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Call for papers (Legal Reference Services Quarterly)
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of Legal Reference Services Quarterly
A special topic issue of Legal Reference Services Quarterly (LRSQ) will
be published in the Fall of 1998 on the "Political Economy of Legal
Information: The New Landscape." The guest editor for this special issue
will be Samuel E. Trosow of the Boalt Hall Law Library at the University
of California at Berkeley.
"The Political Economy of Legal Information: The New Landscape"
The past few years have seen great changes in the legal publishing
industry and in the manner in which legal information is produced,
stored, disseminated and used. A new landscape of legal
information has emerged along with the convergence of two factors:
- the trend towards concentration in the legal publishing
industry; and
- an information environment increasingly characterized by
electronic forms of publishing and communications.
What is the relationship between these factors? While the lower entry
costs into electronic publishing might be expected to decrease
concentration, the opposite seems to be occurring. What accounts for this
paradox? How should librarians and other information professionals best
comprehend, cope with and even try to influence the factors which comprise
the new legal information landscape?
Papers addressing these and related issues are sought. Specific broad
topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The political economy of information;
- Concentration and ownership trends in the information/publishing
industry;
- Licensing and intellectual property issues;
- Electronic publishing / scholarly communication;
- Access to and provision of government information;
- Cost studies/ budget issues;
- Impacts on reference services.
Potential authors are encouraged to submit a short abstract or
proposal. Inquiries and submissions should be addressed to:
Samuel E. Trosow
Boalt Hall Law Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 90020
Phone: (800) 832-4586
strosow@library.berkeley.edu
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