Designing e-Books for Legal Research.
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| Title: | Designing e-Books for Legal Research. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marshall, Catherine C., Price, Morgan N., Golovchinsky, Gene, Schilit, Bill N. |
| Availability: | Association for Computing Machinery, 1515 Broadway, New York NY 10036. Tel: 800-342-6626 (Toll Free); Tel: 212-626-0500; e-mail: acmhelp@acm.org. For full text: http://www1.acm.org/pubs/contents/proceedings/dl/379437/. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text, Higher Education, Legal Education (Professions), Research |
| Abstract: | This paper reports the findings from a field study of legal research in a first-tier law school and on the resulting redesign of XLibris, a next-generation e-book. The report first characterizes a work setting in which an e-book was expected to be a useful interface for reading and otherwise using a mix of physical and digital library materials, and it explores what kinds of reading-related functionality would bring value to this setting. It describes important aspects of legal research in a heterogeneous information environment, including mobility, reading, annotation, link following and writing practices, and the general implications for design. The paper then discusses how their work with a user community and an evolving e-book prototype allowed them to examine tandem issues of usability and utility, and to redesign an existing e-book user interface to suit the needs of law students. The study moves away from the notion of a stand-alone reading device and toward the concept of a document laptop, a platform that would provide wireless access to information resources, as well as support a fuller spectrum of reading-related activities. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/AEF) |
| Entry Date: | 2002 |
| Accession Number: | ED459817 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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