Management of legal information in an international context: A conundrum of challenges and opportunities

Evolving technologies have created many exciting opportunities to increase the availability of legal information, and to facilitate the organization and publication of this information. With the globalization of almost all legal issues, increased access to primary and secondary resources in electronic format across jurisdictional lines has been a welcomed development by academics, lawyers, international business entities, and others. However, the myriad of legal systems and approaches to maintaining legislative and judicial records has led to a host of challenges in regard to coherent and efficient management of legal information. Focusing on development of legal information systems in China and the United States, this paper will open with a summary of the exciting current and emerging technological advances in legal research methodologies and in the electronic publication of cases, statutes, regulations and other critical resources. The paper will then analyze corresponding challenges, including authenticity, accuracy, currency and consistency. The analysis will include discussion of the varying quality of legal information resources proliferating in the Internet, as well as the host of issues surrounding electronic publishing of legal information by government entities and commercial enterprises. The paper will conclude with a prospective analysis of the manner in which emerging technologies can enhance knowledge management of legal information and strengthen legal systems in both common law and civil law jurisdictions.     

复合型图书馆资源建设探析

随着现代信息技术的快速发展,信息为复合型图书馆的建设提供了更为广阔的发展空间。针对目前复合型图书馆存在着馆藏利用率不高、资源结构不合理问题,我们应加大调整馆藏资源结构比例,合理分配资金运用等等,使复合型图书馆更加有效、迅捷地提供服务。     

谫论档案信息资源开发的价值理念

从"信息资源开发和利用水平已成为一个国家强盛的重要标志之一.档案信息是信息资源的一个组成部分"这一观点出发,说明档案信息资源开发的意义、特点、要求以及在市场经济建设中的重要价值.     

政治信息伦理化与政治文明建设

政治信息伦理化建设与政治文明建设之间存在着密切的关系,政治信息伦理化与政治文明建设本质上具有一致性,政治信息伦理化是衡量政治文明建设水平的基本标准,政治信息伦理化是政治文明的具体表现。我国目前存在着的某些政治信息非伦理化现象,妨碍了社会主义政治文明建设,克服政治信息非伦理化现象是政治文明建设的一项迫切任务。     

简析我国远程教育的发展问题

现代教育技术的发展,使远程教育的功能和效用大幅度扩展。在发展远程教育技术的过程中,如何把握重点和发展方向非常关键。本文提出了远程教育存在的问题及解决问题的方法,以为现代远程教育的建设提供参考。     

基于信息非对称视角的农村信贷配给研究

根据农村地区信贷配给的现状,从信息经济学的视角出发,对农村地区银行机构对农户信贷配给进行理论解释,研究发现:事前和事后的信息不对称能够充分解释银行机构的惜贷行为和对农民信贷配给。对农户融资的可行性研究结果表明,抵押担保和互相监督机制能够消除银行和农户之间的信息不对称,并通过改变两者的博弈结果可以增进银行和贷款农户的整体利益。由此需要采取缓解农民信贷约束和推进农村金融改革的相关对策。     

完善制度建设,提高政府公信力

政府公信力是政府管理社会的基石.本文通过对我国政府公信力的现状、缺失的表现、弱化的原因进行分析,从制度的角度来探索提高我国政府公信力的对策:即完善行政法律制度,建立有效的监督机制和资信制度,建立评议考核制度和政府官员财产申报制度.     

民间融资的信息监测:基于制度框架的思考

民间融资是尚未纳入政府日常监管的金融行为,但随着民间融资的日益增多和随之出现的诸多问题,对民间融资的监管已经迫在眉睫.民间融资的信息监测活动是政府监管的前提,需要从分析民间融资信息监测的必要性和现状入手,继而探索其法理依据,以便构建民间融资信息监测制度.     

论政府应对突发事件的信息沟通能力

突发事件中有效的信息沟通能够稳定公众情绪,形成应急联动,降低应急成本,塑造良好的政府形象。当前,我国政府在突发事件中的信息沟通能力还存在着一些不足,因此,应从完善应急设施、整合信息资源、加强应急培训、提升责任意识、加强对公众的沟通和引导、加强对媒体的引导和管理等方面提升政府应对突发事件信息沟通能力。     

The Limits of Transparency

Few would disagree that more transparency is generally a good thing for democracy. Indeed so few would disagree that an unthinking consensus has developed where transparency appears to have become the political tonic to cure all ills. Political unaccountability? Let's have more transparency. Economic inefficiency? More transparency. Too close a relationship between politicians and the press? We need more transparency. These six essays by Andrew Murray, John Lloyd, Helen Margetts, Sean Maguire, Aleks Krotosky and Kevin Marsh question the sometimes unthinking consensus about the benefits of transparency. They question it from a legal perspective, from a journalistic perspective, from a governance perspective, from a technological perspective, from practical perspective, and from a civic perspective.