Online Legal Information Systems in India: a Case Study from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Legal Databases ◽  
Indian Law

AbstractIn this digital age, users require immediate access to information. To foster the process of research, the legal fraternity demands efficient online legal information systems. Raj Kumar Bhardwaj provides a view from India and reports on a case study that has been conducted on the use of various legal information databases in the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India. In his paper, he also reviews and discusses the various aspects relating to legal information retrieval systems, with particular reference to the various essential legal databases that cover Indian law.

scholarly journals Similarity analysis of court judgments using clustering of case citation data: a study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 855
Author(s):  
Disna Davis Kachappilly ◽  
Rupali Sunil Wagh
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Data Clustering ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Requirements Clustering ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Legal Domain ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Automatic Mechanism

Information retrieval (IR) is an automatic mechanism to extract required information from a collection of unstructured or semi-structured data. IR systems minimize the effort of a user to locate the information based on the requirements. Clustering of documents is carried out as a preprocessing step for filtering irrelevant information in an IR system. Legal domain is a producer as well as consumer of huge in-formation which also contains invaluable legal knowledge and its interpretation. Knowledge based legal information retrieval systems is need of the day. Citation analysis is a technique to find the hidden relationships between the documents and is used for understanding knowledge transfer across various domains and hence becomes very important in legal domain. In this study, similarities among documents are analyzed using data clustering when applied on data of citations in court judgments.

Relevant Intra-Actions in Networked Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 230-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Dirndorfer Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Relevance Judgments ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Collaborative Information Retrieval

This chapter uses a study of human assessments of relevance to demonstrate how individual relevance judgments and retrieval practices embody collaborative elements that contribute to the overall progress of that person’s individual work. After discussing key themes of the conceptual framework, the chapter will discuss two case studies that serve as powerful illustrations of these themes for researchers and practitioners alike. These case studies, outcomes of a two-year ethnographic exploration of research practices, illustrate the theoretical position presented in part one of the chapter, providing lessons for the ways that people work with information systems to generate knowledge and the conditions that will support these practices. The chapter shows that collaboration does not have to be explicit to influence searcher behavior. It seeks to present both a theoretical framework and case studies that can be applied to the design, development and evaluation of collaborative information retrieval systems.

Evaluating the effectiveness of thesauri in digital information retrieval systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjeev K. Sunny ◽  
Mallikarjun Angadi
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Evaluation Studies ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Measures ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems

Purpose The purpose of this study is to carry out a systematic literature review for evidence-based assessment of the effectiveness of thesaurus in digital information retrieval systems. It also aimed to identify the evaluation methods, evaluation measures and data collection tools which may be used in evaluating digital information retrieval systems. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) of 344 publications from LISA and 238 from Scopus has been carried out to identify the evaluation studies for analysis, and 15 evaluation studies have been analyzed. Findings This study presents evidences for the effectiveness of thesaurus in digital information retrieval systems. Various methods for evaluating digital information systems have been identified. Also, a wide range of evaluation measures and data collection tools have been identified. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to the literature published in English language and indexed in LISA and Scopus. The evaluation methods, evaluation measures and data collection tools identified in this study may be used to design more cognizant evaluation studies for digital information retrieval systems. Practical implications The findings have significant implications for the administrators of any type of digital information retrieval systems in making more informed decisions toward implementation of thesaurus in resource description and access to digital collections. Originality/value This study extends our knowledge on the potentials of thesauri in digital information retrieval systems. It also provides cues for designing more cognizant evaluation studies for digital information systems.

Structured Display and Browsing of Documentary Information: VIBE in Action

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R. Korfhage ◽  
Bambang Parmanto
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Graphical Interface ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Document Database ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Complete Access

Traditional information retrieval systems present the user with a very limited view of the document database, erecting a barrier to information at the same time as supplying the user with information. In this paper we present a graphical interface, VIBE, designed to eliminate this barrier and present the user with more complete access to information

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