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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 …
Content And Quality Of Legal Information And Data On The Internet With A Special Focus On The United States, Claire M. Germain
Content And Quality Of Legal Information And Data On The Internet With A Special Focus On The United States, 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 governments are widely available on publicly accessible Web sites. Worldwide, official (defined as "authoritative," or "the official" word of the law) 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. No guidelines exist either to promote a uniform way to cite to digital …