Sophisticated programming joined these forces to provide more efficient mechanisms for information professionals to mount information in an organized, indexed and accessible format. Librarians are now creating web sites, research pages and guides to resources directly available on the Internet. This virtual publication activity is happening in all departments of the library and within all types of libraries. Online Access Law librarians have online access to primary documents of legal research because of the importance of currency in the law. Following the court opinions came federal government documents with WAIS and other rather cumbersome online formats that were quickly improved thus allowing for a more uniform and accessible route to information.
All states now have their government pages online and current court opinions are usually included.
The available information is the most current with a steady archives building back in time within each site. Legal Publication . . . To efficiently research the law online the researcher needs to have an understanding of the legal publication process. In electronic format, go to the official site first and then look at secondary sites for follow-up and analysis. O nce a legal principle is established through court opinion, it travels through time until it is over-ruled.