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Open Access: Good For Readers, Authors, And Journals, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan
Open Access: Good For Readers, Authors, And Journals, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan
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Readers, authors, and even law journal publishers will all achieve their different but related interests by adopting open access principles. Open access works for everyone, and is the future of information creation and distribution.
Citation Advantage Of Open Access Legal Scholarship, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan
Citation Advantage Of Open Access Legal Scholarship, Carol Watson, James M. Donovan
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In this study focusing on the impact of open access on legal scholarship, the authors examine open access articles from three journals at the University of Georgia School of Law and confirm that legal scholarship freely available via open access improves an article’s research impact. Open access legal scholarship—which today appears to account for almost half of the output of law faculties—can expect to receive fifty-eight percent more citations than non–open access writings of similar age from the same venue.
Research Beyond The Obvious: An Overview Of Uga Law Library Databases, Sharon Bradley
Research Beyond The Obvious: An Overview Of Uga Law Library Databases, Sharon Bradley
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Describes several useful specialized databases available to University of Georgia law students.
Legal Citation Without Fear, Maureen Cahill
Legal Citation Without Fear, Maureen Cahill
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Shares tips for approaching and interpreting Bluebook instructions.
Fantastic Facts About The 50 States: Websites For State Legal Research, Wendy E. Moore
Fantastic Facts About The 50 States: Websites For State Legal Research, Wendy E. Moore
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
Sometimes you need legal information from states other than Georgia. While you may feel comfortable knowing where to look for Georgia materials on the Internet, you may be less certain when information is needed concerning Florida, Tennessee, or even Nebraska. This paper is a survey of websites that will help you locate legal information and resources at the state level.
Gateways To Legal Information: Best-Bet Internet Portals, Suzanne R. Graham
Gateways To Legal Information: Best-Bet Internet Portals, Suzanne R. Graham
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
MSN and Yahoo! are examples of horizontal portals that appeal to broad segments of the population by providing a wide array of popular culture news. For 8 to 5 endeavors, the Web also has many industry portals or vertical portals, including portals targeting law professionals and legal scholars. Finding a portal and setting it to be one’s browser home page can be an easy way to keep up with information and to launch targeted searches from a familiar interface.