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Download full textWightman, Linda F. – 1998
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) National Longitudinal Study was undertaken primarily in response to rumors and anecdotal reports suggesting bar passage rates were so low among examinees of color that potential applicants were questioning the wisdom of investing the time and resources necessary to obtain a legal education. This study…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, Law Schools, Law Students
Peer reviewedYuan, Weijing – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Describes a study that investigated the effects of end-user search experience on searching behavior in the use of an online information retrieval system by monitoring the QUICKLAW searches of University of Toronto law students over a one-year period. Highlights include hypothesis testing, error patterns, search speed, and attitudes. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Error Patterns, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
