The Signet Online search facility

The Signet Online search facility is an online resource for lawyers and information professionals consisting of a powerful federated search tool.

It provides an easy centralised and simultaneous search of a selected range of authoritative Scottish, UK and European legal resources as well as access to these resources.

It searches through a selected range of online resources containing material such as cases, legislation, consultations and guidance. Full details of the resources being searched can be found in Information sources.
It also searches through The Signet Library’s own catalogue and copies of any item can be ordered by contacting The Signet Library’s information services team.
It concentrates on Scottish law, but also includes information on UK and European developments. Additional jurisdictions will be added in due course.
It only searches specific resources and does not provide access to subscription based publications such as The Scots Law Times or Session Cases. If you are in any doubt as to the range of sources being searched then please go to Information sources or contact The Signet Library’s information services team.
The search results will not automatically show whether a particular case has been appealed. Or offer a consolidated version of a particular act. It is up to the user to establish whether a particular item is the most up to date version or authority and further searching may be necessary. For more help refer to Search tips or contact The Signet Library’s information services team .

The Signet Online search facility offers user-specified searching of indexed, uploaded documents, alongside federated searching of selected resources from the internet using custom-built search connectors.
It is available to registered users who can access and download content freely.
Please note that this search facility is a beta application which means that the precise form of the application is open to minor modification and adjustment on the basis of feedback and suggestions from the user community. Registered users are invited to comment on its content and functionality, and to recommend additional uploads and links using the Feedback form. All feedback will be treated in confidence.
The Signet Online search facility aims to provide a high standard of accessibility for all users, conforming to the “AA” standard W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative. More information is available in our Accessibility statement