Imperatives for Storage and Preservation of Legal Information Resources in a Digital Era

Abstract

The paper examines the imperatives for storage and preservation of legal information resources in a digital era. An exploratory research design was adopted. The method was to first examine the legal information resources available in law libraries and the need for digital preservation. Then, the paper delineates the strategies that could be used by law librarians to preserve legal materials for future use. The paper highlighted the challenges of storage and preservation of legal information resources in developing countries. It concludes that since legal materials include both print and electronic publications; law libraries should begin to develop strategies for digital preservation in their libraries. Collaborations amongst law libraries are highly recommended.

Keywords: Storage, Preservation, Legal information resources, Law libraries, digital era.