‘I’ll just Google that!’ Online searches and the post-separation family law information experience
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Article Title | ‘I’ll just Google that!’ Online searches and the post-separation family law information experience |
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ERA Journal ID | 35399 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Crowe, Jonathan (Author), Field, Rachael (Author), Toohey, Lisa (Author), Partridge, Helen (Author) and McAllister, Lynn (Author) |
Journal Title | Alternative Law Journal |
Journal Citation | 44 (2), pp. 108-113 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1037-969X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X19827450 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1037969X19827450 |
Abstract | We are living in the age of online information. Knowledge and information are increasingly accessed through the internet, and the catch-cry ‘I’ll just Google that!’ now has a firm place in the vernacular. Founded in 1998, Google.com has had unprecedented success in changing the way we look for and find online information. This article discusses results of qualitative research on how people experience the process of accessing family law information in a post-separation context. It discusses three important elements of this experience revealed in the data, which are analysed in the context of the impact and use of Google and other search engines as an information source. The article offers some insights about how best to make useful legal information available to non-lawyers. |
Keywords | Access to the law, consumer advocacy, family law, legal services, public interest, rule of law |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 480402. Family law |
461002. Human information behaviour | |
461003. Human information interaction and retrieval | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
University of Newcastle | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q763x/-i-ll-just-google-that-online-searches-and-the-post-separation-family-law-information-experience
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