Legal data and information in practice : how data and the law interact /

"Legal Data and Information in Practice provides readers with an understanding of how to facilitate the acquisition, management, and use of legal data in organizations such as libraries, courts governments, universities, and start-ups. Presenting a synthesis of information about legal data that...

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Main Author: Sutherland, Sarah A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
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Summary:"Legal Data and Information in Practice provides readers with an understanding of how to facilitate the acquisition, management, and use of legal data in organizations such as libraries, courts governments, universities, and start-ups. Presenting a synthesis of information about legal data that will furnish readers with a thorough understanding of the topic, the book also explains why it is becoming crucial that data analysis be integrated into decision-making in the legal space. Legal organizations are looking at how to develop data-driven insights for a variety of purposes and it is, as Sutherland shows, vital that they have the necessary skills to facilitate this work. This book will assist in this endeavour by providing an international perspective on the issues affecting access to legal data and clearly describing methods of obtaining and evaluating it. Sutherland also incorporates advice about how to critically approach data analysis. Legal Data and Information in Practice will be essential reading for those in the law library community who are based in English-speaking countries with a common law tradition. The book will also be useful to those with a general interest in legal data, including students, academics engaged in the study of information science and law"--
Physical Description:xxi, 148 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780367649906
036764990X
9780367649883
0367649888