2009
10th International "Law via the Internet" Conference D2
2009-11-27 15:07 Category: Conference | Free Access to Law
Day two at the The 10th International "Law via the Internet" Conference, started with a Keynote Address by Graham Greenleaf, Co-Director of the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII).
Greenleaf outlined eight strategies that can support the aims of the Free Access to Law Movement which include maximizing free access, assisting local organisations and an implied goal of high quality. Among the eight strategies he mentioned were encouragement of all Legal Information Institutes (also small ones), the essential right of republication of governmental works (especially in maintaining workflows), broadening of LII content, publishing legal scholarship and the importance of subject-specific libraries.
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Greenleaf outlined eight strategies that can support the aims of the Free Access to Law Movement which include maximizing free access, assisting local organisations and an implied goal of high quality. Among the eight strategies he mentioned were encouragement of all Legal Information Institutes (also small ones), the essential right of republication of governmental works (especially in maintaining workflows), broadening of LII content, publishing legal scholarship and the importance of subject-specific libraries.
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10th International "Law via the Internet" Conference D1
2009-11-26 15:03 Category: Conference | Free Access to Law
The 10th International "Law via the Internet" Conference, was held in Durban, South Africa, 26 - 27 November 2009, hosted by Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII)
The Law via the Internet Conference is an initiative of the Legal Information Institutes worldwide that constitute the Free Access to Law Movement. The principles of the Free Access to Law Movement are described in the Montreal Declaration on Free Access to Law.
The theme of the 10th "Law via the Internet" conference was Global Free Access to Law and Developing Countries: Impact, Challenges and Networks.
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The Law via the Internet Conference is an initiative of the Legal Information Institutes worldwide that constitute the Free Access to Law Movement. The principles of the Free Access to Law Movement are described in the Montreal Declaration on Free Access to Law.
The theme of the 10th "Law via the Internet" conference was Global Free Access to Law and Developing Countries: Impact, Challenges and Networks.
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Checking out Google Insights for search
2009-10-09 01:24 Category: Thoughts
(EN) Quite interesting tool, giving some insight into user's search behaviour in general. I added a test page on it here. Where are the studies on users of legal information? Or to start with, do legally trained persons search differently than the rest of the world?
More to think ..... ähm, more to come as well, I hope.
More to think ..... ähm, more to come as well, I hope.