Our libraries will be closed on 8 Dec 2025 from noon onwards, with the exception of these spaces.
Central Library, Level 1 (excluding RBR; includes NUS Co-Op & Soup Spoon)
Medicine+Science Library, Level 1 Atrium & Level 2 Study Space
In addition, Central Library Level 4 will also be closed on 12 & 13 Dec 2025. All other levels remain open as usual.
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- What's on
Database Migration: LawNet
LawNet is migrating to LawNet 4.0, with a new design and improved search features.
What’s New & Improved
- Redesigned Search Experience – Classic search now accepts Boolean operators and natural language queries (e.g. “elements of fraudulent misrepresentation in contract law”) – Type-ahead suggestions as you type titles
- Enhanced Search Relevance Algorithm – Prioritisation of matches in catchwords, facts, holdings over body content – Boosting based on court hierarchy, case treatments, content type
- Results & Filters – Infinite scroll (results load as you scroll) – “Back to Top” button for convenient navigation – Improved filtering (by content type, jurisdiction, date ranges)
- Document Previews & In-page Navigation – Preview documents before entering full view – Tabs for Details, Text Match, Facts, Holdings, Content – Highlighted search terms in blue within documents – “Traffic light” indicators to show how later cases treated a judgment (e.g. green = followed)
- LawNet AI Q&A-Based Search (In Progress) – Ask queries in natural language (e.g. “What are the elements of misrepresentation?”) – Responses will be generated with sourcing; model is experimental and uses RAG + LLM tuned for legal domain
- Legislation Module (In Progress) – Launches initially with the Companies Act (as of 4 March 2024), with more legislations added progressively – Legislation pages include table of contents, reference tracing to judgments, etc. with the Companies Act, more laws will be added over time.
⚠️ Known Issues
- LawNet AI Q&A-Based search is currently not working.
- The “Academy Library” is not appearing in the left navigation menu.
The LawNet team is currently working to resolve these issues.
Please note that both the old and new LawNet platforms are currently accessible.
If you encounter any access issues, please email clbfrm02@nus.edu.sg and include screenshots of the error messages.
We appreciate your patience and understanding while these improvements are being made.
Institutionally Paid OA for NUS Authors
NUS Libraries, School of Computing, and the Office of the Deputy President (Research & Technology) have worked together to enter into a 5-year open access agreement with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). For all submissions to ACM made between Jan 1, 2021 and Dec 31, 2025, NUS corresponding authors can publish OA at no cost to the author.
Library-Supported Free-to-Publish Model
NUS Libraries is now a supporting institution of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) from Sep 2020 to Sep 2021. The OLH is an academic publishing platform that supports 22 fully OA academic journals from across the humanities disciplines. Unlike many OA publishers, the OLH does not charge any author fees. Instead, an international library consortium covers its operational costs.
*Based on NUS Libraries’ internal analysis of compiled Web of Science data.
