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Organizational Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Study of Legal Research in Civil and Criminal Courts (1997)
| Venue: | Journal of American Society for Information Science |
| Citations: | 25 - 4 self |
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@ARTICLE{Elliott97organizationalusability,
author = {Margaret Elliott and Rob Kling},
title = {Organizational Usability of Digital Libraries: Case Study of Legal Research in Civil and Criminal Courts},
journal = {Journal of American Society for Information Science},
year = {1997},
pages = {1023--1035}
}
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Abstract
Digital Libraries (DLs) is a recent term used to refer to video files used in a shared space. Fox and his colleagues information systems (IS) and services that provide elec- (1995) noted these kinds of conceptual differences when tronic documents—text files, digital sound, digital they observed: video—available in dynamic or archival repositories. Some insist that DLs refer to documentary collections that are accessed via the Internet, while others refer to The phrase ‘‘digital library’ ’ evokes a different impression DLs as any collection of electronic text, sound, or video in each reader. To some it simply suggests computerization of files used in a shared space. There is much at stake in traditional libraries. To others, who have studied library science, these debates. If DLs are narrowly defined, then we lose it calls for carrying out of the functions of libraries in a new the ability to learn about key DL issues from previous way, encompassing new types of information resources; new research, theory, and professional practice in IS and li- approaches to acquisition (especially with more sharing and brarianship. We present a case study of the use of legal subscription services); new methods of storage and preserva-research DLs (LRDLs) in the California Civil and Criminal tion; new approaches to classification and cataloging; new Courts. We extend the concept of organization validity modes of interaction for patrons; more reliance on electronic (Markus & Robey, 1983) in IS to that of organizational systems and networks; and dramatic shifts in intellectual, orgausability
Keyphrases
case study digital library legal research organizational usability criminal court shared space li approach new method california civil professional practice previous way archival repository new approach organizational system tronic document text file information resource dramatic shift conceptual difference markus robey recent term electronic text organization validity mode key dl issue legal subscription service phrase digital library evokes different impression dl traditional library colleague information system new type new court new research library science digital sound criminal tion preserva-research dl
