An Analysis Of The Information-Seeking Practices Of Law Students And Faculty In An Open Access Legal Database Environment (Hilsr) In New Delhi

Abstract

The extensive study looks at the online information-seeking habits and legal database reading preferences of HILSAR students. Both survey research methods and random sample strategies were applied in this study. 195 (81.25%) of the 240 HILSAR students and teachers that participated in the study returned the questionnaires. The results of the survey show that almost all of the participants are aware of open-access materials. Research on case law typically makes use of these sources. Through an analysis of the many methods in which law students exchange information, this has aimed to provide an incredibly experiential understanding of the
information-seeking behavior and habits of both instructors and students. This study examines how law students and faculty at Delhi's Hamdard Institute of Legal Studies and Research (HILSR) choose to read and how they go for information.Delhi within a legal database with unrestricted access. Data from both law students and HILSR faculty members were gathered for the study using a mixed-methods approach that includes questionnaires and interviews. And furthermore. The reading and information-seeking behavior of law students and instructors at the Hamdard Institute of Legal Studies and Research (HILSR), Delhi, in the setting of an open-access legal database environment. It will be ensured by the findings that HILSR, law students in Delhi, and instructors are adequately equipped to use open-access legal resources for research and academic purposes.