To read this content please select one of the options below:

A brief survey of developments in computerised legal information retrieval

Gillian Bull (Lecturer, University of Sheffield, Postgraduate School of Librarianship and Information Science, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, England)

Program: electronic library and information systems

ISSN: 0033-0337

Article publication date: 1 March 1981

103

Abstract

Starting with an explanation of the language of law, the article outlines the characteristics of legal literature and the expectations of computer‐based systems. There follows a brief evaluative survey of the development of major legal text retrieval systems throughout the world with an indication of the areas of research in progress. The final section deals with systems in the United Kingdom and the problems associated with research funding and the general organization of legal information in the country. 8 refs.

Citation

Bull, G. (1981), "A brief survey of developments in computerised legal information retrieval", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 15 No. 3, pp. 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046825

Publisher

:

MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1981, MCB UP Limited

Related articles