The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal [Re]Search

Authors

Susan Nevelow Mart, University of Colorado Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication

Law Library Journal

Year

2017

Citation Information

Susan Nevelow Mart, The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal [Re]Search, 109 Law Libr. J. 387 (2017), available at https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/faculty-articles/755.

Abstract

The results of using the search algorithms in Westlaw, Lexis Advance, Fastcase, Google Scholar, Ravel, and Casetext are compared. Six groups of humans created six different algorithms, and the results are a testament to the variability of human problem solving. That variability has implications both for researching and teaching research.

Comments

The Appendix B search queries referenced in this article (p. 400 n.78) are available at http://scholar.law.colorado.edu/research-data/5/. The data sets referenced in this article (p. 409 n.123) are available at http://scholar.law.colorado.edu/research-data/6/.

"© Susan Nevelow Mart, 2017."

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