Search results for: “subject indexing”
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Cataloging
Descriptive Cataloging, Descriptive Indexing in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Descriptive Cataloging, Descriptive Indexing in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Descriptive Cataloging, Descriptive Indexing may be applied to legal texts, […]
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Syntax
Ad Hoc Syntax in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Ad Hoc Syntax in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Ad Hoc Syntax may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Ad hoc (to this) syntax refers to syntax […]
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Keyword
Keyword Indexing in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Keyword Indexing in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Keyword Indexing may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Keyword indexing is based on words […]
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Legal Ontologies
Legal Ontologies Note: for more information about legal ontologies, read the legal metadata website here. Legal Ontologies are the expression of the metadata section of legal documents according to a formalized ontology language such as OWL. They have proved crucial for representing, processing and retrieving legal information, “Legal ontologies differ from ontologies in other fields…
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Penguin Dictionary of Law
The Penguin Dictionary of Law Introduction to the Dictionary This Dictionary has been written to provide a clear, but authoritative (within the constrains of the dictionary format) guide to the law: a social institution that most of us will come into contact with at some point in our lives. The primary focus of this work…
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Conservation of Legislation
Conservation of Legislation In the United Kigdom, a number of government commissions and parliamentary committees have attempted to revise and reorganise the statute book: •One Act of 1867 alone repealed over 1300 statutes. •In 1875 a select committee was appointed to consider “whether any and what means can be adopted to improve the manner and…
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Legifrance
Legifrance Legifrance is the official French online legislation database. It is an in depth resource for French, European and International laws, norms and regulations Legifrance was created in 1998 and completed in 2002, when also changed its name, becoming “the Public Service of Dissemination of the French Law on the Internet”(1). In january 2008 a…
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CHLexML
CHLexML “CHLexML is a XML schema developed by the SVRI. This XML schema expressly addresses the need for a structured and harmonized data format to store legal acts in Switzerland. CHLexML proves that this need was correctly recognized in Switzerland. However, it is not known whether it is already in use or will be in…
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Treaties Resources
Treaties Resources Note: see also Treaties in this Legal Encyclopedia. Finding Treaties Since there exists no complete collection of treaties in print or online, you must often conduct your research with a certain amount of creativity and perseverance, specially if you do not have a treaty citation. It is important to note that treaties may…
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Legal Thesaurus
A legal Thesaurus is an effective tool for the organization of legal materials. The UNCITRAL Thesaurus on the CISG,[1] provides a helpful outline of the contents of each Article of the Sales Convention. The Roget’s Thesaurus provides a list of synonyms. But they are not a controlled vocabulary, containing all the possible preferred terms and…
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Classification for Law Libraries
Classification for Law Libraries Moys Classification Introduction to the First Edition Part 1: Principles of Library Classification for Law books In compiling a library classification for any special subject, whether it be law, engineering or literature, the general rules of classification, such as the exclusiveness of categories and the comprehensiveness of the sum total of…
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PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service
PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service Index database details: New York: Public Affairs Information Service, 1972-. Monthly with annual cumulations. Review of PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service According to “Introduction to Research in International Law, Research Guide” (see Further Reading), this database is a “selective list of the latest books, periodical articles, government documents, pamphlets, microfiche,…
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Thesaurus of Law Genre/Form Terms
Thesaurus of Law Genre/Form Terms Subject headings have traditionally been assigned to describe the content of the work. Genre/form terms, on the other hand, describe what an item is, not what it is about. The subject heading Famous Cases, with appropriate subdivisions, would be assigned to a book about famous cases. A cataloger assigning headings…
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Commercial Outlines and Briefs
Commercial Outlines and Briefs Commercial Outlines and Briefs in the United States They are addressed mostly to first-year law students. Take in account that Emanuels, Emanuels CrunchTime, Examples & Explanations, Introduction to Law Series and Casenotes Legal Briefs have the same publisher: Wolters Kluwer. Gilbert For some students, the substance of the Gilbert outline (West)…