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An Exploration into the Information Searching Behaviours of Young Barristers in Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2017

Ruth Fay
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Abstract

Barristers need information. They need it to defend their clients by presenting their case in court. Some of the information they need is to be found in a book; some is to be found on a database. Choices made by the barristers and the rationale for these choices form the basis for what is to follow, as Ruth Fay explains. In this piece of research, a lack of a control group meant that no firm conclusions could be drawn. However, some interesting findings emerged in terms of how the library was used. A number of recommendations were proposed. For the most part, they centred on practical and immediate rethinks with encouragement towards the ushering in of a new culture.

Keywords

barristerslegal researchIreland
Type
Current Issues
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 119 - 130
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2017. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians 

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