What is it about?

The purpose of this paper is to compare the online legal information sources available in law libraries in India.

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Why is it important?

The findings of the study will not only guide the law librarians to subscribe/renew legal databases in their libraries but also improve the legal information literacy among the users for effective use of online legal information sources. It is hoped that the evaluation of online legal information sources will enhance the user’s awareness and increase the use.

Perspectives

The findings of the study will not only guide the legal libraries to improve their online legal information sources, particularly, better help features and integrated content with Web 2.0 tools, but also provide guidelines for newly established legal libraries in India

Dr Margam Madhusudhan
University of Delhi

This is the through study of online legal information resources in Indian law libraries. The study identifies the features of online legal information resources and compares the 16 open access and commercial resources. The study not only helps​ identify the suitable resources for their library but also help the law librarians in designing the online legal information system so that library functioning can be robust and efficient.

Dr Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
St Stephen's College, Delhi

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This page is a summary of: Comparative analysis of online legal information sources in Indian environment, New Library World, March 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/nlw-07-2015-0050.
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