Open AccessInformation Sources in Legal Research
Author(s) -
M. G. A. Vale
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1213
Subject(s) - law , survey research , legal research , legal profession , library science , political science , sociology , public relations , computer science , socioeconomics
In 1990 the Alberta Legal Information Technology Assessment Project sent a survey to all lawyers on the Law Society of Alberta's mailing list. We asked them to tell us about their use of information sources and information technology in their practices. Over 20% of the profession responded to our survey, an excellent response rate. The survey instrument was based on that used by Professor Vale in his 1987 study of Ontario lawyers, which he very kindly shared with us. The following is Professor Vale's summary of our data.