy (or everyone would do it) and this book is intended as a guide for academics using their doctoral research as the basis for their academic publishing career. 

Consisting of 12 chapters, each chapter covers a specific issue in the world of academic publishing.

1. How can publications help build my career?
2. How can I create new publications based on academic writings?
3. Why, when, and how should I publish journal articles?
4. Why, when, and how should I publish books?
5. Why, when, and how should I publish book chapters?
6. Why, when, and how should I publish case studies?
7. Why, when, and how should I work with publishers?
8. Why, when, and how should I use alternative methods of publishing?
9. Why, when, and how should I self-publish?
10. Why, when, and how should I use social media?
11. Why, when, and how should I contribute to a blog?
12. How can I implement my publication strategy?

Obviously, this book is also useful as the basis for non-academic publishing.

The best wishes for 2021
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De beste wensen voor 2021

The old year is passing, the new year is arriving

Het digitale aanbod van juridische uitgeverij ArsAequi via de UB is flink uitgebreid. Medewerkers en studenten hebben ruimer toegang gekregen tot de collectie, waaronder een groot aantal digitale boeken, alsook gedurende de Corona-restrictiemaatreglen op de campus, het webboek Capita Strafrecht.

Tevens zijn de tijdschriften ArsAequi en KwartaalSignaal, geannoteerde uitspraken uit Rechtspraak Vreemdelingenrecht (2004-2014), en artikelen gepubliceerd in de UCERF Familierecht-Reeks toegankelijk.
De collectie digitale boeken wordt binnenkort verder uitgebreid.
De toegang zal via ezProxy zijn waardoor de informatie makkelijk te benaderen blijft.

Erasmus University Library is organizing workshops For Erasmus University researchers (Master+) on creating, managing and using an ORCID iD.

ORCID, Open Researcher and Contributor ID, enhances the discoverability and visibility of your research, prevents name ambiguity issues, and saves time when applying for funding and/or publishing!

The next workshop will be held on Wednesday the 11th of November 10.00-11.30 but many more are planned.

Register for this workshop (or others) here!

Check the EUR Libguide for a good overview on what ORCID is, how it can make your academic life easier, or to contact the EUR ORCID Team directly.

Routledge has made 5 law monographs freely available for viewing till the end of October.

• Trials / Martha Merrill Umphrey. 2017
• Crime and Regulation / Fiona Haines. 2017
• International Law and Society: Empirical Approaches to Human Rights /Laura A. Dickinson. 2017
• Gender and Feminist Theory in Law and Society / Madhavi Sunder. 2017
• Ethnography and Law /  Eve Darian-Smith. 2017

Many other titles on different subject areas are also available.

On October 9, the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations and the German Federal Foreign Office will jointly host a ' Zoom' conference on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations.

This conference is open to all but registration is required.

• Event website
• Program
• Moderators and panelists
• Registration

The Libguide Law has been updated with a new layout and new content. All boxes are now changed into tabbed boxes. 
Some information has been reshuffled and links have been added or changed.

The Libguide, like law itself, is a work in progress and some changes will be made in the coming period.

If you have suggestions and improvements, contact me

New: EU Law Live 

The library has subscribed to the blog EU Law Live, containing news, analysis and op-ed articles concerning the law of the European Union.
Highly relevant for lawyers, academics, politicians, and the general public, EU Law Live covers developments in all fields of law, including taxation, institutions, technology and intellectual property. The blog is organized in 11 sections, complemented with a special section on the Covid-19 pandemic. EU Law Live is updated during the day.

You can:

• Read news, analysis and op-eds
• View the daily agenda regarding EU law
• Evaluate books based on reviews in the Library section
• Check upcoming and past EU law events in the Events section
• Quickly view the Weekend Edition for a selection of the most important op-eds, analysis and news

 We hope that this blog is useful in staying informed on the law of the European Union.

EU Law Live

Subscription to Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law

Erasmus University has take a subscription on OSAIL (OSAIL) till the end of 2020.

Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law contains over 180 full-text online editions of market-leading reference works and treatises published by Oxford University Press, including Oppenheim, and the Oxford Commentaries on International Law.