TY - JOUR
T1 - Should we care if the case digest disappears?
T2 - A retrospective analysis and the future of legal research instruction
AU - Sondhi, Sabrina
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This article begins with a brief history of the West key number digest system. Next, it reviews some of the prominent literature discussing the shift from case digests to full-text searching (including the sole user study on this topic). Then, this article examines how the paradigm shift is reflected in law library collections and current trends in legal research instruction. Finally, the author presents four lessons gleaned from this discussion that may help shape future legal research instruction and proposes a user study to better inform future discussion.
AB - This article begins with a brief history of the West key number digest system. Next, it reviews some of the prominent literature discussing the shift from case digests to full-text searching (including the sole user study on this topic). Then, this article examines how the paradigm shift is reflected in law library collections and current trends in legal research instruction. Finally, the author presents four lessons gleaned from this discussion that may help shape future legal research instruction and proposes a user study to better inform future discussion.
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U2 - 10.1080/02703190802694823
DO - 10.1080/02703190802694823
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67650557280
SN - 0270-319X
VL - 27
SP - 263
EP - 281
JO - Legal Reference Services Quarterly
JF - Legal Reference Services Quarterly
IS - 4
ER -