Relevance, Choices, and the Goldilocks Problem
Law Library Journal, Vol. 103, p. 307, 2011
5 Pages Posted: 11 Aug 2011 Last revised: 7 Sep 2011
Date Written: May 2011
Abstract
All legal researchers need to address a number of issues: Does this source answer my question? Is it a good source to use? Could I choose to use something else? If I can't find what I hoped for, is there something else that will do?
In this brief essay, I reflect on this cluster of issues. Most of the examples involve a reference librarians looking for an answer for someone else, but the issues are equally important for researchers doing legal research for their own projects.
Keywords: legal research, reference, librarianship, law librarians
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