The Changing Shape of Legal Information

David H Michels; Mark Lewis

The Changing Shape of Legal Information

Sir James Dunn Law Library

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Abstract

As IT, Reference and Instruction librarians, we have experienced significant changes to the shape of legal information over the past five years. The changes are to both the very nature of legal information and how we perceive it. This can be illustrated by our use of the phrase "legal information". Depending on your age and life situation, the words "legal information" will have created specific images in your mind. These changes in perception challenge how we develop our programs of legal research instruction.

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Canadian Law Library Review
Volume	34
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2009

Keywords

Information Seeking
Legal Research
Law Librarianship

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Law Librarianship
Legal Writing and Research
Library and Information Science

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The Changing Shape of Legal Information

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