Digitized Legal Information Resources: Author’s Safeguard, Users Dilemma and the Library Option in Nigeria

Abstract

This paper sought to examine the merits and demerits of the technological advancement of the 21st Century which has enabled the quick and instant access to digitized legal information resources. It also highlights the strategies authors/producers of these resources adopt to control unauthorized reproduction of their work. These anti-piracy measures impinge on the accessibility and availability of these electronic resources. The paper also explored the various steps Nigerian law libraries can take to enhance the usage of these materials. Challenges before Nigerian law libraries as well as strategies they can adopt to overcome these challenges were also discussed.