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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.
Technology Management Trends In Law Schools, Carol A. Watson, Larry Reeves
Technology Management Trends In Law Schools, Carol A. Watson, Larry Reeves
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Discusses the role of librarians in law school technology management and analyzes technology staffing survey results for 2002, 2006, and 2010. While survey results indicate a trend toward establishing separate information technology departments within law schools, librarians are and will continue to be actively involved in law school technology.
Ethics In An E-Environment, Maureen Cahill
Ethics In An E-Environment, Maureen Cahill
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Computers and the Internet have profoundly changed the mechanics of the practice of law. Client communication; legal research; and document drafting, storage and transmittal are increasingly paper free. This electronic revolution has greatly increased efficiency, productivity and convenience in law offices. However, at the same time, this shift to digital tools has also complicated many traditional ethical considerations for those in the legal profession, and these advances in technology give rise to several issues that may be governed by rules of professional conduct.