Frontiers of legal information: The U.S. Law librarians of the future

It is necessary to guess a new probable future for law libraries and librarians. A future that is based on history, yet accounts for new contemporary backgrounds and data. A future that not only considers the widespread accessibility to the Internet and the incredible development of search algorithm...

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Published in:International journal of legal information 2015-12, Vol.43 (2-3), p.411-433
Main Author: Lee, Jootaek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Internet
Law librarians
Law libraries
Legal research
Technological innovations
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Summary:It is necessary to guess a new probable future for law libraries and librarians. A future that is based on history, yet accounts for new contemporary backgrounds and data. A future that not only considers the widespread accessibility to the Internet and the incredible development of search algorithms for legal information retrieval on user-friendly platforms, but one that also considers the tremendous increase in the amount of digitized materials available to the average patron. Here, I will take an opportunity to look at the past and present and offer what I foresee as the future for U.S. law libraries and librarians.
ISSN:0731-1265
2331-4117
DOI:10.1017/S0731126500012567