Tag: Legal research
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Ontology
Ontology in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Ontology in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Ontology may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. In philosophy, ontology refers to the study of existence, […]
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Locator
Locator in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Locator in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Locator may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. The locator is the part of an index entry that leads the user […]
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Truncation
Truncation in Law LibrariesThe follow definition of Truncation is of use in law library research: the process of typing a special symbol at the end of a word's root form to retrieve all possible endings of that word. Frequently used symbols for truncation include the asterisk (*), the pound […]
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Equivalent
Equivalent in E.U. Patent SystemA patent entering the Derwent system which relates to the same invention and shares the same priority application as a patent from a different issuing authority already held in Derwent World Patents Index (see also non-convention equivalent).
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Plagarism
Plagarism in Law LibrariesThe follow definition of Plagarism is of use in law library research: Stealing someone else's published ideas or information and presenting them as your own, without giving proper credit.
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Taxonomy
Taxonomy in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Taxonomy in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Taxonomy may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. The term taxonomy comes from the Greek for arrangement or […]
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Matter
Indexable Matter in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Indexable Matter in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Indexable Matter may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Indexable matter is the actual […]
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Relationships
Syntagmatic Relationships in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Syntagmatic Relationships in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Syntagmatic Relationships may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. […]
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Ontologies
Ontologies in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Ontologies in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Ontologies may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Ontologies for Information Retrieval attempt (or […]
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Subject Heading
Subject Heading Syntax in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Subject Heading Syntax in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Subject Heading Syntax may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Subject headings […]
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Legal Treatises
Introduction The term treatise, in the Common law systems, usually refers to an in-depth scholarly work on a particular subject area. As law encyclopedias, Restatements of the Law, American Law Reports and law journal articles, legal treatises are […]
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Stack
Stack(s) in Law LibrariesThe follow definition of Stack(s) is of use in law library research: The shelves on which the library's materials are stored. The plural, stacks, is often used.
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Cross-References
Syntactic Cross-References in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Syntactic Cross-References in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Syntactic Cross-References may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. In […]
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Relevance
Pseudo Relevance Feedback in Legal Information RetrievalThe following is a basic concept of Pseudo Relevance Feedback in relation to information retrieval. In addition to this, Pseudo Relevance Feedback may be applied to legal texts, including case law, legislation and scholarly works. Some […]
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Reserve
Reserves in Law LibrariesThe follow definition of Reserves is of use in law library research: Materials which a professor has set aside for a class to use. These materials may be checked out at the Circulation/Reserve Desk. Loan periods will vary: some items circulate for 2 days, others for 2 […]