New Online Resource: LLMC Digital

The Great Library is pleased to announce a new addition to our digital collection: LLMC Digital.

LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) is a non-profit initiative dedicated to preserving and providing access to historical legal and government materials from around the world. The collection includes rare, out of print, or otherwise difficult to find works, ensuring ongoing access to key primary sources in law and governance.

Accessing LLMC Digital

On-site: LLMC Digital is available on any Great Library computer terminal, or on your own device when connected to the library’s Wi-Fi.

Remote access: All LSO licensees have free remote access to LLMC. If you’ve never logged into our eResources before, no problem – simply follow these step-by-step instructions to get started.

Note: If you already have access to HeinOnline, you’re all set, LLMC is included with your existing credentials, as long as you have updated your access with our new secure login procedure. Click here to log in to LLMC.

What You’ll Find in LLMC Digital

LLMC Digital offers a wide range of historic legal materials, with especially strong coverage of 19th- and early 20th-century publications. The collection is a valuable resource for legislative history, early case law, and comparative research. Highlights include:

Canadian content 
 
Upper Canada (1790s–1840s) 
Key statutory and legislative materials include: 

Canada-wide materials 
LLMC also includes legislative and governmental documents from jurisdictions across the country, helping fill historical coverage gaps for both federal and provincial research. 

International content 
Beyond Canada, LLMC Digital offers significant historical legal materials from major common law jurisdictions and former British territories, useful for comparative international research, as well as for understanding the development of legal systems globally. 

Indigenous Law 
LLMC Digital also provides access to Indigenous Law, which is organized by geographic region and includes full-text primary and secondary materials. Resources include agency decisions, court decisions, codes, constitutions, and related historical documentation. 

How to Explore 

LLMC Digital offers several ways to navigate its collections. While the advanced search feature allows you to search across jurisdictions and collections using Boolean connectors, the most effective way to start is by using the pre-filters. 

With the pre-filters, you can first select a jurisdiction and then a category, narrowing your results to a more manageable and relevant set. This approach supports broad exploration while keeping your search reasonably precise. Once you’ve applied these filters, you can further narrow results by selecting a specific title. 
 
Example: Browsing Ontario legislative content 

1. Start with the jurisdiction filter. 
   From the main browse page, select Canada. A list of available provinces and federal materials will appear. Click Ontario to focus your search.  

2. Choose the type of material you want. 
   Once you’ve selected Ontario, you’ll see categories specific to that jurisdiction. For example, choose Legislative and Session(al) Laws.  

3. Refine further if needed. 
   You can filter by a specific title (e.g., Sessional Papers or Statutes) to zero in on the exact publication you need. 

Using this approach, you can quickly navigate from the broad national collection down to a single series or title. It’s especially handy when working with historical materials, where titles and publication patterns vary over time. 

Although many collections are organized by jurisdiction, LLMC also includes topically organized “Focus Collections”, ideal for browsing subjects that span multiple jurisdictions and don’t fit neatly within one geographic category. 

Need Assistance? 

Great Library staff can help determine whether LLMC Digital contains a particular decision or document. Email us at GreatLibrary@lso.ca or submit a request through our Document Delivery Form.