tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post2318548548950746883..comments2023-11-02T09:49:54.984-05:00Comments on The Life of Books: The 21st Century Law Library Conundrum: Free Law and Paying to Understand ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15177644551419050212noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-56321364679081891912011-06-25T22:02:04.303-05:002011-06-25T22:02:04.303-05:00I should clarify, my above comment was not meant t...I should clarify, my above comment was not meant to imply that the ability to search effectively through case data is any replacement for secondary material. Far from it. What it is a replacement for is the old providers' classification and citation systems for cases. In other words, legal commentary will always be useful, but with a good public access system you no longer need their Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069060425209939908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-86911326696960927922011-06-25T20:35:43.707-05:002011-06-25T20:35:43.707-05:00Actually, as long it's accompanied by some bas...Actually, as long it's accompanied by some basic citation tools, access to "every single case ever decided on the subject" is exactly what I want. To take an example, I can put in a simple search on Austlii for words like 'age' 'capacity' 'enter into contracts', find which cases were cited by Magistrate Jones on the issue, click on the hyperlinked citations,Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15069060425209939908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9628542.post-84494088125728640432010-06-29T09:00:46.155-05:002010-06-29T09:00:46.155-05:00Open access is good. But expertise should also be ...Open access is good. But expertise should also be prized, and paid for (at a reasonable price). As an editor and publisher of law reports I am reassured by your prediction that the virtues of selectivity and reliability will continue to be valued, while those who wish to obtain their law in its primary, unmediated state, will be able to do so, subject to caveats as to reliability and Paul Magrathhttp://www.lawreports.co.uknoreply@blogger.com