This page lists a number
of electronic sources of legislative texts and information that may be useful to students and researchers.
Should we skip teaching methods for gathering
from electronic sources in favour of a short lecture on reading the computer screen?
Various electronic sources, online databases, general and specialized reference books, and specific organizational tools are introduced.
Where it is unavoidable, citations for competing electronic databases are also referenced, i.e. where a judgment specifically refers to a
competing electronic source.
Our tables of cases still include citations to as many as four print reporters, and we tend not to include cites to
electronic sources unless nothing else is available.
I guess the main reasons to go with paper are if you can't
stand electronic sources or if the item is available in paper only.
Given the changing landscape of technology and the availability
of electronic sources, how do you think the teaching of research should change?
I acknowledge that equivalent information is available
from electronic sources, either a reasonable fee or free, and that the web delivered replacements currently available are excellent tools themselves.
The most widely stated reason for continuing to reference print law reports sources is a widespread belief among legal researchers that there is some intrinsec value in print law reports that is lacking
in electronic sources.
Perform the tasks of collecting and entering clinical data from paper and
electronic sources into a transplant electronic medical record by following specific guidelines
Linear is the first trial centre in Australia to
deploy electronic source capture technology, offering clients clinical data which complies with the highest international standards.
«It's also very important to go over sources of
electronic sources so that we can determine a cost - effective preservation strategy.
In any event, the endorsement of
electronic sources by The Guide to Legal Citation could be the tipping point in addressing this issue and encourage the introduction of reality into legal citations.
Canadian Case Citator); another research lawyer here believes using
just electronic sources is ok so long as you check two different ones;
For case law cited in the BC Court of Appeal, or if you're dealing with federal laws, online is fine: the Court of Appeal's Practice Directive on the Citation of Authorities from 2013
accepts electronic sources with neutral cites; and Justice Canada made online acts and regulations official in 2009.
Intellectual Property Issues for the Entrepreneur: Many entrepreneurs do not realize that copyright issues concerning print sources and
electronic sources affect their daily business affairs.
Since the growth of
electronic sources there have been unreported transcripts also available on all the major legal databases.
In addition, although the new 6th edition of the «McGill Guide» (the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation) does not appear to discuss «blogs» specifically, one could likely adapt their rules and examples on citing to
electronic sources under Rule 6.19.
Since the growth of
electronic sources however, there have been unreported transcripts available on all the major legal databases but these consist of the judgment only.
Missing relevant cases: inadequate selection of databases
in electronic sources: Using full text databases before checking other resources first is a common mistake; use headnote / summary databases (on westlawecarswell, eg.
Pharmacy Technician - Medication Historian: Under the direction of a Registered Pharmacist, acquires medication histories directly from patients and using
electronic sources for entry into information...
Now that few writers rely on print reporters, with many actually lacking reasonable access to them, the rule's explicit prohibition on using Westlaw or LEXIS (or presumably any
other electronic source) «as a source for the official case name» is manifestly an anachronism.
Today's employers are often used to finding out what they need to know
from electronic sources, of which one of the most popular is LinkedIn.
Few doubt that recent technological developments, including the availability
of electronic sources, have brought changes to that process.
Much more than just a traditional ball, this is one rolling,
electronic source of fun and learning.
This is a comprehensive record of over 60 million scientific papers,
electronic sources and textbooks associated with infectious diseases.
You seem to be talking about books that have
an electronic source file.
Students can find information on how to appropriately document such sources as books, peer - reviewed journals,
electronic sources, etc..
You can easily use journals, books,
electronic sources, etc..
Given the changing landscape of technology and the availability of
electronic sources, what has changed in the way you think about the nature of legal research?
Electronic research offers many advantages but it does not diminish the necessity thatall lawyers understand the structure underlying the resources they use.By «structure,» I intend both that of the resource itself and that which defines how the resource resides within
its electronic source.
Given the changing landscape of technology and the availability of
electronic sources, what is your vision for the future of legal research?
Given the changing landscape of technology and the availability of
electronic sources, what is the future of research publishing?
Citations to
electronic sources for the commercial publishers now appear in print publications for their own digital sources together with print citations.
In short, mistakes are more likely to appear in the print rather than
the electronic source.
Some believe that production values make a print source qualitatively superior to
an electronic source, while still others believe that one print source or the other is vested with superiority by virtue of the endorsement or imprimatur of a law society or bar association.
If one source must be said to be either authoritative, or superior to the other, it would be
the electronic source.