From Citation to Keyword Search: How Digitization Transformed the Legal Research
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National Law School of India University, Nagarabhavi, Bangalore - 560 072
Mahesh A. Yaranal
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2015/v52i3/70332Keywords:
Digitization, Keyword Search, Legal Research.Abstract
The Article Seeks to Examine Whether Digitization has made Legal Research Faster whereby it Leads to Greater Availability of Updated Information. it Goes on to Describe some of the Practical Limitations of Digitization. and also Narrates the Advantages of Digitization in the Light of Inter Disciplinary Works. in the Conclusion the Author has Examined the Breadth Versus Depth of Legal Research.
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Accepted 2015-05-25
Published 2015-06-01
