From Key Numbers to Keywords: How Automation Has Transformed the Law

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2002Author
Hanson, F. Allan
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American Association of Law Libraries
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The automation of information has far-reaching consequences for the law. Print-based research sources foster a view of the law as a separate domain, hierarchically organized under basic principles. In contrast, computer-assisted legal research erodes the boundaries that separate law from other domains and conveys an image of the law as a relatively unorganized assortment of facts and doctrines.
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