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Legal Information Management In A Global And Digital Age: Revolution And Tradition, Claire M. Germain
Legal Information Management In A Global And Digital Age: Revolution And Tradition, Claire M. Germain
Claire Germain
This article presents an overview of the public policy issues surrounding digital libraries, and describes some current trends, such as Web 2.0, the social network. It discusses the impact of globalization and the Internet on international and foreign law information, the free access to law movement and open access scholarship, and mass digitization projects, then turns to some concerns, focusing on preservation and long term access to born digital legal information and authentication of official digital legal information. It finally discusses new roles for librarians, called upon to evaluate the quality of information teach legal research methodology and be advocates …
Uelma - Another First For Colorado, Susan Nevelow Mart
Uelma - Another First For Colorado, Susan Nevelow Mart
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Legal Research In The Digital Age: Authentication And Preservation Of Primary Material, Matt Novak
Legal Research In The Digital Age: Authentication And Preservation Of Primary Material, Matt Novak
Marvin and Virginia Schmid Law Library
Most legal professionals have used free online resources to help in the legal research process. Whether it is an opinion downloaded from a court's Web site, a federal statute located using Cornell's Legal Information Institute (LII), an article on Wikipedia, or a post on someone's blawg, the quantity and variety of free online resources seems to grow on a daily basis. Some have even wondered if these resources can one day replace the need to subscribe to a computer-assisted legal research (CALR) service such as Westlaw or LexisNexis. Late last year, the "blogosphere" was abuzz with this question after Google …
Should You Use It? Tips On Authenticating Online Legal Sources, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen
Should You Use It? Tips On Authenticating Online Legal Sources, Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen
Law Faculty Publications
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Legal Information Management In A Global And Digital Age: Revolution And Tradition, Claire M. Germain
Legal Information Management In A Global And Digital Age: Revolution And Tradition, Claire M. Germain
UF Law Faculty Publications
This article presents an overview of the public policy issues surrounding digital libraries, and describes some current trends, such as Web 2.0, the social network. It discusses the impact of globalization and the Internet on international and foreign law information, the free access to law movement and open access scholarship, and mass digitization projects, then turns to some concerns, focusing on preservation and long term access to born digital legal information and authentication of official digital legal information. It finally discusses new roles for librarians, called upon to evaluate the quality of information teach legal research methodology and be advocates …
Digital Legal Information: Ensuring Access To The "Official" Word Of The Law, Claire M. Germain
Digital Legal Information: Ensuring Access To The "Official" Word Of The Law, Claire M. Germain
UF Law Faculty Publications
In the United States today, digital versions of current decisions, bills, statutes, and regulations issued by federal and state entities are widely available on publicly accessible Internet Web sites. Worldwide, official legal information issued by international organizations and foreign governments is also becoming available on the Web. However, there are currently no standards for the production and authentication of digital documents. Moreover, the information is sometimes available only for a short time and then disappears from the site. Most of that digital information provides only a right of access, and no ownership, or control over the data, unless it is …