Knowledge management and legal practice

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 360-371

  du Plessis, T ^a   du Toit, A S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Law firms; Law libraries; Legal practice; Legal research

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

LAW FIRMS; LAW LIBRARIES; LEGAL PRACTICE; LEGAL RESEARCH;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33748554026     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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