Meaningful Access to Information as a Critical Element of the Rule of Law: How Law Libraries and Public Libraries Can Work Together to Promote Access
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ANDERSON, Brian D. (2016) Meaningful Access to Information as a Critical Element of the Rule of Law: How Law Libraries and Public Libraries Can Work Together to Promote Access. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2016 – Columbus, OH – Connections. Collaboration. Community in Session 179 - Law Libraries with Public Libraries and Government Information and Official Publications.
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Meaningful Access to Information as a Critical Element of the Rule of Law: How Law Libraries and Public Libraries Can Work Together to Promote Access
Most international governmental and non-governmental organizations agree that the access to information—and notably access to legal information—is critical to enhancing and promoting the rule of law. Meaningful access to legal information has also been held out as a fundamental right, even declared by some as an international human right. While law libraries are designed to help citizens access legal information, in many societies, especially in developing states, public libraries may be better suited to promote citizens’ access to legal information for a variety of reasons. Public libraries can help uphold and promote the rule of law by providing this access to legal information through outreach programs, partnerships with law library counterparts, and by using other tools to train staff and create physical and digital collections to enhance access.Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) | ||||||
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Conference details: | IFLA WLIC 2016 – Columbus, OH – Connections. Collaboration. CommunitySession 179 - Bringing the law to the library: connections, collaboration, and community in support of access to justice and the rule of law - Law Libraries with Public Libraries and Government Information and Official Publications |
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Divisions: | Division 1 Library Types > Law Libraries Section Division 1 Library Types > Public Libraries Section Division 2 Library Collections > Government Information and Official Publications Section |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Rule of Law, Legal Information, Public Libraries, Library Partnerships | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2016 13:16 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2017 08:57 | ||||||
URI: | https://library.ifla.org/id/eprint/1376 |
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