Users of the Juridical Information System, 1978

The survey forms part of a four-stage project, the collective title of which is 'Det Juridiske Informationssystem' (The Juridical Information System). The four stages are: #1. An examination of research, studies and projects in this field which have been carried out in other countries. This phase of the project was concluded on 8 December, 1976 with a report entitled: Det Juridiske Informationssystem og Datateknikken (The Juridical Information System and Data Technology). #2. A user survey, the main aim of which is to examine how the existing juridical information system functions. #3. A pilot project, the aim of which is to examine in practice the interrelation between the juridical information system and data technology. #4. Submisssion of proposals (development and action programmes) for improving the juridical information system. #The present survey, the user survey, which is stage two of the project, examines the problems experienced by lawyers and judges in connection with the retrieval of relevant legal information: #a) Obtaining a comprehensive view of the existing legislation. #b) Gaining access to all relevant information. #c) Ensuring that the relevant information is made available at short notice. #These problems are mainly caused by the fact that the information on existing legislation is of considerable dimensions, that it is difficult to obtain, and that it is not always publicly promulgated. #The questionnaire contains the following groups of questions: # 1. Occupational questions concerning the respondent, e.g. seniority, main occupation, size of place of work (questions 1-4). # 2. Place of work of lawyers and judges, degree of specialization (questions 5-8). # 3. Sources used for keeping up to date professionally: the Gazette (Lovtidende), the weekly Law Reports, professional periodicals, conversations with colleagues (questions 9-14). # 4. Time spent on juridical information retrieval and type of retrieval: a) retrieval in order to confirm correct use of source, b) looking for amendments of already known sources, and c) looking for new, hitherto unknown, information (questions 15-18). # 5. The meaning of various sources, e.g. legal decisions, legal notices, circulars (questions 19-22). # 6. The use of juridical information sources, and assessment of their usefulness and completeness (questions 23-25). # 7. Methods of retrieval, direct retrieval in law texts, key word indexes, or other (questions 25-27). # 8. The effectiveness of the method used, whether all relevant information is obtained, whether the work is delegated to others, the physical location of the information sources in relation to the place of work, and the type and form of the information needed (questions (28-36). # 9. The need for juridical information and the time limits within which the information is needed (questions 37-39). #10. Assessment of the need for an information centre from which all relevant information could be obtained; how frequently would the respondent use such a centre (question 40)

本调研隶属于一个总称为Det Juridiske Informationssystem（法律信息系统，Juridical Information System）的四阶段项目。该项目的四个阶段分别为：
#1. 针对其他国家在该领域已开展的研究、学术成果及项目开展调研。本阶段已于1976年12月8日结项，并形成题为《Det Juridiske Informationssystem og Datateknikken（法律信息系统与数据技术）》的研究报告。
#2. 用户调研，核心目标为考察现有法律信息系统的运行状况。
#3. 试点项目，旨在从实践层面探究法律信息系统与数据技术之间的相互关联。
#4. 提交改进法律信息系统的相关建议（含发展规划与行动方案）。
#本次调研即作为项目第二阶段的用户调研，聚焦律师与法官在检索相关法律信息时遭遇的各类问题：
#a) 全面掌握现行立法的整体概况；
#b) 获取全部关联法律信息；
#c) 确保相关信息可在短时限内完成获取。
#上述问题主要源于现行立法信息体量庞大、获取难度较高，且并非全部都会通过官方渠道公开颁布。
#本次调研问卷包含以下若干组问题：
# 1. 受访者职业相关问题，包括从业年限、核心职业、工作单位规模等（问题1-4）。
# 2. 律师与法官的工作单位情况及专业化程度（问题5-8）。
# 3. 职业信息更新渠道：官方公报（Lovtidende）、每周法律判例汇编、专业期刊、与同事交流等（问题9-14）。
# 4. 法律信息检索耗时及检索类型：a) 为确认来源的正确使用而开展检索；b) 查找已知来源的修订内容；c) 查找此前未接触过的全新信息（问题15-18）。
# 5. 各类信息源的含义解读，例如司法判决、法律公告、官方通告等（问题19-22）。
# 6. 法律信息源的使用情况，以及对其实用性与完备性的评估（问题23-25）。
# 7. 检索方法：直接检索法律文本、关键词索引或其他检索方式（问题25-27）。
# 8. 所用检索方法的有效性、是否获取全部关联信息、是否将检索工作委托他人、信息源相对于工作场所的物理位置，以及所需信息的类型与形式（问题28-36）。
# 9. 法律信息需求及信息需求的时限要求（问题37-39）。
#10. 对设立可获取全部关联信息的专属信息中心的需求评估，以及受访者使用该信息中心的预期频率（问题40）。