Legal informatics

Jurisprudence is a domain that is often classified with the social sciences. In relation to Library and Information Science (LIS) it is a relatively established subfield with specific journals and educational programs. It may be associated with law schools or schools of LIS.

Ethical aspects of information work in relation to law is, for example, treated by Garner (1992); Hauptman et al. (1991) & Protti (1991).
 

Literature:

Blume, P. (1989). Fra tale til data. Studier i det juridiske informations­system. København: Akademisk forlag. (Doktordisputats).

Blume, P. (1989). Juridisk informationssøgning. 3. udgave. København: Akademisk forlag.
 

Blume, P. (1986). Retsinformationssamfundet. Edb-retlige essays. København: Akademisk forlag.

Erdelez, S., & O’Hare, S. (1997). Legal informatics: application of information technology in law. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 32, 367-402.
 

Garner, K. (1992). Lawyer-librarian in public law schools: the ethical conundrums of pro bono activities. Law Library Journal, 84(1), 31-66.
 

Hauptman, R.; Johnstone, Q.; Stelmach, H. & Chicco, G. (1991). Ethics and law librarianship: a panel discussion. Law Library Journal, 83(1), 1-19.
 

Protti, M. E. (1991). Dispensing law at the front lines: ethical dilemmas in law librarianship. Library Trends, 40(2), 234-243.

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (2006). Legal informatics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_informatics

Journals:
International Journal of Legal Information. The Official Journal of Law Libraries. Published by The Institute for International Legal Information, vol. 19, 1991-.
 

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~lucchi/legalinformatics.htm

See also: Legal studies (Epistemological Lifeboat); Informatics
 

Birger Hjørland

Last edited: 26-03-2006

Home