Context and Legal Research
Law Library Journal, Vol. 99, No. 249, 2007
18 Pages Posted: 6 Feb 2009
Date Written: February 5, 2009
Abstract
Professor Bintliff explores the changing context of legal research results occasioned by the shift from the defined and hierarchical legal research world of digests and print resources to the unlimited information available electronically. Basic communication theory is used to understand how the changes affect our shared context.
Keywords: legal research, communication theory, research context, digests, print resources, legal information, electronic information
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bintliff, Barbara, Context and Legal Research (February 5, 2009). Law Library Journal, Vol. 99, No. 249, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1338565
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