00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.883695 CaOODSP 20221107170641 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 200120s1974 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- n-us--- Co22-473/2E-PDF Co22-473/2 Slayton, Philip, author. Electronic legal retrieval / by Philip Slayton. Ottawa : Department of Communications, 1974. 1 online resource (vii, 46 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Issued also in French under title: La recherche documentaire électronique dans les sciences juridiques. "A report prepared for the Department of Communications of the Government of Canada." "Studies, Department of Communications." Digitized edition from print [produced by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-39). "While computerization of the information resources of the professions has greatly increased in the last five years, there has been little examination of its potential impact upon both the body of knowledge and the structures that have historically served the professions. The legal profession in North America, for example, has witnessed the rapid development of various computerized library systems which have placed the possibility of instantaneous retrieval of relevant case law or statutes at the disposal of the practising lawyer and judge. Using the field of law as a model of a classical profession, Prof. Slayton of McGill University examines the potential impact of these retrieval systems upon the legal environment, particularly as it relates to the possible distortions it may produce in legal problem-solving where the case law has been a traditional tool. Some of the findings are then evaluated in terms of their applicability to other professions"--Abstract, page v. Issued also in print format. Information storage and retrieval systems Law Canada. Information storage and retrieval systems Law United States. Legal research Canada Data processing. Legal research United States Data processing. Canada. Department of Communications. La recherche documentaire électronique dans les sciences juridiques / (CaOODSP)9.883701 PDF 4.77 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/isde-ised/Co22/Co22-473-2-eng.pdf