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How New Information Technologies Will Change The Way Law Professors Do And Distribute Scholarship, Peter W. Martin
How New Information Technologies Will Change The Way Law Professors Do And Distribute Scholarship, Peter W. Martin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Using a typology of legal scholars, Professor Martin explores the impact of new information technology on their work. His analysis suggests that increased use of electronic media in legal scholarship is likely to have a profound effect on the institutional structures of law schools, and he raises doubts about the continuing need for traditional academic law libraries in the future.
The Future Of Law Librarians In Changing Institutions, Or The Hazards And Opportunities Of New Information Technology, Peter W. Martin
The Future Of Law Librarians In Changing Institutions, Or The Hazards And Opportunities Of New Information Technology, Peter W. Martin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
It is uncontroverted that a major technological shift in the delivery of legal information is well underway. What will be the effects of these changes on law librarians and, more importantly, what opportunities will the changes create? Professor Martin suggests several opportunities stemming from the distinctive competencies of law librarians.
Why Law Teachers Should Teach Undergraduates, Kevin M. Clermont, Robert A. Hillman
Why Law Teachers Should Teach Undergraduates, Kevin M. Clermont, Robert A. Hillman
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
For many years, members of the law school faculty at Cornell have taught an introduction to law course that is offered by the government department in the College of Arts and Sciences. The course has surveyed law in general, structured thematically around what law is and what law can and cannot do. Although its teachers have used law school pedagogic techniques in the undergraduate setting, they certainly have not intended the course to be a prelaw practice run. In short, the course--The Nature, Functions, and Limits of Law--is a general education course about law. Our experience leads us to believe …