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Reading Lists

We have been working with lecturers over the summer of 2020 to switch to eresources for your modules and make them accessible directly through your MyReadingLists:

New to Reading Lists?

Find out how to look up your module reading lists in the Getting Started With the Library - Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates section of this guide - look for the navigation button in the top left corner!

The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations

Legal journal titles and other publications often appear as abbreviations in citations and references. Many titles can share the same initials, so this can be confusing. The Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations is a free to use tool that tells you which titles match which set of initials:

When you know the title of the journal you need, you can use Library Search to see if it is held at King's:

New to using Library Search?

Find out how to use Library Search to find the books and items you need in the Getting Started With the Library - Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates section of this guide - look for the navigation button in the top left corner!

Kortext e-textbooks

If a title in your reading list is supplied as a Kortext e-textbook (please ask your module leader for confirmation), the resources page linked below is designed to help you get the most from this versatile format.

The page features guidance on highlighting text, searching text, making notes, sharing notes, exporting references, together with information on how to use the mobile apps reader:

Books and articles in King's libraries - BLP

Libraries & Collections provides a range of books and online journals to support your studies and research. All of our print books, and most journal articles can be located with Library Search:

New to using Library Search?

Find out how to use Library Search to find the books and items you need in the Getting Started With the Library - Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates section of this guide - look for the navigation button in the top left corner!

Key Classmarks for your subject - BLP

  • H - Social Sciences   
  • HA - Statistics
  • HD - Industry
  • HF - Commerce
  • HG - Economics
  • HJ - Public Finance
  • HM - Sociology

Books on your subject can be found at:

  • KD1621-1630 - Commercial law
  • KD1554-1920 - Contract law
  • KD 3930-4645 - Constitutional and Administrative law
  • KD2435 - Construction law
  • KD7850-8090 - Criminal law
  • KJ-KKZ - EU law
  • KD1261-1450 - Intellectual property
  • JX-JZ - International law
  • KD3395-3417 - Medical law and ethics
  • HV - State crime
  • KD5351-5605 - Tax law
  • KD1941-2004 - Tort law

Books on your subject can be found at:

  • H - Social Sciences  
  • HA - Statistics
  • HF - Political economy
  • HG - Economics
  • HV - Social Policy and Public Welfare.  Crime
  • J - Political Science
  • JC - Political Theory
  • JX - International Law
  • JZ - International Relations

Books on your subject can be found at:

Online book collections

These online book collections won't be searched by Library Search but contain thousands of titles on a huge variety of subjects. Check each collection's description for details of borrowing procedures and limitations.

Don't forget: You can browse the full range of databases and resources with the A-Z databases list: