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Online Legal Information Systems in India: a Case Study from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2012

Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
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Abstract

In this digital age, users require immediate access to information. To foster the process of research, the legal fraternity demands efficient online legal information systems. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj provides a view from India and reports on a case study that has been conducted on the use of various legal information databases in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India. In his paper, he also reviews and discusses the various aspects relating to legal information retrieval systems, with particular reference to the various essential legal databases that cover Indian law.

Keywords

legal databasesinformation retrievalIndia
Type
International Perspectives
Information
Legal Information Management , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 137 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2012. Published by British and Irish Association of Law Librarians

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